Claim: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has issued an apology for his recent remarks critical to the state. Fact: The audio of the clip is AI-generated. On 22 October 2026, a Facebook account named بلاول حان shared a clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising for his recent remarks critical to […]
Claim: Videos depict a fire across a region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, showing how protests have escalated since governor’s rule was imposed. Fact: The clip is from a fire that took place in Kursheed Chowk in the Kotri SITE area on 2 October 2026. On 14 October 2026, Facebook user SGD PTI Network posted a 20 […]
Claim: Indian MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan presented a masked impostor as former SSG commando Mohammad Asif because Indian forces had killed the real Asif. Fact: A viral graphic falsely attributes the remarks to Jaiswal. He made no allegation about a masked impostor in the original MEA briefing. On 8 October 2026, a […]
Claim: Video shows a man pelting white powder on a Pakistani diplomat on the street. Fact: The clip actually shows a French politician named Raphaël Glucksmann being attacked in Paris. On 15 October 2026, a Facebook page named Peshawar News shared a video of a man walking towards his car, surrounded by reporters with […]
Claim: GTV News posted footage that claimed to show PTI supporters surrounding the Governor’s House in KP, protesting against governor’s rule. Fact: The clip actually shows the Nepalese Prime Minister’s residence on fire during the protests in September 2025, and is not from the recent KP protests. On 13 October 2026 X user The Unknown […]
Claim: Video shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman ordering retaliatory attacks on Yemen’s Houthi group. Fact: The video can be traced back to 2019. On 11 October 2026, a user on X named Atif Rauf shared a clip of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman holding a phone receiver and saying something in […]
Claim: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has issued an apology for his recent remarks critical to the state. Fact: The audio of the clip is AI-generated. On 22 October 2026, a Facebook account named بلاول حان shared a clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising for his recent remarks critical to […]
Claim: GTV News posted footage that claimed to show PTI supporters surrounding the Governor’s House in KP, protesting against governor’s rule. Fact: The clip actually shows the Nepalese Prime Minister’s residence on fire during the protests in September 2025, and is not from the recent KP protests. On 13 October 2026 X user The Unknown […]
Claim: A letter announces the dismissal of General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lt Gen Balbir Singh after DG ISPR’s press conference on the Pahalgam attack. Fact: The document is false, and it is likely AI-generated. On 2 October 2026, a Facebook account named مارخور کا پاکستان shared a letter, marked ‘confidential’, with the […]
Claim: A meteor streaking across the sky was captured on camera in various parts of Sindh, Pakistan, according to two videos. A third image shows a bright orange object . Fact: One of the videos is from 2025 and was filmed in Russia, while the second is from 2023 and shows an asteroid in France. […]
Claim: The video claims to show Iran launching its first domestically manufactured submarine. Fact: This claim is misleading. The video is from 2023, and is an official video by Japan launching its fourth Taigei-class submarine ｢らいげい｣ Raigei SS-516. On 16 August, Instagram user global_daily_update posted a video of a submarine being launched in an undisclosed […]
Claim: A unique solar eclipse on 2 August 2025 will last over six minutes and plunge the entire world into darkness. The phenomenon is seen once every 100 years. Fact: No such solar eclipse occurred on 2 August 2025. A solar eclipse will indeed occur on 2 August 2027, but it will not plunge the […]
Claim: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved a 10-day Basant festival across Punjab from 29 January to 7 February 2027. Fact: The 10-day festival is scheduled for Lahore, not across Punjab. Several social media posts, including a Facebook post by Business Bytes Pakistan, claims Punjab’s CM Maryam approved a 10-day Basant festival across the […]
Claim: A video and an image depict film producer Jemima Goldsmith being affectionate with an unidentified man, as well as her new husband, Cameron O’Reilly. A third photo shows Imran Khan’s sons, Kasim and Sulaiman Isa Khan, leading O’Reilly on a horse. Fact: The visuals are manipulated and two of them were particularly generated using […]
Claim: Pakistani actress Fazila Qazi endorsed “short clothes” as modern fashion while adding that it should not be criticised. Fact: Qazi has refuted the claim, saying she did not make any such statement and warned that she would take legal action against social media pages falsely sharing it. On 4 September 2026, the Facebook page […]