A highly sensitive and disturbing video showing two men brutally assaulting a helpless individual with sharp weapons is being circulated with the claim that it is a recent incident from Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. However, this claim is not true, the video is from May 2021, during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as Prime Minister.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @zamalhossain wrote, “Dr. Yunus and his gang are killing the people of Bangladesh like this…”
The truth about the video of men brutally assaulting a helpless individual, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video. We found that the video was not recent but an old incident from May 2021.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the video using Google Lens. This led us to media reports containing the same visuals. According to the media reports (1, 2), the video is from May 2021, during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as Prime Minister. The incident took place in the Pallabi area of Dhaka and is not related to the current interim government in Bangladesh.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the video was not recent. But an old incident from May 2021.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A highly sensitive video showing two individuals brutally attacking a helpless man with sharp weapons is being circulated with the claim that it is a recent incident from Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/V8m4AT5ES0
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos from Bangladesh with misleading claims to set their narrative against the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts atrocities against innocent people under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh.
Fact– The video is from May 2021, during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as Prime Minister.
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