Claim: An image shows an army soldier pointing a gun towards protesters during a demonstration held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in November 2024. Fact: The image appears to be AI-generated. On 30 November, a Threads user posted a photo (archive) apparently showing a Pakistani soldier pointing a gun towards the protesters. The description reads: “Our […]
Claim: An image shows a funeral procession of people killed in the Parachinar attacks in November 2024. Fact: The image is from December 2009 and shows Shia Muslims carrying mock coffins during a mourning procession observed during the Islamic month of Muharram. On 22 November, the National Commission for Human Rights, a federal statutory body, […]
Claim: An image shows a child who was killed in recent deadly incidents of sectarian violence in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The picture has no connection to sectarian violence in Kurram which erupted in November 2024. The image is from November 2016 when the US and Afghan forces carried out an operation against the Taliban’s […]
Claim: Video shows Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), urging his party members to reach Islamabad and support Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s protestors in October 2024. Fact: The video of Rehman is from a press conference held in March 2022 and has no connection to either of PTI’s major rallies from October […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) protesters celebrating after they reached Islamabad. Fact: The video is from Libya and shows crowds of people gathered in a desert at a car rally. On 25 November, an X user posted a video (archive) allegedly showing PTI supporters celebrating after they reached Islamabad amid strict lockdown by […]
Claim: Image shows Pashtun Tahafuz Movement’s (PTM) demonstration from October 2024 in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The image is of PTM’s peace rally in Bannu from July 2024, and not from the demonstrations held in October. On 21 October, an X user posted a picture (archive) apparently showing supporters of PTM who demonstrated in Bannu, […]
Claim: Image shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s supporter holding a gun during the protests in Islamabad on 26 November. Fact: Image shows a protester holding a gun during clashes between security forces and PTI supporters in May 2023 in Peshawar. On 26 November, an X user posted a photo (archive) apparently showing a PTI supporter holding a […]
Claim: Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing the use of nuclear weapons in November 2024. Fact: The video is from September 2024, when Putin announced planned revisions to Russia’s nuclear doctrine in a televised meeting of Russia’s Security Council. The announcement was not made this month; however, Putin signed and approved a new nuclear […]
Claim: Images shows protesters and the army being called in to maintain law and order during PTI’s November 2024 march in Islamabad. Fact: Three out of four images in the post have no connection to PTI’s November 2024 march or the ensuing clashes between the demonstrators and security forces in Islamabad. On 26 November, an […]
Claim: Image shows the arrest of Gautam Adani, an Indian billionaire, who was recently indicted for fraud and bribery charges by the US federal prosecutors. Fact: The image is AI-generated. Arrest warrants have been issued for Adani but there are no credible reports stating he has been taken into custody at the time of publishing. […]
Claim: A video shows an earthquake in Iran on 3 November, caused by Iran’s nuclear tests. Fact: The video is old and shows scenes from 2021 when two earthquakes hit areas in the south of Iran. On 4 November, X user @RadarHits posted a video (archive) showing scenes from an earthquake where drivers stand beside […]
Claim 1: The US government is forcefully taking children away from their parents and performing gender-affirming surgeries on them. Claim 2: Secondly, this trans agenda has taken root in Pakistan. The US allocated $200 million, according to OpIndia; and the Biden administration allocated a $500,000 grant for English teachers, which focuses on the transgender youth […]