India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but on social media citizens on both sides are vying to control public perceptions by peddling disinformation.

The posts spreading online share a version of McMahon's message with what appears to be red, handwritten comments scribbled across the text, resembling grading feedback returned by a schoolteacher.

The response, issued in reaction to the report titled "As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening", says that the article unfairly depicts the country as being on the brink of religious extremism while disregarding significant progress made under the interim government

Dismislab investigation finds

"Bangladesh has not deployed any drones, apart from routine activities, in any parts of the country," the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page.

Fact-checking organisation dismislab, upon verification, found the claim to be false.

Dismislab debunks disinformation on Indian media

Internet users using old videos or footage taken out of context have repeatedly accused opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez of wanting to scrap outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's social programs.

Just last week, two AI-generated deepfake videos of Bollywood stars criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a rare third term, and asking people to vote for the opposition Congress went viral, drawing half a million views.

More claims suggesting the remark came from Mossad spread across X and TikTok.

European Parliament elections will take place June 6-9. Its 720 lawmakers, together with EU governments, pass new EU policies and laws.

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"Basically he abused his position as a medic, which the IDF cannot shoot, to break the law and assist terrorists to get a weapon."

Asked for comment, an X representative said more than 500 unique Community Notes, a feature that lets users add context to potentially misleading content, have been posted about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Daily Star would like to clarify that we have not created or shared any photocard with the quoted statement

Nandana Sen posted a picture with her father and confirmed the 89-year-old was "busy as ever".

Searching on Google, we found no statement of Mirza Fakhrul Islam similar to the fake photocard in any media outlets and no news of Mirza Fakhrul's meeting with US Ambassador Peter Haas on October 8.