Dhaka: BanglaFact, a fact-checking and media research team of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), has identified a photocard claiming to feature comments by Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan as fake. The photocard falsely attributed a statement to Hasan about planting grass suitable for human consumption.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, BanglaFact's investigation revealed the photocard was manipulated and circulated in the name of the publication Samakal, distorting Rizwana Hasan's comments. The investigation team demonstrated that the photocard, which mimicked Samakal's logo and design, was recently spread on Facebook, falsely suggesting that Syeda Rizwana Hasan advocated for the planting of grass suitable for human consumption.
The team confirmed that Samakal did not publish any photocard with such a title, and Syeda Rizwana Hasan did not make any statement of the sort.