NAVIGATING NARRATIVES
A monthly newsletter on disinformation trends in Bangladesh
 
   
September 30, 2026
   
Violating own policy, Meta monetized 19 Facebook pages of Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies
Meta’s own policy bars government agencies and institutions from Facebook monetization, yet Dismislab found at least 19 pages belonging to Bangladesh’s law enforcement agencies with access to earning opportunities. Some had been monetized since 2020, including verified national agencies and district police pages.
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FactFest 2026: Funding Crisis, Media Disconnect Emerge as Key Challenges for Fact-Checkers
Organised by Digitally Right in partnership with the Fojo Media Institute, FactFest 2026 brought around 100 fact-checkers, journalists, researchers, academics and students together on September 27–28. The event examined the financial and professional pressures facing fact-checkers alongside political disinformation, extremism, gendered attacks, AI, digital investigations, legal risks and challenges to public trust.
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