PIB Identifies Over 900 Social Media Accounts Spreading Fake News

Dhaka, Bangladesh || Friday, 13 November 2026 || 28 Kartik 1433

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PIB Identifies Over 900 Social Media Accounts Spreading Fake News

Published : Friday, 13 November, 2026 at 10:31 AM, Count : 20

PIB Identifies Over 900 Social Media Accounts Spreading Fake News

The Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) has identified more than 800 Facebook accounts, over 100 accounts on X and 19 websites allegedly spreading misinformation, disinformation and propaganda by impersonating newspapers and television channels.

In addition, the PIB's fact-checking initiative BanglaFact has identified 137 fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups using the name and photographs of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, State Minister Yeaser Khan informed parliament on Thursday.

Replying on behalf of Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleev Rahman Partho to a starred question from Dinajpur-1 lawmaker Md Manjurul Islam during the question-answer session of the Jatiya Sangsad, the state minister said BanglaFact had so far published 1,172 fact-checks, analyses, investigative reports, videos and reels to counter misinformation and misleading content.

Of these, 552 were published after the current government assumed office. BanglaFact currently verifies an average of three to five claims every day, he added.

The state minister also announced that BanglaFact would soon publish a fact-checking manual to help journalists identify and counter misinformation.

He further said PIB had organised 97 training programmes and workshops across all 64 districts during the 2025-26 fiscal year, with 4,095 journalists taking part. In the ongoing 2026-27 fiscal year, 716 journalists have received training through 22 programmes and workshops.

Since the present government took office, a total of 1,691 journalists have participated in 44 three-day training programmes, he added.

According to the state minister, BanglaFact, the digital publication of PIB's Fact-checking and Media Analysis initiative, provides fact-checks, media analyses and digital literacy content through its website, [www.banglafact.com](http://www.banglafact.com).

He said PIB also offers a two-year master's programme and a one-year diploma in mass communication and journalism, alongside e-learning opportunities and short courses in four subjects.

In addition, the institute has been digitising and preserving copies of 10 national dailies since July 1, 2024. It also maintains a newspaper archive and publishes books and periodicals on journalism and the media.

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