Claim: Aurat March Lahore has called PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s appointment as Punjab’s first female chief minister, “an insult to all hard-working Pakistani women, who actually work to earn a position in life”. Fact: Aurat March Lahore did not tweet such a statement. The tweet that has been falsely attributed to them was actually made […]
Claim: YouTube, X, and all other social media apps and accounts are inaccessible in Pakistan, while they are still accessible in other parts of the world, such as Europe and other Western countries. Fact: Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads faced a worldwide outage, becoming inaccessible for tens of thousands of people across the globe. […]
Claim: Nawaz Sharif has admitted in an X post to being defeated in the 2024 general elections in Pakistan, saying he respects the public mandate and has advised his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, not to accept the chief ministership. Fact: The post was made by an imposter account. The X handle of Nawaz Sharif’s official account […]
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: The video shows an American minister at a press conference saying that all Muslims in Palestine should be killed. In response to this statement, a Muslim journalist from the audience attacked her. Fact: The video does not show an American government official announcing that all Muslims in Palestine should be killed only to be […]
Claim: After the resignation of the Commissioner Rawalpindi, the Commissioner Multan has resigned from his position too. Fact: The Commissioner Multan has not submitted his resignation. He has been transferred to the position of Commissioner Rawalpindi, and his former post has been given to Maryam Khan. On 19 February 2024, a viral post on X […]
Claim: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s central secretariat has issued a notification announcing that Imran Khan is retiring from politics. Fact: The notification is doctored. PTI’s media coordinator, Azhar Mashwani has confirmed that Khan is not retiring from politics. On 19 February 2022, a notification from the PTI’s Central Secretariat went viral on social media. According to […]
Claim: Sheikh Waqas Akram has now decided to join the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) after meeting Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Fact: Sheikh Waqas Akram has not joined the PML-N On 21 February 2024, a social media user shared a photograph on Facebook, showing Sheikh Waqas Akram, standing next to Maryam Nawaz Sharif with the following […]
Claim: A video shows a PML-N candidate breaking into a polling station for NA-242, along with other unknown individuals in civilian clothes, and destroying ballot boxes as votes were being counted on the day of the 2024 General Election. Fact: The man in the video can be identified as Qadir Khan Mandokhail, the PPP’s candidate […]
Claim: Former first lady and Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi has been shifted from Bani Gala to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, owing to her deteriorating health. Fact: Bushra Bibi was not shifted to the PIMS hospital, as confirmed by her lawyer Intazar Hussain Panjutha. However, PTI has raised concerns about […]
Claim: PML-N Punjab’s president and former minister, Rana Sanaullah has said that, “I am Imran Khan’s dog, I am Imran Khan’s Mirasi”. Fact: A part of Rana Sanaullah’s statement from an interview has been quoted without context and misrepresented. While questioning the credibility of an analyst and political commentator without naming him, Sanaullah questions why […]
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. […]