Claim: A video shows a large group of PTI protesters outside Avenfield House following the arrest of Imran Khan. Fact: The video is old and has nothing to do with Khan’s arrest. On 10 May 2023, Twitter user Faisal Khan, with the handle @KaliwalYam, posted a video (archive) allegedly showing a large group of Pakistan […]
Claim: A photo shows two helicopters flying over the General Headquarters (GHQ), headquarters of the Pakistan Army, in Rawalpindi following former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The photo is from 2009, after an attack by militants on the army headquarters in Rawalpindi. Rangers arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan from the Islamabad High Court’s […]
Claim: A notification signed by the Islamabad District Magistrate announced a lockdown in Islamabad and Punjab province, claiming that except for essential services such as healthcare, all institutions are to remain closed and the province cordoned off. Fact: The claim is false, and the notification is doctored. The federal government and District Magistrate did not […]
Claim: A photo shows Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari visiting the graves of Indian soldiers who died in the Kargil War against Pakistan during his recent visit to India. Fact: The photo doing the rounds on social media is from Bilawal’s visit to Lithuania in February 2023 when he paid a visit to the monument of […]
Claim: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, posted a tweet expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of a terrorist attack on the Counter Terrorism Department in Swat. Fact: The DPO and DIG Malakand believe this was a result of mishandling of ammunition rather than. On 25 April 2023, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
Claim: A tweet from PMLN’s official account claims that the Grand Mosque’s administration in Makkah shared an image of Nawaz Sharif surrounded by protocol officers offering Umrah, with the caption, “His Excellency the former Prime Minister of Pakistan performed Umran in Masjid Al Haram earlier today.” Fact: The tweet is misleading because Harmain Shareefain is […]
Claim: Ten billion rupees out of 21 billion rupees, has been released for the Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct the Punjab Assembly elections. The rest of the funds will be disbursed once the KPK Assembly elections are scheduled. Fact: The Ministry of Finance has not yet released any funds to the Election Commission […]
Claim: A picture shows Ali Amin Gandapur crying under the duress of his arrest. Fact: The picture has been edited by using an Instagram filter. On April 9, 2023, a picture of Ali Amin, former federal minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) politician, went viral. The image appears to show Amin […]
Claim: An image shows Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori in police custody 15 years ago for stealing a bike. Fact: The image actually shows Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori in police custody for allegedly being involved in a police encounter in 2008. On 11 April 2023, Haqeeqat TV shared an image on Twitter of Sindh Governor Muhammad […]
Claim: Passengers refused to travel with Nawaz Sharif in an airplane Fact: A doctored screenshot falsely claims that journalist Rana Waheed reported that passengers refused to travel with Nawaz Sharif. Rana Waheed clarified that he did not report this. On 11 April 2023, a pro-PTI Twitter account posted a tweet sharing a screenshot which claims […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz Sharif recently said in an interview that it is time for Imran Khan to be erased. Fact: A snippet of an old interview of Maryam Nawaz Sharif was taken out of context to imply that she believes that it is time Imran Khan to be “erased”. The complete sentence is: “Zulm jab […]
Claim: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced they will boycott elections in Punjab, which were scheduled to be held on 14 May 2023 as per court orders. Fact: PML-N has not announced a boycott of the upcoming Punjab elections. Fact or Fiction? On 20 April 2023, the Facebook page Pakistantopup shared a claim that […]