Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Fact-checking initiative BanglaFact, run by the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB), has uncovered a deceptive social media campaign where a protest video from Indonesia was circulated as if it depicted recent unrest in Khagrachari.
According to the BanglaFact investigation team, the misleading clip spread widely across social platforms, particularly on Facebook. The circulated posts alleged that gunfire was taking place in Khagrachari at night.
This wave of misinformation emerged at a time when Section 144 was in force in Khagrachari due to a worsening law and order situation, the team noted.
Investigators also pointed out that the footage was shared by multiple Facebook pages and accounts linked with the Awami League.
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