Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Army post captured by Afghan forces in recent border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Fact: The claim is false as the video is old and was shared on social media in the past too. Previously, it was linked to the September 2023 attacks in Chitral, while some reports date […]
Claim: A GNN news clip shared on social media claims that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), General Rafael Mariano Grossi, is visiting Pakistan. Fact: The claim is misleading as the news is old. The actual news is from February 2023, when Grossi visited Pakistan. On 15 March 2024, a Facebook page, […]
Claim: An image of a news report by Urdu News claims that face masks of Imran Khan’s face are manufactured with the same frame as the Pharaoh asks sold by the same company. Fact: The claim is false as the image is doctored. In the original article, the media outlet mentions that the Imran Khan […]
Claim: A picture shows a young woman at the Aurat March sporting a poster that, when translated from Urdu to English, says, “I am not honour, I am a sex worker.” Fact: The text on the poster is doctored. The original picture is from Aurat March 2020, and the actual text, when translated to English, […]
Claim: In a handwritten letter, Assistant Commissioner of Rawalpindi Cantt, Qandeel Fatima Memon, filed complaints against PTI’s leaders. Fact: The claim is false. Memon debunked the claim on X, confirming that she never wrote the letter and did not file any such complaints. Elections 2024 Pakistan’s general elections were held on 8 February 2024. Protests […]
Claim: Former Human Rights minister, Shireen Mazari gave an interview to Rabwah Times saying that the PTI will follow its agreements with the Ahmadi community if given another chance. Fact: The video clip of Shireen Mazari has been shared with a false claim in the caption. The clip is from her interview with Al Jazeera […]
Claim: A video on social media shows the Chief of Joint Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza arriving at Adiala Jail to meet Imran Khan. Fact: The claim is false. The video is likely a recording of a regular proceeding. It shows FIA’s special prosecutor, Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi arriving at the Adiala Jail, possibly accompanied […]
Claim: A video shows Siraj ul Haq in tears after resigning from his post as chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) after the 8 February general elections in Pakistan. Fact: The claim is false. The video is actually from 2019 and shows Siraj ul Haq crying after he was re-elected as the chief of his party, JI, […]
Claim: The headline of a news report by Aaj News accompanied by an image of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) claims that the apex court has restored the votes rejected by the returning officer. Fact: The headline and image of Pakistan’s apex court in the Facebook post are misleading as the actual news story […]
Claim: A tweet claims that the Chief Justice, Islamabad High Court dismissed the petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) candidates on the cases filed by the latter against rigging in general elections. Fact: The news is false as the Chief Justice of Islamabad’s High Court, Justice Aamer Farooq did not dismiss the petition by PTI-backed candidates. […]
Claim: JUI-F’s chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman challenged the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir after his party lost majority seats in the 2024 general elections. Fact: The claim is misleading as the video clip is from an interview by Asma Shirazi recorded in December 2023. Elections 2024 Pakistan’s general elections were held […]
Claim: Former finance minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Taimur Saleem Khan Jaghra was shot and shifted to a hospital. Fact: The claim is false, as Jaghra himself confirmed in a post on his X account confirming that he is fine and that the news on social media is fake. Elections 2024 Pakistan’s general elections were held […]