Claim: A video shared on social media shows a Pakistan International Airlines’ plane moving through a flooded runway at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi amid heavy monsoon rain. Fact: The video in question is from 27 August 2020. The Civil Aviation Authority also confirmed the video is old and that there were no drainage issues […]
Claim: A video shows Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma being arrested following her recent controversial comments about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Fact: Nupur Sharma has not been arrested. The woman seen in the viral video has been identified as Bhumi Birmi, who, according to her Facebook profile, is district president of the women’s […]
Claim: A photo of a damaged road depicts the aftermath of a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan on 21 June 2022. Fact: The photo actually shows a large crack in the road arising from a major earthquake that hit Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), also known as Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in September 2019. Fact […]
Claim: According to a screenshot of a tweet by Geo News’s official account, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said, “People who cannot afford inflation should increase their income as it’s not the government’s job to run their houses.” Fact: The quote is being wrongly attributed to the federal minister in posts shared […]
Claim: A video shows a massive crowd gathered in India to protest against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s recent controversial comments about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Fact: The video is in fact from 2019 and shows people celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Yemen. Fact or Fiction? On 7 June 2022, Facebook user Dr […]
Claim: Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker in an interview with Al Jazeera responds to an appeal by Indian social media user Vashudev to boycott the airline following Qatar’s condemnation of BJP leaders’ recent anti-Islam comments. Fact: The video of Al Baker doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Fact or Fiction? On 7 […]
Claim: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has suggested that families should learn how to share one piece of bread in light of surging inflation in the country. Fact: Ismail did not make any such suggestion. In fact, he was referring to an analogy Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used in a cabinet meeting to refer to cooperation […]
Claim: According to news reports, there will be a second hike of between PKR 25-40 in petrol prices, just days after the government increased prices by PKR 30 per litre. Fact: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail denied reports that a second price hike will take place on June 7, saying, “There will be no increase in […]
Claim: British Airways has grounded all flights to Pakistan due to fuel shortages following petrol price hikes. Fact: The UK-based airline has temporarily suspended direct flights between London and Islamabad from 15 – 30 June 2022 due to “operational reasons”. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has clarified that the claim regarding the suspension of flights […]
Claim: Former president Pervez Musharraf has passed away after being put on a ventilator. Fact: Musharraf’s family issued a clarification stating that the former president had not passed away. They clarified that he was not on a ventilator but had been hospitalised for the last three weeks due to a complication arising from Amyloidosis, a […]
Claim: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has died. Fact: The rumours that Mahathir has died are not true. He was pictured meeting a dignitary on 3 June 2022 and also attended a conference in Japan on 27 May 2022. Fact or Fiction? On 31 May 2022, Facebook page News Alert Pakistan shared a photo […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while Khan was in power. Fact: The video in question is from December 2015 when Khan and Modi met in Delhi. Khan was not Pakistan’s prime minister at the time. Fact or Fiction? On 5 June 2022, Facebook user […]