Claim: Sindh Police and Pakistan Army exchanged fire in Karachi killing dozens of police men and army personnel. Fact: There are no reports of violence between police and army personnel in Karachi, although Sindh Police’s high command has protested the alleged intimidation of IGP Sindh by the military. In what seems to be a coordinated […]
Claim: The Indian flag was raised at a Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally. Fact: The Indian flag was doctored into some images of crowds at the PDM rally. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) held a rally in Karachi as a part of their plan to oust Imran Khan’s government on allegations of election interference. On […]
Claim: Six Indian soldiers were killed in face-off between the Indian and Chinese army in Ladakh Fact: Six civilians were injured in Srinagar following a failed attack on an Indian Army vehicle by suspected militants On August 30, two offences against the Indian Army took place in two different locations. One in the Baramulla region […]
Claim: Pakistan Navy submarine seen in flooded streets of Karachi to rescue residents Fact: The video and image showing a submarine in Karachi’s streets were both doctored. On August 30, after the urban flooding that occurred in Karachi, a doctored video was shared by an Indian account showing a submarine traversing through Nagan Chaowarangi, a […]
Claim: Viral video shows Karachi residents catching a crocodile that escaped Manghopir Shrine due to urban flooding. Fact: This video is from August 2019, and was filmed in Vadodara, India A video clip that shows a crocodile being caught in flooded streets was posted to Facebook and shared on WhatsApp after heavy monsoon rainfall caused […]
Claim: Pakistani journalist and author claimed that locals hoisted the Indian flag in Balochistan. Fact: The flag in question is of the Baloch National Party- Mengal; it is not an Indian flag. On August 15, Tarek Fateh, a Canada-based Pakistani author and journalist tweeted a video of young boys holding and hoisting a three-coloured unofficial […]
Claim: PPP Senator Gianchan shared an image allegedly showing thick vegetation in Thar after the monsoon season. Fact: The image in question is actually from Palakkad in India. On 20 August, PPP Senator Gianchan Tweeted an image of a road surrounded by green hills with the caption “Beauty of Thar.” The Senator, who heads the […]
Claim: A video is being circulated on Twitter and Facebook, allegedly depicting two Muslim men beating an elderly Hindu woman and forcefully taking a young girl away.Fact: The video was actually taken in Kalu Khan Ki Dhani village in Rajasthan, India on 11 September 2017. Verdict: False A video showing two men beating an elderly […]