Claim: Social media posts claim that the percentage of women who smoke in Pakistan has surged to 72%, citing the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) as the source. Fact: This claim is false. The Pakistan Tobacco Board said that the figure was from a 2005 survey and PTB has no involvement in it. On 23 July […]
Claim: An image shows the Mohmand Dam, one of Imran Khan’s greatest achievements, now in its last stage of construction. Next year this Dam will produce 1700 megawatts of electricity. Fact: This is false; the image actually shows the Hoover Dam in the United States of America. On 13 June 2023, several Twitter users shared […]
Claim: A video from ABP News shows terrifying visuals of torrential rainfall and extreme winds in Karachi ahead of cyclone Biparjoy. Fact: The video contains misleading and inaccurate visuals that do not reflect the actual weather conditions in Karachi before or during the cyclone. The video shows calm sea and winds, old footage of […]
Claim: Viral image shows a 9-year-old Hindu girl Reshma who was forcibly abducted, taken to a Sufi shrine, converted to Islam and married to a 45-year-old Muslim man from Jacobabad named Wazir Hussain Fact: The girl in the image was saved from a child marriage marriage by the Kashmore police. Her parents had sold her […]
Claim: Chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google BARD can generate valid activation keys for Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. Fact: The claim is false. AI chatbots cannot produce valid activation keys for Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. Activation keys are unique codes that are generated by Microsoft and verified by its servers to […]
Claim: Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has requested his fans to support former prime minister Imran Khan. Fact: A clip from an old interaction of Roshan with his fans has been doctored. The actor has not actually made any comments regarding Imran Khan or voiced his support for the politician. Fact or Fiction? On 11 May […]
Claim: Viral video from Pakistan shows a fraudulent vegetable seller who can be seen cheating the scales with a customer. Fact: The video is actually from Egypt, and the vendor was eventually arrested by the Consumer Protection Department of the country. On 19 March 2023, former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Tourism Coordination […]
Claim: An image on social media shows a protest against rising terrorism in Lakki Marwat in April 2023. Fact: The claim is misleading. The image is from Swat and not the Lakki Marwat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). On 29 April 2023, Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz Khan posted an image on Twitter with the Urdu […]
Claim: A viral image shows a girl who jumped off a flyover into a river in Jhelum to prove her love for a boy who “escaped immediately”. The girl was later saved by a rescue team. Fact: The image, in fact, shows a woman who had jumped from the Trimmu Barrage Bridge in Tehsil 18 […]
Claim: Singer Aima Baig has said that she has a crush on her brother, who is seven years older than her. Fact: Baig was misquoted by a digital media outlet. She had actually said in an old interview, “I remember my first crush. He was my brother’s friend. I was around ten years old, and […]
Claim: A notification claims that the federal government has announced a public holiday on the occasion of Youm-e-Takreem Shuhada-e-Pakistan or Pakistan Martyrs Day. Fact: The notification is fake. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refuted the claim stating that no such notification has been issued. On 23 May 2023, a notification was shared on social […]
Claim: A viral video shows a man dumping goats from a moving truck on Karachi’s Super Highway. Fact: The claim is false. The video is not from Karachi, Pakistan but actually is from Maharashtra, India. On 30 April 2023, a Twitter user posted a video with an Urdu caption, مبینہ طور پر یہ ویڈیو سپر […]