Claim: A video from the Pamir mountain range in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan shows a child playing with a white tiger she raised from birth. Fact: The video in question is AI-generated and does not depict a real scenario. A video allegedly showing an Afghan child playing with a tiger cub has been […]
Claim: Angelina Jolie said, “Arabs and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against Israel.” Fact: Angelina Jolie did not say this. The quote falsely attributed to her has circulated online for many years. On 18 February 2024, Threads user @faithfullifestyle1 posted an image (archive) which attributed the following quote to Angelina Jolie, “Arabs […]
Claim: A court has disqualified Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur from his provincial assembly seat on account of a wrong declaration of his assets. Fact: The politician has not been disqualified. After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) initially accepted a plea for Gandapur’s disqualification, the Peshawar High Court stayed the ECP’s […]
Claim: A viral video shows that a Hindu official from India was let inside the Kaaba the same day as Maryam Munir. Fact: The video shows a snippet from 2023, when the Chief of the Army Staff visited the inside of the Kaaba with his family. On 12 April 2024, a video went viral online, […]
Claim: The Iranian president met Imran Khan in Adiala Jail; Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi were also present. Fact: The claim that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Imran Khan in Adiala Jail is false. There is no evidence to support this claim. On 23 April 2024, multiple social media users shared posts […]
Claim: A photograph of Imran Khan in a car with Barrister Gohar is from his recent visit to Bani Gala in April 2024. Fact: This photo is old. According to Imran Ghazali, it was taken in March 2023 when Imran Khan was on his way to the Islamabad Judicial Complex in G-11, Islamabad. On 10 […]
Claim: PTI leader Asad Qaiser refused to support a resolution in the National Assembly condemning Israel’s war in Palestine, saying he wouldn’t support it until a resolution was passed in favour of former prime minister Imran Khan. Fact: Qaiser did not make any such remarks during the parliament’s session on 15 March 2024. Fact or […]
Claim: A photo showing several injured police officers in a hospital is from the Bahawalnagar incident when members of the Pakistan Armed Forces assaulted police officers. Fact: The photo is from last year when members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) attacked the Lahore police. On 12 April 2024, several social media users shared an image of […]
Claim: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has tweeted declaring a general amnesty, forgiving all public and private officers who supported oppression against the PTI. Fact: The politician did not give any such statement. The viral tweet was posted by a fake account, @Ali_Amin_khan, impersonating Gandapur. His official account is @AliAminKhanPTI. In March, a […]
Claim: Thousands of Jews gathered in New York City to protest IDF’s ongoing operations in Gaza in March 2024. Fact: The post is misleading. The video is 10 years old and shows a protest in New York City, in June 2013, against a draft bill proposed at the time that would require the conscription of […]
Claim: A photograph shows journalist Gharida Farooqi kissing a dog on the bed. Fact: The viral image is being falsely linked to Farooqi. The woman in the image is Indian fitness model and trainer Aditi Mistry. On 2 April 2023 a photograph of a woman kissing a dog was shared on social media, with varying […]
Claim: A video circulating on social media shows former US President Donald Trump pledging to help former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan get out of jail and regain power if he wins the 2024 US presidential election. Fact: The video in question is a deepfake, artificially generated by an application known as ParrotAI. This app […]