Dhaka, March 3 -- Rumour Scanner, a leading fact-checking organisation, detected 268 instances of misinformation circulating online in February.
Political misinformation topped the list, with 127 false claims making up 47 per cent of the total, according to reports published on its website.
Additionally, 73 false claims were related to national issues, 10 to international affairs, 18 to religion, eight to entertainment and literature, five to education, 16 to fraud, and seven to sports.
Rumour Scanner reported that the majority of these cases involved fact-based misinformation, amounting to 108 instances. Additionally, 64 cases were related to misleading images, while 96 cases involved misleading videos.
Among the detected misinformatio...