September burial video from Bangladesh falsely linked to Bangladeshi couple executed in Saudi Arabia
September burial video from Bangladesh falsely linked to Bangladeshi couple executed in Saudi Arabia
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A viral post claims a video shows the burial of a newly married Bangladeshi couple who were beheaded in Saudi Arabia without trial for a forehead kiss outside a mosque. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The burial video was posted on YouTube on September 16, 2026, nearly a month before the executions took place.A viral post claims a video shows the burial of a newly married Bangladeshi couple who were beheaded in Saudi Arabia without trial for a forehead kiss outside a mosque. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The burial video was posted on YouTube on September 16, 2026, nearly a month before the executions took place.
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On October 19, 2026, the verified X handle “Aldo Sterone” (@AldoSterone111) posted in French what it called “a horror story”. It claimed a newlywed Bangladeshi couple on honeymoon in Saudi Arabia were reported to police by a Pakistani man for a forehead kiss in front of a mosque, beheaded without trial, and sent home in boxes. The post used a video of a child crying at a graveside during a burial and drew about 7.85 lakh views. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The video was uploaded on September 16, 2026, as a Bengali YouTube Short titled as an emotional clip of a small child crying beside a grave. That was weeks before the October 14 executions in Mecca, so it cannot show the couple’s burial. According to the BBC and The Daily Star, Saudi authorities executed a Bangladeshi man and woman for an “indecent act” inside a mosque, and Bangladesh says it was not informed beforehand. The details in the viral post, including the honeymoon, the forehead kiss and the Pakistani informer, are not found in any credible report. Attaching unrelated emotional footage to an embellished story about a real case misleads viewers, so such posts should be checked against credible news sources before being shared.
On October 19, 2026, the verified X handle “Aldo Sterone” (@AldoSterone111) posted in French what it called “a horror story”. It claimed a newlywed Bangladeshi couple on honeymoon in Saudi Arabia were reported to police by a Pakistani man for a forehead kiss in front of a mosque, beheaded without trial, and sent home in boxes. The post used a video of a child crying at a graveside during a burial and drew about 7.85 lakh views. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The video was uploaded on September 16, 2026, as a Bengali YouTube Short titled as an emotional clip of a small child crying beside a grave. That was weeks before the October 14 executions in Mecca, so it cannot show the couple’s burial. According to the BBC and The Daily Star, Saudi authorities executed a Bangladeshi man and woman for an “indecent act” inside a mosque, and Bangladesh says it was not informed beforehand. The details in the viral post, including the honeymoon, the forehead kiss and the Pakistani informer, are not found in any credible report. Attaching unrelated emotional footage to an embellished story about a real case misleads viewers, so such posts should be checked against credible news sources before being shared.