Claim 1: Canada has opened 60,000 new visa slots and applying for a two-year Canadian visa is free. Claim 2: The LMIA document is being offered for free to workers, and workers wishing to immigrate to Canada only need to have a medical examination done. Fact 1: Canada has not opened 60,000 new […]
Claim 1: TTP militants staged a video at an abandoned US checkpoint in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, falsely claiming they captured a checkpoint in Bajaur, Pakistan. Claim 2: In their capture of the checkpoint, TTP militants took over a significant area of Bajaur and 13 personnel from the Pakistan army were martyred. Fact 1: […]
Claim: A video shows Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque during Friday prayer. Fact: The video actually shows the holy day of Ashura at the shrine of Imam Hussain in Karbala, Iraq. On 10 January 2025, a post (archive) on Facebook shared a 30-second clip of a large number of people entering what appeared to be […]
Claim: A song by Naseebo Lal was played on a metro train in the UK. Fact: The song was actually played on a metro train in Barcelona, Spain. A reel on Facebook posted by Dialogue Pakistan on 11 January 2025 shows passengers on a metro train with a song by Pakistani singer Naseebo […]
Claim: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle was seen enjoying the snow in Kumrat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The image is doctored; it was made using a photo which originally shows Gayle in New York. On 11 January 2025, a post on Facebook claimed that West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle was spotted in Kumrat, […]
Claim: Images show a child was tortured to death by a teacher at a public school in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: While the photo of the boy in a school uniform is most likely from Mansehra, the collage of images in the claim showing his lacerated body, is unrelated to the incident. The images […]
Claim: Former Australian men’s cricket coach Justin Langer compared Babar Azam to Virat Kohli in a statement, and said that Azam is the world’s best batsman, most respected cricket player. Fact: Langer did not say Babar Azam is the best batsman in the world nor did he compare Azam to Virat Kohli. On […]
Claim: In an open letter, Imran Khan apologised to Nawaz Sharif for politically misleading the nation’s youth, spreading propaganda against him, and admitted to the cases against Sharif being false. Fact: The video is doctored, and Khan has not apologised to Sharif in an open letter or otherwise. The video’s audio has been taken […]
Claim: There are now over 100 Sharia courts in the UK. Fact: There is no official statistic on the number of Sharia councils in the UK. Moreover, the use of the word ‘court’ implies legal authority, which Sharia councils do not have. On 20 December 2024, a post on X stated the following: […]
Claim: A video shows Bushra Bibi, wife of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan, addressing a crowd unveiled. Fact: The claim is false. The woman in the video is Suriya Bibi, Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On 7 December 2024, a post on Facebook shared a video in which a […]
Claim: Donald Trump showed pictures and videos of Imran Khan to Pakistani voters to procure their votes in the 2024 US election. Fact: There is no evidence that Donald Trump showed pictures of Imran Khan during his 2024 election campaign. On 6 November 2024, Geo News posted a video of Pakistani news anchor […]
Claim: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari said that Imran Khan’s life is in danger, and he should be provided with proper medical care. Fact: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari did not say Imran Khan’s life is in danger, nor did she say that medical care should be provided to Khan. On 28 November 2024, a Facebook post […]