Rumor Scanner

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Rumor Scanner identified more than 40 instances of Bangladesh-related communal rumors spread by Indians. In the first part, we published 10 of them, and here in the second part, we are publishing 15 more factchecks of communal rumors spread by Indians on X.

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The claim that a 20-year-old Hindu girl in Bangladesh was forced to marry a 65-year-old Muslim man is false.

The video is scripted content, not a real incident.

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@farzlicioustahe The claim that a 20-year-old Hindu girl in Bangladesh was forced to marry a 65-year-old Muslim man is false. The video is scripted content, not a real incident.

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@Hindubd49346 The claim that a 20-year-old Hindu girl in Bangladesh was forced to marry a 65-year-old Muslim man is false. The video is scripted content, not a real incident.

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@NewsMatrixIND The claim that a 20-year-old Hindu girl in Bangladesh was forced to marry a 65-year-old Muslim man is false.

The video is scripted content, not a real incident.

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@MeghUpdates The claim that a Hindu boy was beaten to death in Patiya, Bangladesh, is false.

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@Hindubd49346 The claim that a Hindu boy was beaten to death in Patiya, Bangladesh, is false.

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@Sagarsufian2 @UN @volker_turk The claim that 25 Hindu homes were torched by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Jashore, Bangladesh, is false. The video is actually from an accidental fire at three furniture shops in Rangamati on August 3.

The shop owners affected were Alal, Tarikul Badshah and Russel, all Muslims.

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@KreatelyMedia @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar The claim that a Hindu teacher in Bangladesh was kicked by Islamist is false.

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The claim that a Hindu female teacher was attacked by Islamists in Bangladesh is false.

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@vikasindiafirst The claims that the woman is Hindu and a teacher are false. She is a Muslim entrepreneur who was assaulted over a business dispute.

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The claim that the video shows an attack on Hindus in Bangladesh is false.

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@vikasindiafirst The claim that this video shows an attack on Hindus in Bangladesh is false.

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The claim that a Hindu woman was attacked by Islamists in Bangladesh is false.

The video shows a robbery incident and the woman seen in the video is Muslim.

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@KreatelyMedia The claim that a Hindu woman was attacked in Bangladesh by islamists is false.

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@shahadatdhk A video of a murder that took place in June 2024, during the Awami League rule, has been shared with the false claim that it shows a recent killing of an Awami League leader under the current government.

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A video of a murder that took place in June 2024, during the Awami League rule, has been shared with the false claim that it shows a recent killing of an Awami League leader under the current government.

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Video of a woman being sexually harassed in Pakistan falsely shared as an incident in Kushtia.

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The claim that Lionel Messi unfollowed FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the final is false. His following count has remained unchanged since July 16.

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The video shows locals vandalising the houses of Md Sumon and Ainuddin over alleged drug dealer claims in Itna Upazila of Kishoreganj, not Muslims attacking a Hindu house in Bangladesh.

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