Claim of Sherpur Jubo Dal leader's death false: Dismislab

Fact-checking organisation Dismislab has debunked recent social media claims that Saiful Islam, joint convener of Sherpur’s Jhenaigati unit Jubo Dal, was killed following a clash between Jamaat and BNP activists in Sherpur.

What the claim said

On December 29, a Facebook account named Daliea Rahman posted a video with the caption: “Saiful Islam, joint convener of Jubo Dal in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, has just died after being attacked by Jamaat.” The post quickly received more than 15,000 views and over 100 shares. Similar claims were also posted from multiple other Facebook profiles and pages.

Besides, a local correspondent of a TV channel published a post on the channel’s official page reporting Saiful Islam’s death.

What the fact-check found

Dismislab’s investigation team contacted Jubaidul Islam, the Sherpur correspondent of News24, who confirmed that, “Saiful Islam, who was injured in the Jamaat-BNP clash in Sherpur, has not died.”

The organisation further verified the matter after Saiful Islam himself appeared in a live video from his Facebook account.

In the live video, Saiful said, “Some people have spread the rumour that I have died. Alhamdulillah, I am alive. I have not died... Please, do not believe such rumours.”

Dismislab directly contacted Saiful, who confirmed that he had already gone live from his personal Facebook profile to clarify the false news.