Claim: A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) press release says all political parties should vote for PTI in upcoming elections in Punjab and KP. Fact: The claim is false; the TTP has not expressed support for a PTI-led government. TTP’s statement says they will not target political rallies, parties, processions, and polling stations during the upcoming general […]
Claim: An image on social media shows rescue workers standing in front of a collapsed building after a sizable earthquake hit several countries, including Pakistan, on 21 March 2023. Fact: The claim is, in fact, false as the picture is from a 2020 earthquake in Turkey. On Tuesday evening, a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake jolted […]
Claim: Different images on social media show damaged houses that collapsed after a sizable earthquake hit a number of countries, including Pakistan, on 21 March 2023. Fact: The claim is, in fact, false as the images are not from the recent earthquake but are from the 2019 earthquake in Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. On the […]
Claim: A social media video apparently shows a cat being rescued after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey and Syria earlier this month. Fact: The claim about the video is misleading. The video is from 2018, when a cat was rescued from a fire in Volgograd, Russia. A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and […]
Claim: A social media video claims that it shows Turkish actor Burak Ozcivit helping victims in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Turkey. Fact: The claim is false as the clip is from the Turkish TV drama “Kara Sevda,” which aired from 2015 to 2017 and starred Ozcivit. On 10 February 2023, a video […]
Claim: The CyberKnife is an almost miraculous treatment option with a success rate of 99%, that can cure cancer patients in a few hours. Fact: The claim is misleading. The CyberKnife system is a radiation therapy that is used to treat cancerous tumours at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC). However, the claim that it cures […]
Claim: A video on social media shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticising the Pakistani government after Imran Khan’s ouster. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video was from 2019, when Khan was in power and Modi criticised him during his election campaign. On 11 January 2023, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member and lawmaker Senator […]
Claim: A Facebook video claims that it shows footage of a blast in the Police Lines neighbourhood of Pakistan’s northwestern province of Peshawar in January 2023. Fact: The claim is false. The video was posted online as early as October 2021. On 30 January 2023, a powerful blast ripped through a mosque in Peshawar’s Police […]
Claim: A social media video shows Baloch students chanting and demanding freedom from Pakistan. Fact: The claim is false. The video is from the University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where students protested against the ban on women’s education in Afghanistan. On 10 January 2023, a Twitter account posted a video with the caption, “We demand […]
Claim: A video shows a massive crowd protesting in Gilgit-Baltistan against the government in January 2023. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is not from the 2023 demonstrations but from 2017, when people protested against taxation rules in the region. On 8 January 2023, a Facebook user posted a video with an Urdu […]
Claim: A social media picture claims that it is an image of Major General Faisal Naseer, who serves as the Director General of Counter Intelligence at the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Fact: The claim is false. The man in the image is Lt. General Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat, Corps Commander Peshawar; the image is falsely associated […]
Claim: Video shows a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protest in Karachi against inflation in January 2023. Fact: The claim is false. The video is from a 2020 protest organized by TLP against alleged blasphemy in Karachi. The video has nothing to do with rising inflation in the country. On 12 January 2023, a Facebook user posted […]