“Visuals showing the vandalized statue of Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh amid the ongoing 2024 unrest in the country”
What FACTLY found
These visuals date back to 2023 and are unrelated to the recent 2024 unrest in Bangladesh. The viral photo shows a statue of Rabindranath Tagore that was vandalized at Dhaka University, while the viral video shows the installation of Tagore’s statue at the same university. According to reports, the sculpture of Tagore was created by students as a protest against censorship and oppression and was installed next to the Raju Memorial Sculpture on university premises. The university authorities r...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/sathia.karuppaswamy/posts/pfbid0HF1o9GgD5yX29UEzigMWzTg4Sn6VKPjw…
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