In an age where information—both true and false—travels at the speed of a click, it can be difficult to know exactly whom to trust. That’s why the recent statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate, better known as ISPR, matters so much. On Saturday, the official media wing of the Bangladesh Army spoke out clearly and firmly against a wave of misinformation that has been circulating across social media platforms and various online forums. The rumors and fabricated posts, according to ISPR, involved both the Bangladesh Army as an institution and the Chief of Army Staff personally. The statement didn’t…

There’s something deeply unsettling about being a small, peaceful country caught in the crossfire of a much larger geopolitical storm. For the Republic of Moldova, that storm has been raging since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Yet instead of receiving understanding or support from Moscow, Chișinău is now being subjected to a campaign of false accusations that turn reality completely on its head. The latest chapter unfolded on October 8, 2026, when Moldova’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly rejected claims made by Russia’s representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). That representative had…