Rumor Scanner detects 298 misinformation cases in March
Rumor Scanner detects 298 misinformation cases in March

Rumor Scanner, a fact-checking organization in Bangladesh, identified 298 instances of misinformation circulating on the internet in March on 2025. Previously, in January and February, it identified 271 and 268 instances of misinformation, respectively, said a report of Rumor Scanner released on...

Marma girl's accident injury being propagated as communal murder
Marma girl's accident injury being propagated as communal murder

Fact-checking body Rumor Scanner in an investigation found that the claim of murdering a minority Marma girl in Chattogram is completely false as the girl remains alive and she was injured in a bike accident. In a report published on its website on Friday, the fact-checking watchdog said, a...

Old incident of Hindu man's killing falsified as recent communal attack
Old incident of Hindu man's killing falsified as recent communal attack

Fact-checking organisation Rumor Scanner found in an investigation that an incident involving the killing of a Hindu man named Narendranath Munda in 2022, due to a land dispute, is being falsely portrayed as a recent communal attack. In a report published Monday on its website, Rumor Scanner...

Rumor Scanner debunks video of torching Hindu house
Rumor Scanner debunks video of torching Hindu house

Fact checking body Rumor Scanner in an investigation debunked a video circulated on social media and Indian media claiming that a Hindu house in Bishnupur, Bagerhat was set on fire, reports BSS. In a report published on its website on Friday, it said the video was circulated on X claiming that...