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 that passengers refused to travel with Nawaz Sharif in an airplane. The screenshot appears to be a 7 News breaking news bulletin being reported by journalist Rana Waheed.
Fact or Fiction?
In clarification, Rana Waheed tweeted that the screenshot was fake since he is now a PNN News correspondent and does not work at 7 News anymore.
Soch Fact Check also reached out to Waheed, who confirmed that the image is doctored and that, although he used to work for 7 News before, has now been working as a PNN News special correspondent, so he could not have possibly reported this claim for 7 News on 11 April 2023.
Virality
Tweet sharing the doctored screenshot was shared with 8,306,617 followers and received 30,570 interactions on Twitter. This tweet was also shared by prominent journalists such as Iqrar ul Hasan Syed.
We also found the claim shared on Facebook here and here.
Conclusion: A 7 News bulletin reporting that passengers refused to sit with Nawaz Sharif is fake.