Claim: Video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members Zartaj Gul and Ali Muhammad Khan embracing each other at a rally. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a reel (archive) apparently showing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members Zartaj Gul and Ali Muhammad Khan embracing each other at a rally, with embedded text in the video which […]
Claim: A video shows lightning was behind the recent deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, California. Fact: The video is not related to the recent wildfires and is likely AI-generated. On 10 January, a TikTok user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing lightning falling to the ground and starting the fires in Los Angeles, California. The […]
Claim: Video shows a Pakistani soldier trudging through snow on a high altitude mountain. Fact: The video has signs of manipulation and is a misleading caricature of Pakistani soldiers stationed at high altitude mountains. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) apparently showing a Pakistani soldier trudging through snow on a high altitude mountain. The […]
Claim: Video shows Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir hugging and kissing each other. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 22 January, an X user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing Maryam Nawaz and Asim Munir embracing and kissing each other. The caption, which appears to be […]
Claim: Images depict Imran Khan and Richard Grenell in intimate moments, including some showing them getting married. Fact: These images are either digitally altered or AI-generated. On 17 December, social users shared photos targeting former prime minister Imran Khan and foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell, who had been appointed by US President-elect Donald Trump as […]
Claim: Migratory birds returned to the “highlands of Afghanistan” after the withdrawal of US-led international troops in 2021. A video showing numerous birds near the mountains serves as evidence. Fact: This claim is misleading. Migratory birds have been returning to Afghanistan long before the 2021 Taliban takeover. Additionally, the video in question is AI-generated. On […]
Claim: The first image of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Russia has emerged, who fled after rebels took over Damascus. Fact: While the Kremlin has confirmed Assad’s arrival in Russia, the image is unrelated. The image shows Assad and his wife visiting Aleppo in February 2023, after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and its […]
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 […]