Claim: The cover of The Economist’s 9 October Asia edition features an image of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, accompanied by text stating, “Imran Khan Will Win The Next Elections.” Fact: The Economist never published such a cover and the image appears to be doctored. The text on the cover seems to have been taken […]
Claim: Afghan Taliban’s General Mobin said the national cricket team would not be permitted to play if they support the tri-coloured Afghan National Flag. Fact: General Mobeen did say the Afghan team would not be allowed to play if they kept sporting the Afghan national flag however, he has issued a statement on it saying […]
Claim: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died because of the insensitivity and lack of empathy of the Pakistani nation. Fact: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died after developing health complications due to COVID 19 Starting from 0:35 in the video, the anchor states that “Abdul Qadeer Khan died of solitude. Although he was also battling cancer in […]
Claim: Lt. General Asif Ghafoor may be made the Director General (DG) of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Fact: General Ghafoor is not in fact being made DG ISI. An Instagram account by the name of _.Markhor._ claimed in a recent post that General Ghafoor, the former Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) — […]
Claim: 1- The Taliban have confirmed the death of their supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. 2- Akhunzada died last year in a suicide attack carried out by Pakistani forces. Fact: 1- The Taliban have not confirmed the death of their supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. 2- The Pakistani State has endorsed a […]
Claim: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry described Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the late Pakistani nuclear scientist, as “fake,” a “joker,” and one of the “fake heroes” of Pakistan in 2012. Fact: Chaudhry did in fact tweet that Dr Qadeer was “fake,” a “joker,” and one of the “fake heroes” of Pakistan in 2012; however, the minister […]
Claim: Former Army Chief Raheel Sharif appointed as Newcastle United Football Club’s new manager. Fact: General (retired) Raheel Sharif has not been appointed the manager of Newcastle United Football Club. Newcastle United Football Club was sold to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, on Thursday 7 October 2021. Shortly afterwards, on 13 […]
Claim: A video allegedly depicting Swedish artist Lars Vilks screaming from within a car at the site of a fiery crash has surfaced on social media, three days after Vilks died in a car accident in Sweden. Vilks was known for the controversy surrounding his drawings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Fact: The video is in […]
Claim: A Takfiri gathering took place In Islamabad under the patronage of the Government of Pakistan. Fact: The gathering was in fact a private event organised by a religious student union. Members of both the government and opposition parties were there, not as patrons but as invitees. An article by Jafria Press alleges that a […]
Claim: PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz Sharif described Prime Minister Imran Khan as her “hero” in a 2008 Twitter post Fact: The tweet in the screenshot being circulated is from 27 September 2008 but Maryam Nawaz Sharif did not join Twitter until January 2012. Therefore, the image must be doctored. On 5 October 2021, an Instagram account […]
Claim: Pakistan Army’s former spokesperson, Major General Asif Ghafoor, is seen in a helicopter with Afghan Taliban’s Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, fueling the conspiracy that Islamabad is collaborating with the militant group. Fact: The photo that purportedly shows Major General Ghafoor and Akhundzada posing together for a selfie in a helicopter was doctored; the original […]
Claim: Pakistani soldiers were martyred during the Panjshir conflict in Afghanistan. Fact: The proof posted on social media by former Indian Army officers was, in fact, a picture of Pakistani actors in a military movie. On 10 September, various former officers of the Indian Army posted updates from Afghanistan on their social media, sharing a […]