Claim: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman travels to office by a metro train every day, according to a viral video on WhatsApp. Fact: Sitharaman does not travel to work via metro every day; the video, in fact, shows an uncommon instance when she took the Delhi Metro while travelling to an election campaign event of […]
Claim: Posters of Imran Khan have been put up in India in June 2024 to show support for the former Pakistani prime minister while he remains incarcerated. Fact: The clip circulating on WhatsApp is a news report from over four years ago about posters of Khan and Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu that were put […]
Claim: An Indian fighter jet crashed in Surat, Gujarat. Fact: The Tejas fighter jet made an emergency landing after fuel shortage at Surat International Airport. There is no credible evidence of a crash. On 11 June, X user @NavCom24 claimed (archived) that an Indian combat aircraft had crashed in Surat, a city in Gujarat state. […]
Claim: Pakistan cricket team’s coach, Gary Kirsten, resigned from his position after Pakistan’s defeat against India during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Fact: There are no credible media reports about his resignation. There are no credible media reports about his resignation. Kirsten appeared at the post-match conference on 9 June to answer the […]
Claim: An Indian man will send an artificial limb for a camel whose right leg was chopped off in Sindh’s Sanghar district on 14 June. Fact: The camel will not receive any prosthetic limb from India. Instead, a Pakistani company, Bioniks, is supporting the injured animal by working on a prosthesis. On 16 June 2024, 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: A video shows the humble beginnings of Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she arrives to meet her father at their ancestral home. The claim makes a comparison with the allegedly luxurious lifestyle of Pakistani politician Ishaq Dar. Fact: In the video, Sitharaman meets the Indian poet Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s great nephew, Shri K V […]
Claim: A social media video alleges that Pakistan’s national flag was spotted near Mumbai airport. Fact: The claim is false as the video does not show the Pakistani flag. The flag in the video does not contain certain features of the Pakistani flag. For example, the white strip in the Pakistani flag which symbolizes minorities […]
Claim: A video shows a woman from India surrounded by multiple men being harassed, touched inappropriately and manhandled. Fact: The video is from Pakistan, and not India. It’s from August 2021 when a female TikToker was assaulted and harassed in Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore on Independence Day. [Trigger warning: This fact-check contains content pertaining […]
Claim: The Intercept is an Indian propaganda tool run by an Indian named Sumi Agarwal Fact: The Intercept is an investigative journalism platform co-founded by Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras. Pierre Omidyar, eBay founder and philanthropist, provided the funding to launch The Intercept in 2014. On 18 December 2023, X (formerly, Twitter) account […]
Claim: A screenshot circulating online shows that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has confirmed the death of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and offered his condolences via a tweet. Fact: The screenshot shows a tweet by a fake account on X called @anwaar_kakkar. Kakar’s official account on the platform is @anwaar_kakar. Fact or Fiction: On […]
Claim: Canada has cancelled 28,000 work visas for skilled workers coming from India to Canada due to recent tensions between the two countries and has decided to issue these work visas to Pakistani skilled workers instead. Fact: There is no evidence to support the claim. The Canadian government and immigration authorities have not made any […]