Claim: Anchor Fiza Riaz says a litre of petrol costs 173.9 Canadian dollars in Canada. Fact: Petrol prices in Canada are listed in cents per litre; the anchor has falsely portrayed the price as extremely high when compared to those in Pakistan. On 13 August 2023, Fiza Riaz — the host of PNN News’ morning […]
Claim: A photo shows former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan offering prayers inside Attock jail. Fact: The photo is doctored. It actually shows PTI’s senior leader Ali Mohammad Khan in Mardan jail. Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in prison on 5 August 2023 after an Islamabad trial court indicted […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters protesting outside Attock jail, following former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The video is from February 2023, when PTI leaders and activists gathered outside Peshawar’s Central Prison to voluntarily give arrests as part of their “Jail Bharo Tehreek”. PTI chief Imran Khan was sentenced […]
Claim: A video shows Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Senator Anwaar ul Haq Kakar during a National Assembly session. Fact: Kakar, the newly appointed interim prime minister of Pakistan, has been misidentified in the video. It actually shows former PPP MNA Sikandar Ali Rahoupoto. Fact or Fiction? On 12 August 2023, Twitter user Rubab Hayat (@shuglisam) […]
Claim: The economy of Pakistan has shrunk from 6.1% to 0.3%. Fact: The economy of Pakistan has not shrunk or entered a negative region but registered a comparatively lower GDP growth rate of 0.3%, as opposed to 6.1% earlier, indicating that it has experienced a slowdown. On 25 May 2023, the Express Tribune published a […]
Claim: The following claims surfaced on social media after lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari was arrested: Imaan Mazari received post-arrest bail in the sedition case on 22 August. The anti-terrorism court granted her bail on 22 August. She was released after securing bail. Fact: These claims are misleading Imaan Mazari was granted post-arrest […]
Claim: A picture shows a Pakistan Army officer rescuing people stranded on a chairlift that broke down in Battagram on 22 August 2023. Fact: The image does not show a Pakistan Army officer, rather a member of a local adventure tourism company and the three passengers he rescued with the help of a zipline. On […]
Claim: President Dr Arif Alvi has signed the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and the Pakistan Army Act Amendment Bill 2023. Fact: The president denied signing or assenting to changes being made to both bills. Fact or Fiction? On 19 August 2023, Business Recorder posted on X (formerly Twitter), that President Alvi has signed the Official […]
Claim: The University of Hull invited Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar for judicial training on human rights and the rule of law in London. Fact: The participants for the training programme, which has been running since 2014, are selected by their respective High Courts. The University of Hull clarified that it has […]
Claim: A viral video shows a Pakistani pastor speaking about and condemning the 2023 Jaranwala rampage. The woman in the clip is the daughter of the Pakistani fighter pilot and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Wing Commander Mervyn Leslie Middlecoat. The claim adds that she has given other interviews, in which she said she is proud […]
Claim: The Burj Khalifa refused to display Pakistan’s flag on the country’s 76th Independence Day, and the United Arab Emirates banned them from doing so. The landmark in Dubai did not light up to commemorate the occasion. Fact: The world’s tallest building lit up with Pakistan’s national flag on the evening of 14 August 2023, […]
Claim: Salman Ahmad, a close aide of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, posted a photo of a secret document claiming another cypher was leaked. Fact: The cypher was posted by a parody account of the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), or DG ISPR, in July 2023. Its informal language, spelling errors and lack […]