Claim: Imran Ismail of PTI shared a tweet claiming that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has won the local body election in Karachi. Fact: PTI had not won the local body election in Karachi. On 15 January 2023, former governor of Sindh and PTI politician Imran Ismail published a tweet claiming that PTI had won the election […]
Claim: Ahsan Iqbal condemned the PDM government for failing to avoid the nationwide electricity shutdown on 23 January 2023. Fact: This video was released on social media by the PMLN in January 2021 to condemn a similar nationwide electricity shutdown which took place at the time. On 23 January 2023, Taimur Khan Jhagra and Zartaj […]
Claim: A Twitter account posting in favour of Imran Khan claims to be the royal correspondent of the United Kingdom’s newspaper, the Daily Express. Fact: The account is an imposter. The official royal correspondent of the Daily Express is Richard Palmer, and he has not posted anything in support of Imran Khan. On 18 December […]
Claim: PTI politician Farrukh Habib was also arrested with Fawad Chaudhry. Fact: Farrukh Habib was not arrested on 25 January 2023. Several video clips and tweets prove that he was not arrested. On 25 January 2023, following reports of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice President Fawad Chaudhry’s arrest, social media users began to share the claim that […]
Claim: The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi has charged Rao Anwar with the murder of Naqeeullah Mehsud. Fact: Rao Anwar was not charged; instead, he was acquitted by the ATC in Karachi. On 23 January 2023, Dawn.com shared a misleading tweet claiming that the infamous Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar has been […]
Claim: Leaked audio of a conversation between Maryam Nawaz and Rana Sanaullah proves that she attempted to orchestrate the leak of an alleged private video of PTI chief Imran Khan Fact: The audio of Maryam Nawaz Sharif speaking at an old press conference in October 2022 was doctored to make it seem like she and […]
Claim: Social media posts claim that Pakistani forces launched air strikes against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Fact: The claim is false. Pakistan’s Foreign Office denied the attacks; similarly, the Taliban have not confirmed any air strikes by Pakistan. On 5 January 2022, a Twitter page Regional Security Advisory posted […]
Claim: A video shows Brazilian police crashing into Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro’s private plane as he attempted to flee the country. Fact: The claim is false. The video is from 2011 when Bralizian police chased and arrested five smugglers in a theft case. On 9 January 2023, a Twitter account posted a video […]
Claim: All records were destroyed in a fire at the Custom Intelligence Office in Quetta. Fact: There was a fire at the customs office in Quetta. However, the incident took place 8 months ago and all records were not destroyed, according to the SSP Quetta’s office and news reports from the time. On 23 December […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Faheem Khan being beaten up onboard a plane. Fact: The video shows a fight that broke out on a Thai Smile Airways flight from Bangkok to India on 27 December 2022. Fact or Fiction? On 2 January 2023, Twitter user Sarfraz Nisar shared a video claiming that it shows […]
Claim: A new financial emergency notification has been issued for the country on 20 December 2022 by the Cabinet Secretariat. Fact: The notification has been debunked by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting fact-check Twitter handle. On 20 December 2022, a financial emergency notification purported to be issued by the Cabinet Secretariat was widely circulated […]
Claim: Former prime minister Imran Khan initiated the Mohmand Dam project. Fact: The idea behind the Mohmand Dam project was first initiated by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in 1963. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted the project’s feasibility study in 2000. The project was further modified considering the 2008 crisis and the […]