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How IPD lets ghost authors publish almost anything on Bangladesh— even propaganda, without checks
In a month-long investigation, Dismislab found 10 articles on US-based International Policy Digest (IPD) website critical of Bangladesh’s post-uprising government have been written by authors who appear to have no verifiable identities or contacts, often using stolen profile images from sites like Shutterstock.
Scam uses ads and fake news sites to target Meta users with fraudulent investment bait
Dismislab uncovered a global scam that uses fake news articles with an identical headline reading, “The central bank sues” a public figure because they made certain statements on TV. These articles lure users to fraudulent investment platforms. Similar scams have been found in at least 36 countries across nearly every continent.
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