A video showing policemen carrying a body from a house is being falsely claimed as evidence of civilian oppression under Muhammad Yunus’s Interim Government in Bangladesh. However, this claim is misleading. The video is from an earlier incident on August 5, 2024, during violent protests and police crackdowns under Sheikh Hasina’s rule. The footage, which surfaced in September 2024, is being misrepresented to create a false narrative about recent events.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @k_shayera wrote. “CCTV footage of the silent murder of Mahajan’s newly renovated building with a signboard of the law enforcement agencies! Bodies are being disappeared in the name of reform at night. #StepDownYunus #StepDownAsifNazrul #BangladeshCrisis #SaveBangladesh #RestoreDemocracy”. (Translated from Bengali)
মহাজনের সংস্কারকৃত নতুন মোড়কে আইনশৃঙ্খলা বাহিনীর সাইনবোর্ড লাগিয়ে নিরব হত্যাকান্ডের ভিডিও সি সি ক্যামরায় ধারন কৃত!
— shayera (@k_shayera) December 23, 2024
সংস্কারের নামে রাতের আধারে লাশ গুম করিতেছে।#StepDownYunus #StepDownAsifNazrul #BangladeshCrisis #SaveBangladesh #RestoreDemocracy pic.twitter.com/2W3FMJQub3
The truth behind the claims about Policemen taking out the body of a person, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video was not recent but an old incident.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to several media reports containing the same visuals. According to the reports (1, 2), the video in question is not recent but originates from an earlier incident that took place on August 5, 2024. This event occurred during a period of violent protests and police crackdowns while Sheikh Hasina was in power. The footage came to public attention in September 2024.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video was not recent but an old incident from August 2024.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing a group of policemen carrying out the body of a person from a house is being circulated with the claim that it represents a recent case of civilian oppression under the Interim Government led by Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/XbW0ALi3t1
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos with misleading claims to set their narrative over the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts atrocities on civilians under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh.
Fact– This event occurred during a period of violent protests and police crackdowns while Sheikh Hasina was in power.
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