NAVIGATING NARRATIVES
A monthly newsletter on disinformation trends in Bangladesh
 
   
July 31, 2026
   
How political actors abuse Meta’s safety system to silence voices
A stranger sends you a message. Before you can read it a second time, it disappears. Minutes later, your Facebook account is suspended for allegedly violating Meta's policies on human exploitation or adult sexual solicitation, without any evidence or explanation. Dismislab found that politically motivated actors are exploiting a possible vulnerability in Meta's enforcement system to target journalists, activists in Bangladesh.
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Cross-border narratives fueled rise in religious misinformation
Cross-border narratives surrounding India's West Bengal assembly election shaped Bangladesh's misinformation landscape in the second quarter. Religious misinformation rose sharply, while law-and-order-related false claims also increased. Although lower in volume than in the first quarter, political misinformation continued to dominate.
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