“This video shows an American woman being harassed in Bangladesh for not wearing a Hijab.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Oct 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The woman seen in the viral video is a Bangladeshi actress named Misthi Subas. This incident reportedly happened when Misthi was cutting a cake on the Dhaka University campus to celebrate the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s birthday.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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