{"id":50450,"date":"2025-07-02T01:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-quake-hit-building-in-myanmar-not-proof-of-corruption-in-bangladesh\/02\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:47:44","slug":"video-shows-quake-hit-building-in-myanmar-not-proof-of-corruption-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-quake-hit-building-in-myanmar-not-proof-of-corruption-in-bangladesh\/02\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows quake-hit building in Myanmar, not proof of corruption in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">A video circulating ahead of the first anniversary of protests that culminated in the ouster of Bangladesh&#8217;s former leader Sheikh Hasina shows a fire station damaged by an earthquake in Myanmar, contrary to posts claiming it shows the result of corruption by the overthrown government. Similar images of the fire house, in the central Myanmar city of Sagaing, were shared in local news reports after the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake in late March 2025.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The contractor says the funds for construction ran out after everyone took their bribes. I thought about it today after seeing this government building,&#8221; reads part of the Bengali-language caption of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/a8384056-f495-40ef-8d56-7f6f3e6c12d4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook video<\/a>\u00a0posted on <span>May 28, 2025<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bribe-taking officials are getting frustrated as the avenues for corruption are narrowing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video shows a partially collapsed fire station, with the building crushing fire engines that were parked underneath.<\/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 Facebook post captured on June 30, 2025, with a red X added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/D99G-RBZQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:short video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">short video<\/a> was also shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/LS9P-VSMH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:similar Facebook posts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">similar Facebook posts<\/a> ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250701-bangladeshis-cling-to-protest-dreams-a-year-after-revolution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:one year anniversary;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">one year anniversary<\/a> of student-launched protests that culminated weeks later in the overthrow of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina&#8217;s government (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250701040645\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250701-bangladeshis-cling-to-protest-dreams-a-year-after-revolution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Up to 1,400 people were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2602111\/world\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:killed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">killed<\/a>\u00a0between July and August 2024 when Hasina&#8217;s government launched a brutal campaign to silence the protesters, according to the United Nations (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Z97U-M65N\" 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 country has started trials of senior figures from Hasina&#8217;s government &#8212; a key demand of several political parties now jostling for power as the South Asian nation awaits elections that the interim government has vowed will take place before June 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A tribunal in Dhaka has issued arrest warrants for Hasina, and the interim government has formally requested her extradition from India &#8212; where she fled after being toppled &#8212; several times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video circulating online, however, was not filmed in Bangladesh and is unrelated to allegations of graft under Hasina&#8217;s rule.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Myanmar quake damage<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36RH9NT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> on Google using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bHNimjTpxd8?si=kmrgteZmuVTPOg4V\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyframes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyframes<\/a> from the falsely shared clip led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wC_PajfC2_k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube video<\/a> posted on May 24 by a channel called &#8220;2025 Sagaing Earthquake Archive&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Z8BA-2R4F\" 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 video is titled, &#8220;Damage To Sagaing Fire Station, Sagaing, Myanmar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The city of Sagaing was less than 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the epicentre of a devastating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250428-myanmar-marks-month-of-misery-since-historic-quake\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:7.7-magnitude quake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">7.7-magnitude quake<\/a> that struck Myanmar on March 28, killing nearly 3,800 people and destroying swathes of homes and businesses (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250531200822\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250428-myanmar-marks-month-of-misery-since-historic-quake\" 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 falsely shared clip (left) and the YouTube video (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"337\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/a6PDX2O6nSXbVLSoNUFpBg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTMzNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/6ba008f273f3b6aac6ea56697c9f6a99\"\/><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 comparison of the falsely shared clip (left) and the YouTube video (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVAKQqO2BE4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyword search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyword search<\/a> found a similar image of the quake-damaged fire station in articles from Myanmar news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irrawaddy.com\/news\/burma\/rescue-efforts-at-myanmar-earthquakes-epicenter-hampered-at-every-turn.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Irrawaddy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Irrawaddy<\/a> and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5y0y1py7ppo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC<\/a> that were published in March (archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250603060021\/https:\/\/www.irrawaddy.com\/news\/burma\/rescue-efforts-at-myanmar-earthquakes-epicenter-hampered-at-every-turn.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7RN3-SQ4D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1089741919855958&amp;set=pcb.1089742199855930\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook page<\/a> for the Sagaing fire district also posted the same photo on April 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250701040454\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1089741919855958%26set%3Da.604611085035713%26type%3D3&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" 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 falsely shared clip also matches a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Sagaing+Township+Fire+Station\/@21.8788997,95.9877035,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICykL_v2gE!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgps-cs-s%2FAC9h4nrQPKKfdx1ELHOkxIDVNCgSKRukWX_1Ne3oeHo8NL806uXl1obQnje0bntNL91t-V7dDQ81SFJkBAN0G0a5nxcpnRyHTpWKpSEyiYpDZ6wwiLJQ16lxVyFYruG2_-_pCB_1_N4KHA%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4160!8i3120!4m7!3m6!1s0x30cb0d16ab966795:0x618c02dcd4b0f549!8m2!3d21.8788663!4d95.9878928!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11gr16_hpb?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google Maps photo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Google Maps photo<\/a> of the Sagaing fire station taken in December 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/4BSN-LKD9?type=image\" 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\">AFP has debunked other false claims stemming from the unrest in Bangladesh <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/list\/Bangladesh-unrest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"e-afp-update-note\"> July 2, 2025 The headline of this story was updated to state the posts shared a video, not a photo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/photo-shows-quake-hit-building-044707125.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating ahead of the first anniversary of protests that culminated in the ouster of Bangladesh&rsquo;s former leader Sheikh Hasina shows<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a 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