Claim: The Khorasan Diary reported that the US Forces employed long-range drones to carry out a drone strike in Ismailkhil Mandozai district of Khost province in southeastern Afghanistan. According to these screenshots, the US sought the help of locals to find their targets in Afghanistan. Fact: Founders of The Khorasan Diary, Iftikhar Firdous and Ihsanullah […]
Claim: Imran Khan shared a video as “evidence of the rape of women” who are in police custody after coming out in support of PTI. Fact: A fake account pretending to be affiliated with Imran Khan shared an old video out of context to claim that it shows video evidence of women who support PTI […]
Claim: A video on Facebook shows Iman Mazari screaming at a police officer because her mother, Shireen Mazari, was being tortured in the adjacent room after her recent arrest. Fact: The video is from 2022 when Iman Mazari intervened in a case of custodial torture by the police against a random citizen. It is being […]
Claim: A viral image shows a girl who jumped off a flyover into a river in Jhelum to prove her love for a boy who “escaped immediately”. The girl was later saved by a rescue team. Fact: The image, in fact, shows a woman who had jumped from the Trimmu Barrage Bridge in Tehsil 18 […]
Claim: Journalist Shaheen Sehbai shared a video claiming it shows the recent brutality of law enforcement agencies against civilian protesters. Fact: Journalist Shaheen Sehbai shared a clip taken during a 2009 Swat operation, where Pakistani soldiers are seen torturing and beating Taliban suspects in the original 10-minute-long video. On 19 May 2023, Shaheen Sehbai shared […]
Claim: Geo News published Zulfi Bukhari’s statement claiming that since he is a British citizen, he will not be able to come to Pakistan for Al-Qadir Trust case hearings. Fact: The screenshot is doctored. Geo News did not publish any such statement by Zulfi Bukhari. On 24 May 2023, a screenshot of what appears to […]
Claim: Journalist Amir Mateen shared an old video of police brutality in the current context of political turmoil in Pakistan. Fact: The video is from September 2019 when an SHO in Multan assaulted women on camera. On 20 May 2023, journalist Amir Mateen shared a video on Twitter, with the caption “What’s going on […]
Claim: Khadija Shah, granddaughter of former COAS Asif Nawaz Janjua, recorded a video endorsing Imran Khan right before surrendering to the police. The clip has been widely shared on WhatsApp. Fact: The viral video is a TikTok of PTI activist Maya Haider, it does not show Khadija Shah. On 24 May 2023, a video went […]
Claim: Siraj-ul-Haq is the first Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer (leader) to face an assassination attempt, but no organisation has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Daily Jang Akhbar. Fact: Former Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer (leader) Qazi Hussain Ahmad was attacked in Mohmand in November 2012. On 20 May 2023, Daily Jang Akhbar, Pakistan’s largest newspaper, published an […]
Claim: A Whatsapp image shows an ARY News headline claiming Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Fact: The image is not authentic and the claim has not been confirmed by any credible sources. Local journalists and sources have denied the news of […]
Claim: According to a Geo News bulletin, a member of the Peshawar Tiger Force hid eight protesters in his house and later called the police on them to collect 16 lakhs in reward money. Fact: Geo News did not publish this bulletin. On 15 May 2023, an image of a Geo News bulletin went viral […]
Claim: Maulvi Nigar Alam claimed that Imran Khan is a truthful man and that he is like the Prophet. Fact: Maulvi Nigar Alam made this statement about Saeed Khattak, who is a local PTI leader in Mardan. On 6 May 2023, videos and images of a mob lynching went viral on social media. These images […]