Claim: In a recent rally ahead of the 8 February 2024 elections, Asif Ali Zardari said the time has come now to replace Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari with a decent man who can run Pakistan. Fact: The video does not match the audio, which has been altered to include the name of Bilawal when Zardari was actually […]
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: A news grab suggests that Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) chief Sirajul Haq said that his party will end corruption along with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Fact: The photo is from a 22 March 2022 meeting when Bilawal offered condolences to the JI chief over his mother’s death. The meeting was followed by a media talk […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari dancing to a Bollywood song at an event. Fact: Bilawal has been misidentified in the video. It features a media student Mehroz Baig who posted the video on his social media account on 12 January 2023. Fact or Fiction? On 22 January 2023, Pakistani-Canadian columnist […]
Claim: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is tying the knot with Mahenoor Soomro, granddaughter of Pakistan Peoples Party’s founding member late Ruqiya Khanum Soomro. Fact: Mahenoor has denied the rumours, urging people to avoid spreading fake news regarding her marriage. Fact or Fiction? On 20 October 2022, the Facebook page Jaanlo claimed that PPP chairman Bilawal […]
Claim: A viral video shows Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and other members of the government inside the Masjid Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with onlookers chanting the slogans, “Jiye Bhutto [Long live Bhutto]” and “Wazir-e-Azam Zindabad [Long live the prime minister].” Fact: Onlookers did not chant, ‘Jiye Bhutto’ during Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Medina. The […]
Claim: Benazir Income Support Program deserves the recognition given to Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program by the World Bank. Fact: While the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program used the technological protocol first initiated by BISP, the program was launched and overseen by the PTI government. The World Bank recently released a report, naming Pakistan’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash […]