Claim: A video doing the rounds on social media depicts Pakistani soldiers fighting in Siachen. Fact: The video is not of Pakistani soldiers fighting in Siachen. The caption shared alongside this video on Facebook states, “How Pakistan army fights enemy in Siachen,” implying that the characters in the video are members of the Pakistan armed […]
Claim: A viral image depicts Italian singer Julia Markin holding up her bra and asking people in a crowd how much they would be willing to pay for it. Fact: The image is in fact of Hollywood actress Katie Holmes re-enacting a scene from a historic protest. A facebook account run by user Taajob Mahar […]
Claim: ● Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was summoned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan because the government is negotiating a cease-fire with the terrorist organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). ● The Chief Justice of Pakistan “sternly question[ed] the sitting PM on his actions regarding the TTP.” Fact: ● The prime minister was not called […]
Claim: Former Australian cricket player Ricky Ponting said, “[Indian] Money can’t buy success and Pakistan has proved that.” Fact: Ricky Ponting did not say Money can’t buy success. After the Indian cricket team failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 Cricket Worldcup 2021, a quote emerged on social media attributed to cricket commentator […]
Claim: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is introducing newly designed currency notes. Fact: The State Bank of Pakistan is not introducing newly designed currency notes in Pakistan. On 6th November 2021, 24NewsHD ran a ticker on TV followed by a story on their website that said, “The government has planned to introduce plastic currency […]
Claim: Pakistan is the fourth most expensive country in the world according to a report by The Economist magazine. Fact: Pakistan is not the fourth most expensive country in the world, nor has The Economist reported that. The Economist is a highly reputed weekly magazine that publishes economic and political news for a global audience. […]
Claim: There is an electrostatic force between mobile phones and charged particles in clouds that can cause mobile phones to be hit by lightning. Activating flight mode on mobile phones helps avoid lightning strikes. Activating flight mode also helps avoid interference during WhatsApp calls. Activating flight mode switches off all of a mobile phone’s sensors and […]
Claim: Afghan Taliban’s General Mobin said the national cricket team would not be permitted to play if they support the tri-coloured Afghan National Flag. Fact: General Mobeen did say the Afghan team would not be allowed to play if they kept sporting the Afghan national flag however, he has issued a statement on it saying […]
Claim: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died because of the insensitivity and lack of empathy of the Pakistani nation. Fact: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died after developing health complications due to COVID 19 Starting from 0:35 in the video, the anchor states that “Abdul Qadeer Khan died of solitude. Although he was also battling cancer in […]
Claim: Lt. General Asif Ghafoor may be made the Director General (DG) of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Fact: General Ghafoor is not in fact being made DG ISI. An Instagram account by the name of _.Markhor._ claimed in a recent post that General Ghafoor, the former Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) — […]
Claim: 1- The Taliban have confirmed the death of their supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. 2- Akhunzada died last year in a suicide attack carried out by Pakistani forces. Fact: 1- The Taliban have not confirmed the death of their supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. 2- The Pakistani State has endorsed a […]
Claim: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry described Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the late Pakistani nuclear scientist, as “fake,” a “joker,” and one of the “fake heroes” of Pakistan in 2012. Fact: Chaudhry did in fact tweet that Dr Qadeer was “fake,” a “joker,” and one of the “fake heroes” of Pakistan in 2012; however, the minister […]