The Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) yesterday said confusion has arisen over certain information involving various media outlets, including Prothom Alo, in a study on the withdrawal of news. "Incomplete and unclear reports have been published by some media outlets on the study findings," it added. After the PIB seminar, some media outlets published reports citing the statistics of retracted news. Meanwhile, to verify the authenticity of the information about retracted reports, Prothom Alo contacted the researcher on Saturday. In a written statement last night, he told Prothom Alo that misleading reports had indeed been published regarding Saturday's seminar.
