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Politics

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Claim: The IDF claims that an audio clip of Hamas operatives discussing the blast at the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, which killed hundreds of civilians, proves that Hamas was responsible for the tragedy. Fact:  The audio clip is not a credible source of evidence as it is mistranslated, edited, and contradicted by other sources of […]

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Claim: Salman Akram Raja tweeted hate speech about the Ahmedi community, calling them infidels.  Fact: The tweet was posted by a fake account impersonating Salman Akram Raja. Raja has clarified that he did not share a hateful message against the Ahmedi community.  On 21 February 2024, an account claiming to be lawyer and PTI leader […]

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Claim: According to a screenshot of a Geo News bulletin, PTI founder, Imran Khan has said that JUI-F chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman is a good person and that he was incited against Rehman by General Faiz and Bajwa. Fact: The screenshot of Imran Khan’s statement is doctored. Geo News never reported any such statement. Elections […]

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Claim: PTI’s founder Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi to his residence in Islamabad, Bani Gala.  Fact: Imran Khan is currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail. His lawyer Intazar Hussain Panjutha has confirmed that Khan has not been shifted to Bani Gala. Imran Khan’s imprisonment Just a week before the election, Khan was […]

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