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 […]
Claim: In a government school, students chanted “Imran Khan Zindabad” to show their support for the former Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Fact: During Independence Day celebrations on 14 August 2023, students at the Lahore Polytechnic Institute raised slogans in favour of the Pakistan Army, which were misconstrued as chants for Imran Khan. On 19 […]
Claim: A video doing the rounds on social media following the general elections on 8 February shows former prime minister Imran Khan’s family members greeting him upon being released from jail. Fact: The video is from May 13 2023, when Imran Khan was released from jail after his first arrest. The former premier is currently […]
Claim: The newly elected Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has suspended the 800,000 arms licenses issued throughout the province. Fact: Maryam Nawaz has not suspended 800,000 arms licences in Punjab, according to the Chief Minister’s spokesperson. On 27 February 2024, several social media users, as well as news channels, such as ARY News […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Pakistan would stipulate its own Citizenship Amendment Act to grant citizenship to persecuted Indian Muslims. This comes in response to India’s CAA, which is “undemocratic and communal,” says his post. Fact: The screenshot appears to be doctored. Shehbaz Sharif has not made any such […]
Claim: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), comprising PTI-backed independents, rejected the resolution to stop the bombing in Gaza, presented by PPP MNA Shazia Marri in the National Assembly. Fact: While there was initial opposition to the motion, including from the SIC, this was before the full context of the resolution was understood. Once the speaker […]
Claim: A GNN news clip shared on social media claims that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), General Rafael Mariano Grossi, is visiting Pakistan. Fact: The claim is misleading as the news is old. The actual news is from February 2023, when Grossi visited Pakistan. On 15 March 2024, a Facebook page, […]
Claim: An image of a news report by Urdu News claims that face masks of Imran Khan’s face are manufactured with the same frame as the Pharaoh asks sold by the same company. Fact: The claim is false as the image is doctored. In the original article, the media outlet mentions that the Imran Khan […]
Claim: In a handwritten letter, Assistant Commissioner of Rawalpindi Cantt, Qandeel Fatima Memon, filed complaints against PTI’s leaders. Fact: The claim is false. Memon debunked the claim on X, confirming that she never wrote the letter and did not file any such complaints. Elections 2024 Pakistan’s general elections were held on 8 February 2024. Protests […]