Fact-Checking Policy

Entertainment news moves fast and is full of speculation. This policy sets out how we verify information before publishing, and how we clearly label what is confirmed and what is not.

Verify before we publish

We try to confirm significant factual claims before publishing. Depending on the story, verification may include checking official announcements, contacting the people or organisations involved, confirming details through more than one reliable source, and reviewing primary material such as official statements, trailers, posters or verified social-media posts.

Sourcing standards

• We prefer named, on-record sources and official channels.
• We treat anonymous tips as leads to be verified, not as facts on their own.
• We are cautious with screenshots and viral posts, which are easy to fake, and try to trace them to an original, verified source.

Labelling rumours and speculation

A large part of film and television coverage involves rumour and speculation ("জল্পনা"). Where a report is not confirmed, we say so plainly in the story — using words such as "reportedly", "sources say", "unconfirmed" or "জল্পনা" — so readers can judge it accordingly. We do not present rumour as established fact.

Headlines and context

Headlines reflect the actual content of the article. If a headline poses a question or refers to speculation, the article makes the uncertainty clear. We avoid clickbait that promises more than the story delivers.

Quotes and interviews

Quotes are reproduced faithfully and in context. When we translate a quote into or out of Bangla, we take care to preserve the speaker's meaning.

When we get it wrong

If, despite these checks, we publish something inaccurate, we follow our Corrections Policy and fix it openly.