Topic

Pakistan

True False
False

Claim: Pakistani actor and director Hamza Ali Abbasi, revealed that everyone in PTI is homosexual during a television interview. Fact: The actor made no such statement. The viral clip has been edited to misrepresent the context of his remarks. In the unedited version, he addressed the nature of the allegations made against him and Imran […]

Read More
True False
False

Claim: Protestors staged a physical demonstration against Askari Bank and Fauji Foundation.   Fact: Although some social media users have initiated boycotts against Askari Bank and Fauji products, no physical demonstrations have occurred anywhere in the country. The video in question is digitally manipulated, as the banners and posters carried by the ‘protesters’ contain noticeable typos. […]

Read More
True False
False

Claim: A violent video of a man being beaten up in a river, with his hands and feet tied together, is from the recent attacks on the Shia community in Parachinar. Fact: The video is old; it emerged online as early as 2021 and is, therefore, unrelated to the recent unrest in Parachinar. Parachinar Attacks […]

Read More
True False
False

Claim: A video shows two instances in which a young Imran Khan is seen kissing women in a social setting. Fact: The video includes clips that are digitally manipulated. In one of the two clips, an image of Imran Khan with former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was used as a base to fabricate the footage. […]

Read More
True False
False

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 […]

Read More
True False
False

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 […]

Read More
True False
False

Claim: Ali Amin Gandapur accused Bushra Bibi of corruption and collecting extortion money in Peshawar. Fact: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa did not accuse Bushra Bibi of corruption. The viral video was shared out of context from a longer recording, which shows Gandapur condemning wives who do not question their husbands about the source […]

Read More
True False
False

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 […]

Read More
True False
False

Claim: An image shows an army soldier pointing a gun towards protesters during a demonstration held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in November 2024. Fact: The image appears to be AI-generated. On 30 November, a Threads user posted a photo (archive) apparently showing a Pakistani soldier pointing a gun towards the protesters. The description reads: “Our […]

Read More
True False
Misleading

Claim 1: Fauji Foods has reported a 73% loss of 2.16 billion rupees.   Claim 2: The sales of Nurpur butter have dropped by 85%.   Fact 1: The 73% loss of 2.16 billion reported by Fauji Foods is from 2022. While stock prices for Fauji companies did drop on 6 December 2024, they have […]

Read More
True False
False

Claim: A doctor displayed anger and frustration at the government after witnessing casualties from the recent PTI protest at D-Chowk. Fact: The video is from 2021 and shows the doctor criticising Imran Khan and the PTI government at the time following a TLP protest.It is not related to the recent PTI protest at D-Chowk. On […]

Read More
True False
Misleading

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 […]

Read More