Claim: A picture of multiple shrouded dead bodies in an ambulance shows PTI protesters killed by Pakistani authorities during the November 2024 unrest. Fact: The photo has no connection to the PTI’s protest; it is, in fact, from Palestine and surfaced as early as 1 November 2024, over three weeks before the Islamabad demonstration. On […]
Claim: Images show a child was tortured to death by a teacher at a public school in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: While the photo of the boy in a school uniform is most likely from Mansehra, the collage of images in the claim showing his lacerated body, is unrelated to the incident. The images […]
Claim: Pakistan International Airlines’ pilot mistakenly landed a Peshawar-bound flight in Karachi. Fact: The flight landed in Karachi due to technical issues in the aircraft. A Facebook user shared a video (archive) of angry passengers on an airplane, with the caption: کا پائیلٹ پشاور جانے والی فلائیٹ کو غلطی سے کراچی لے آیا // کیا […]
Claim: Students heckled Maryam Nawaz as she entered a hall at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question is dubbed. Following the Chief Minister of Punjab’s visit to Bahauddin Zakariya University to attend a ceremony, users shared a video widely on social media, with the following embedded text: […]
Claim: A still from a longer, leaked video features MNA Mubarak Zeb Khan and a woman in an intimate act. Fact: The still is from a Spanish short film Julia, which appeared online as early as September 2019, and the actor does not bear any resemblance to MNA Mubarak Zeb Khan. X user @CivicDominance shared […]
Claim: A video shows Richard Grenell praising Imran Khan during a speech at the Republican National Convention. Fact: The video is fake. In his original speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention, Grenell spoke about US President-elect Donald Trump. Several social media users shared a video (archive) showing Trump’s special missions envoy, Richard Grenell, praising […]
Claim: Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) protesters chanted “Pakistan Murdabad” during a sit-in in Karachi. Fact: This caption of the post makes a false claim. The video shows MWM protesters actually chanting slogans against the US, saying “Amreeka Murdabad”. On 2 January, X user @Mati__ur_rehman shared a video (archive) of MWM’s sit-in showing a protest leader chanting […]
Claim: Video shows Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir hugging and kissing each other. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 22 January, an X user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing Maryam Nawaz and Asim Munir embracing and kissing each other. The caption, which appears to be […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz’s husband, Captain (retd) Safdar Awan, said that sexual relations are permissible in Islam without a nikkah. Fact: The clip is edited and misrepresents Captain (retd) Safdar’s remarks. Complete footage of his press conference makes it apparent that Awan was referring to Imran Khan’s supposed views on the matter rather than expressing his […]
Claim: A video shows Mohsin Naqvi crying during a press conference. Fact: The video is doctored; the interior minister did not break down in tears during the press conference. A video (archive) shared on Facebook shows Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi crying during a press conference. The video includes the following text, “جو خود کو وقت […]
Claim: A viral video shows people chanting slogans against Qazi Faez Isa during a flight. Fact: The audio in the video is dubbed over footage of the former Chief Justice aboard a flight. A video (archive) shared from the Facebook account PTI Islamabad shows Qazi Faez Isa on a plane with the text, “ایسا کرنا […]
Claim: Former Australian men’s cricket coach Justin Langer compared Babar Azam to Virat Kohli in a statement, and said that Azam is the world’s best batsman, most respected cricket player. Fact: Langer did not say Babar Azam is the best batsman in the world nor did he compare Azam to Virat Kohli. On […]