A photo of two injured policemen went viral on social media claiming that 2 policemen were beaten by a woman and admitted to hospital. It was claimed that these policemen were beaten up by a woman because they tried to rape her. It further claimed that the woman escaped safely, she was transferred to hospital after the incident.
(Screenshot from Facebook post)
(Screenshot from Facebook post)
Debunked Source
https://www.facebook.com/groups/384954366016623/permalink/801127877732601/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/405571554270936/permalink/631970678297688/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/170961001681533/permalink/422724176505213/
Fact Check
In order to verify the claim, we performed a reverse image search. Reverse image search revealed that the picture dates back to 13th June 2022 amid chaos between Bangladesh National Party protestors and police.
(Screenshot from Kalerkantho website)
Source
Rating
False Context/ Misleading
Conclusion
Our fact-check confirmed that an irrelevant picture was shared with a false context to mislead internet users.
ABCDE Framework-Based Analysis
| Actor | Independent accounts and pages on Facebook are involved in spreading misinformation on social media. |
| Behavior | The false news of two policemen being beaten up by a woman was circulated. |
| Content | Social Media posts. |
| Degree | The content is being spread to misinform people, the target audience of the news was the general public of Bangladesh and misinformation was mainly spread through Facebook. |
| Effect | Uncertainty and fear were caused by the outbreak of this fake news. Women showed concerns about their safety in the country. |