The constant flow of purposefully crafted, misleading, or totally fabricated information that mimics the form of mainstream news has been a growing global concern, and it became particularly disconcerting for Bangladesh following the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5, when a section of communally oriented media outlets and many groups affiliated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party鈥檚 Hindu nationalist government spread fake news, particularly concerning the minority affairs in Bangladesh. Rumour Scanner, an independent fact-checking platform in Bangladesh and signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network, has identified 49 India-based media outlets that has spread fake news on Bangladesh from August 12 to December 5. The spread of fake news in this case