{"id":46478,"date":"2025-03-24T23:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T03:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-video-from-india-falsely-shared-as-locals-fighting-robbers-in-bangladesh\/24\/03\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T23:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T03:06:50","slug":"old-video-from-india-falsely-shared-as-locals-fighting-robbers-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-video-from-india-falsely-shared-as-locals-fighting-robbers-in-bangladesh\/24\/03\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video from India falsely shared as &#8216;locals fighting robbers in Bangladesh&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__1H0Y3\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"\u00abRar2pmmk5cfevdb\u00bb\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__CfX7D\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"\u00abR32pmmk5cfevdbH1\u00bb\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"\u00abR32pmmk5cfevdb\u00bb\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">As concerns grew at the rising crime levels in Dhaka, an old clip was mispresented as locals battling criminals in the Bangladeshi capital. While local police said the number of robberies doubled in the past year, it was actually filmed in the Bihar state in eastern India in July 2024.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Started again in Gazipur. Fight between common people and robbers. Stand up Bangladesh. Everyone, please pray,&#8221; reads the Bengali-language <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250320083224\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frupa.islam.174427%2Fposts%2F1331333038204460%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> published on February 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It shares a video showing two groups of people fighting with sticks, which has racked up more than 22,000 views.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post taken on March 11, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bangladesh has struggled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/bangladesh-security-forces-kill-two-sparking-rights-concerns-8fe56aac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:control;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">control<\/a> crime since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was forced from power in August 2024 by a mass uprising against her iron-fisted rule (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/DVT5-2HJZ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailystar.net\/news\/bangladesh\/armed-forces\/news\/army-gets-magistracy-power-60-more-days-3797811\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:extended the power;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">extended the power<\/a> of commissioned army officials to enforce law and order amid the absence of police forces (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/SAM5-WU7W\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The clip was shared elsewhere on Facebook with <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/42246d6f-b44f-45ba-b2a3-8cb564abb7d6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:similar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">similar<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/fdba3bd4-d0a4-4628-b642-e1d213c9ce4d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claims;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But reverse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:image searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">image searches<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHNimjTpxd8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyframe from the footage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyframe from the footage<\/a> found it\u00a0was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=POi0uIebGHE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:uploaded;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">uploaded<\/a> to YouTube on July 18, 2024 &#8212; weeks before Hasina was ousted (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/YW4G-AC57\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The clip &#8212; rotated 90 degrees &#8212; contains a caption saying it was filmed in Bastwara, a village in the eastern Bihar state of India, during the Islamic month of Muharram.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the false video (L) and the clip uploaded on July 18, 2024&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"301\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/iNHksfIsVS7gvtsQylRf1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTMwMQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/64378f968133b2e0ed5945ee0aeb1f61\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 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data-ylk=\"slk:clip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clip<\/a> on the previous day showing the same scene from a different angle (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/SRY2-KYHC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Images on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@26.1589444,85.7770813,3a,48.9y,24.83h,92.87t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sfQKvaok6yjDwGJhN7TgTlw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.868387262212309%26panoid%3DfQKvaok6yjDwGJhN7TgTlw%26yaw%3D24.82548399647831!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google Street View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Google Street View<\/a> also confirm the video&#8217;s location (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/AMK7-744Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the clip shared in the false posts (L) and Google Street View imagery of the area with similarities marked by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"256\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/huqPb4LYxvzm4pDEKbQgdw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI1Ng--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/4a951bde7345e242ba8465f88ca914da\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" 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(L) and Google Street View imagery of the area with similarities marked by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP previously <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.372W3QD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked<\/a> another video falsely linked to crimes in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/old-video-india-falsely-shared-015439281.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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