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

A letter is doing the rounds claiming that it shows Chief Adviser of interim government congratulating United States President-Elect 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)."

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

What led us to the truth?: We went through the 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.

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ৪৭তম প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচিত হওয়ায় ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্পকে অধ্যাপক মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের শুভেচ্ছাবার্তা।#Bangladesh #USA pic.twitter.com/VHoWvqlDSy

— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) November 6, 2024

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.

A comparison clearly highlights that the viral letter has been fabricated.

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

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