Claim: A video shows the moment a large number of protesters passed through a road in Rawalakot, Kashmir, amid the days-long unrest in June 2026. Fact: The video is not from the June 2026 unrest in Rawalakot but actually shows protesters amid a lockdown in the region in September 2025. On 8 and 9 June […]
Claim: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed a fictitious copy of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), likely as a public relations move, rather than the actual one that has the signatures of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump. Fact: The viral posts include visuals of the Islamabad MoU at different stages. […]
Claim: An image shows an Iranian footballer paying tribute at the FIFA World Cup, holding up a backpack to honour the 168 Iranian girls killed in a US strike on a school in Minab, Iran. Fact: The Iranian men’s football team did honour the airstrike victims, but this event took place in 2026 March, not […]
Claim: A clip shows a building coming down amid the earthquake that struck Venezuela on 24 June 2026. Fact: The footage is unrelated to the recent earthquakes in Venezuela. It appeared online in October 2023 and shows a building demolition in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. On 26 June, a Facebook user posted a clip apparently showing a […]
Claim: Two images show soldiers from the Pakistan Army trying to break into the local shops in Rawalakot and loot valuables amid the recent unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: These images are manipulated by AI. On 13 June 2026, Facebook user Ghulam Mustafa posted images that show Pakistani soldiers allegedly looting local shops. […]
Claim: A montage of clips shows volcanic eruptions in the Philippines in 2026. Fact: These visuals are unrelated to the volcanic activity in the Philippines in 2026. Some are from other regions whereas others are old and hence not connected to any recent volcanic activity in the region. On 18 June, a Facebook user posted […]
Claim: Politician Hina Parvez Butt claims that her father made Asia’s first deep freezer. Fact: While Butt did share a story about how her father built a deep freezer with his brother, she did not mention Asia anywhere. On 21 June 2026, a Facebook account named Abbas Abas shared an interview clip of MPA Hina […]
Claim: An image shows PML-N politician Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan getting kicked out of a wedding in Pallandri, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 17 June 2026, a verified Facebook page named PTI Overseas shared an image depicting a man trying to snatch a plate of food from Pakistan […]
Claim: An image claims to show protesters in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, breaking into an ATM machine and attempting to steal cash. Fact: The image appears to be AI-generated. On 11 June 2026, X user Rimland Intelligence posted an image depicting an alleged break-in at an ATM machine in Rawalakot during the protests. It […]
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: Geo News reported that Qayamat has been postponed. Fact: Geo News actually broadcast a video report about an update to the Doomsday Clock, which symbolically indicates the time left until a mass extinction event is caused by manmade technologies. The Clock does not actually make predictions but emphasises the dangers that need to be […]
Claim: Starlink recently registered in Pakistan and their internet services are now operational. Fact: Starlink registered in Pakistan in 2021, but has yet to acquire approval from PSARB and the PTA, which are needed to provide services in the country. However, according to some reports, Starlink’s internet services are being accessed illegally by some IT […]
Claim: Two images show soldiers from the Pakistan Army trying to break into the local shops in Rawalakot and loot valuables amid the recent unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: These images are manipulated by AI. On 13 June 2026, Facebook user Ghulam Mustafa posted images that show Pakistani soldiers allegedly looting local shops. […]
Claim: A clip from an Al Arabiya broadcast confirms that India supports the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) against Pakistan. Fact: The news clip does not support what is stated in the caption. The caption is misleading. Facebook user Ali K Chisti posted the 24-second clip of the news broadcast. The video and caption did not […]
Claim: DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that Imran khan will not be allowed to win in the June 2026 Gilgit Baltistan elections and a PML-N government will be brought into power instead, ARY News reported. Fact: This claim is false. The DG ISPR never made any such comment, and the image of an ARY […]