ANI issued a clarification related to the misinformation and deleted its X post, but the damage had already been done. This was evident in a post by X user ‘RealBababanaras’ who shared the same video and received 32,500 views and issued no clarification.
The nation’s former leader, Sheikh Hasina, was not spared either. Several media organisations, including The Economic Times, Moneycontrol and Firstpost shared a false statement which stated that Hasina had accused the US of being involved in the coup that led to her ouster.
Her son, Sajeeb Wazed, denied that his mother made this statement, calling it “false and fabricated,” while the US denied any involvement in the turmoil that led Hasina to quit office and flee the country.
As Indian netizens pushed for the protection of minorities in Bangladesh, specifically Hindus, since August, BJP leader and West Bengal’s Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari attempted to assuage these concerns in August.
Speaking to …