Claim: A screenshot shows Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur’s statement on the clashes at the Bannu peace march and he praised the armed forces for saving the area from major destruction. Fact: The claim is misleading as the Chief Minister praised the armed forces in the context of the terrorist attack on Bannu […]
Claim: ICC tweeted that if India and Afghanistan do not participate in the Champions Trophy 2025, Sri Lanka and Netherlands will qualify instead. Fact: The claim is false; no such tweet was posted by the ICC. The screenshot circulating on Threads is doctored. On 16 July 2024, a user on Threads posted a screenshot of […]
Claim: An image shows Supreme Court Justice Ayesha Malik meeting with women members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Fact: The claim is misleading. The picture shows the judge standing with two lawyers, at a conference on violence against women organised by the United Nations and Women in Law, in Lahore. The image is from 2018, well […]
Claim: A video shows a 7-year-old boy in FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa calling Pakistan’s government and security forces apostates and calling for jihad against them. Fact: The claim is false. The young boy in the video is the son of slain Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah. The video is not recent either as it was released […]
Claim: WikiLeaks released a new documentary on Imran Khan after a recent report by the United Nations Working Group declared his imprisonment as unlawful. Fact: The claim is misleading because the interview of Imran Khan by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was originally recorded and released in 2012, not 2024. WikiLeaks shared footage of the decade-old […]
Claim: A video shows Palestinian prisoners starved by Israel. Fact: This video does not show Palestinian prisoners but recovering victims of substance abuse, at the rehabilitation centre “Da Haq Awaz” in Peshawar, Pakistan. On 29 June 2024, a blue verified account on X, Dr Anisa Maria Loupis posted a video (archive) with the caption, “This […]
Claim: Islamabad High Court IHC) Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb filed a petition against the ISI chief in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Fact: No such petition has been filed in the Supreme Court. The IHC denied the statement in an official press release. On 3 July 2024, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Fauzia Siddiqui claimed, in […]
Claim: A picture from the recent clashes at the Bannu peace rally shows a child smiling while covered in blood. Fact: The claim is false because the image is not from Bannu. The picture appeared on social media as early as 2022 and has been repeatedly shared in different, misleading contexts. On 20 July 2024, […]
Claim: 40 Pakistanis were deported from Europe for spreading hatred and conspiracies on social media against the state of Pakistan. Fact: The claim is misleading. According to credible reports in the media, the migrants from Spain were deported in December 2023 after being arrested on charges of extremism. On 10 June 2024, Abdullah Gull, son […]
Claim: According to a statement circulating on social media, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) praised Justice Babar Sattar for his verdict about telecom companies. Fact: This claim is false. The TTP has not issued any statement and the image circulating on social media appears to be fake. On 12 June 2024, a user on X (formerly […]
Claim: A video shows a blazing fire and clouds of smoke after a plane crashed at Egypt airport killing 2000 people. Fact: The claim is false. The video is originally from 2020 and shows a fire that erupted after a crude oil pipeline ruptured in the suburbs of Cairo. On 22 June 2024, a user […]
Claim: A video shows the bodies of pilgrims who died during Hajj in 2024. Fact: The claim is misleading. The video is old and shows those who died during Hajj in 2019. On 21 June 2024, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) with the caption, حج کے دوران شدید گرمی کے باعث انتقال کر […]