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Edited Letter Passed Off as Muhammad Yunus Calling Donald Trump a ‘Messiah'

In his official congratulatory statement, Yunus did not use any such words for Trump.

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A letter is doing the rounds claiming that it shows Chief Adviser of Bangladesh interim government Muhammad Yunus congratulating United States President-Elect Donald Trump and calling the latter 'messiah'.

What do viral posts say?: Those sharing the letter have posted it with a caption that said, "Hitler md Yunus Wrote Trump is the messiah. #Bangladesh. Then What About black days of America ? Solar eclipses in USA, Inhuman trump that you Speech Against president Trump? (sic)."

The claim is going extremely viral on Facebook and X. You can view archives of similar claims here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: The letter has been fabricated. In his official congratulatory statement, Yunus did not use any such words for Trump.

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What led us to the truth?: We went through the official X handle of the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh to find whether Yunus had shared any congratulatory message for Trump.

  • This directed us to a post on 6 November and its caption when translated to English said, "Greetings from Professor Muhammad Yunus to Donald Trump for being elected the 47th President of the United States. #Bangladesh #USA."

  • However, we couldn't find the word "messiah" in the entire letter.

Comparing visuals: On comparing both the letter, we found the viral one carried a different-coloured emblem and had several formatting errors, such as irregular spacing.

  • We further noticed that the signature of Yunus was different as well.

Conclusion: It is evident that the viral letter has been fabricated.

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