Tausif N Akbar - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

I am Tausif Akbar, currently working as a senior Fact-checker in Boom Bangladesh. I work to prevent the spread of false information. This is the reason why I have gained skills on OSINT & SOCMINT. I also received training from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) by BOOM, AFP Digital Investigation Techniques, DW Akademie's Misinformation & Fact-checking, Digital Sherlock from Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) by Atlantic Council and Fojo Media Institute's Investigative Journalism courses. Worked as freelance journalist, feature writer, translator. Amateur Bangla Wikipedian, Google local guide contributor and HAM operator. I have developed a search engine using Google's Programmable Search Engine Tool to search Bengali language fact-checking articles. Can be used from the link: tinyurl.com/BengaliFC Also developing an OSINT and a large database of investigative journalism toolset, you can take a look at tinyurl.com/OSINTtool

Content

Total articles 148

• OSINT Tips: Learning Through Real Examples

  By Tausif N Akbar| osintteam.blog@ In some cases; instead of using the ‘OR’ operator to search multiple terms at once, try searching each term individually for more precise results. Search results using the ‘OR’ operator are often influenced by factors like industrialization of search engines, advertising, and influenced SEO, which can change the results. Searching each term individually instead of using ‘OR’ can often give better results, even though it takes more time.

  By Tausif N Akbar · osintteam.blog

  Jan. 25, 2025

• Video Of Homeless Man In Bangladesh Peddled As Sadhu Forcibly Converted

  By - Srijit Das, Tausif N Akbar, Srijit Das| BOOM FactCheck@ Video shows a Hindu sadhu being forcibly converted to Islam in BangladeshBOOM found that the person in the video Rezaul Kabir, a Muslim. BOOM Bangladesh spoke to Kabir's elder brother, Robiul Husain, who confirmed that the video shows his brother, who had been missing for a long time due to mental illness and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  By - Srijit Das, Tausif N Akbar, Srijit Das · BOOM FactCheck

  Dec. 09, 2024

• Violence Between Muslim Groups In Bangladesh Viral As Communal Attack On Hindus

  By - Archis Chowdhury, Tausif N Akbar, Archis Chowdhury| BOOM FactCheck@ The claim suggests Bangladeshi Muslims attacked Hindu properties in Sherpur. BOOM found the claim to be false. The violence involved two Muslim groups, with no communal angle. A series of footage showing a mob attack on Murshidpur Darbar Sharif, in Sherpur, Bangladesh, is being falsely shared as an attack by Bangladeshi Muslims on properties, crops and livestock owned by Bangladeshi Hindus.

  By - Archis Chowdhury, Tausif N Akbar, Archis Chowdhury · BOOM FactCheck

  Dec. 03, 2024

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BOOM Bangladesh