Claim: A social media post suggests that Geo News reported, “No one knows General Asim Munir better than me, he is a human being, Imran Khan.” Fact: The post doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Geo News never reported or shared any such story. Fact or Fiction? On 9 April 2023, Twitter user […]
Claim: Asle Toje, the deputy chair of the 2022 Norwegian Nobel Committee, has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Fact: While Toje praised India and Modi in different interviews, he did not endorse the Indian prime minister as the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace […]
Claim: Yasin Joyia, Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka General, has said that Sri Lanka will give Pakistan two elephants following the death of critically ill elephant Noor Jehan at Karachi Zoo on 22 April 2023. Fact: The Sri Lankan High Commission in Pakistan has denied offering elephants to Pakistan and said Joyia, who mentioned such […]
Claim: Photos show former US president Donald Trump being arrested in New York. Fact: The photos doing the rounds on social media are not real. It was generated by Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) art tool Midjourney. Fact or Fiction? On 21 March 2023, Twitter user @yoncecapital posted a photo claiming […]
Claim: A photo shows a baby jumping out of an airplane and skydiving. Fact: The photo doing the rounds on social media is an AI-generated image created by Facebook user Timothy J. Nemeth. Fact or Fiction? On 5 April 2023, Diva Magazine posted a photo on Instagram claiming that it shows a baby skydiving. “#DivaReports: […]
Claim: A video shows several buildings collapsing after a sizable earthquake hit many countries, including Pakistan, on 21 March 2023. Fact: The video does not show recent visuals from Pakistan. In fact, it is actually from the February 2023 earthquake that struck Turkey. On Tuesday evening, a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
Claim: A photo shows Pope Francis wearing a long white-coloured puffer jacket. Fact: The photo doing the rounds on social media is not real. It was generated by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) art tool Midjourney. Fact or Fiction? On 25 March 2023, Twitter user @M_Jeffnaldo shared a photo claiming that it shows Pope Francis wearing […]
Claim: A photo shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s rally at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore held on 25 March 2023. Fact: The photo taken on 29 April 2018 shows PTI’s Minar-e-Pakistan rally in Lahore held five years ago. Fact or Fiction? On 26 March 2022, columnist Orya Maqbool Jan posted a photo showing the aerial view of a public gathering […]
Claim: A video shows PTI supporters — transgender people and women — attacking the police during the recent clashes in Zaman Park, Lahore. Fact: The video is from September 2022, when a clash erupted between transgender persons and police in Defence Housing Authority, Lahore. Fact or Fiction? On 14 March 2023, Facebook user Ahmed Khan […]
Claim: A photo shows a pile of tear gas shells used by police against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s supporters during the recent Zaman Park clashes in March 2022. Fact: The photo shows tear gas shells used by police against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan in November 2020 during an anti-France protest in Islamabad. Clashes broke out between the police and […]
Claim: A photo shows a police officer killed when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers fired bullets during the recant stand-off at Zaman Park in Lahore. Fact: The photo actually shows a police constable who was shot dead on 24 May 2022 when a bullet fired from a rooftop hit him in Lahore. Fact or Fiction? On […]
Claim: A photo shows a police officer hitting a woman with a gun’s butt at Zaman Park, Lahore. Fact: The photo is old. It actually shows a Taliban security personnel threatening a woman in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fact or Fiction? On 16 March 2023, journalist Armughan Aksi shared a photo on Twitter claiming that it shows […]