Claim: Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, stated that Punjab would be the first province in Pakistan to transition its mass transit system to electric vehicles. Fact: This claim is false. Sindh launched its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) as early as January 2023 becoming the first province to introduce EVs to its mass transit […]
Claim: A video shows a recent fire that broke out on a train going from Karachi to Lahore, in which five people were killed. Fact: No such incident has been reported this year. The video in the claim is from October 2019, when a passenger train, Tezgam, travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi, caught fire after […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz’s husband, Captain (retd) Safdar Awan, said that sexual relations are permissible in Islam without a nikkah. Fact: The clip is edited and misrepresents Captain (retd) Safdar’s remarks. Complete footage of his press conference makes it apparent that Awan was referring to Imran Khan’s supposed views on the matter rather than expressing his […]
Claim: A doctor displayed anger and frustration at the government after witnessing casualties from the recent PTI protest at D-Chowk. Fact: The video is from 2021 and shows the doctor criticising Imran Khan and the PTI government at the time following a TLP protest.It is not related to the recent PTI protest at D-Chowk. On […]
Claim: A PTI protester in a shroud, apparently pretending to be dead, was photographed using a phone. Fact: The image does not show a PTI protester. The image, originally shared in 2022, shows a child dressed as a corpse for Halloween. On 23 November, X user @LegiMian shared an image (archive) of a shrouded person […]
Claim: A video shows “Imran Khan zindabad” [Long live Imran Khan] slogans being chanted on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent flight. Fact: The caption of the post is false as the video actually features people chanting ‘Dar sahab zindabad.’ Moreover, it is from October 2023 and was recorded during Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan […]
Claim: A video shows a group of Pakistanis carrying Bangladeshi flags in favour of the 2024 student uprising that led to the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Fact: The video predates the 2024 student protests in Bangladesh and existed online as early as January 2022. On 21 August 2024, Dr Farhan K Virk […]
Claim: A photo shows Dr Yasmin Rashid lying in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask after her health deteriorated twice in April and May 2024. Fact: While reports say Dr Rashid was hospitalised in April 2024, the viral picture of her is from 2023. On 20 April 2024, the Facebook page ‘Ali Farhan’ posted […]
Claim: A video shows an April 2024 mugging incident wherein a woman and her elderly mother were robbed in broad daylight. Fact: The video is not recent. It is, in fact, from November 2022. On 18 April 2024, conservative Pakistani columnist Orya Maqbool Jan shared (archive) closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of a mugging. The video […]
Claim: A photo showing several injured police officers in a hospital is from the Bahawalnagar incident when members of the Pakistan Armed Forces assaulted police officers. Fact: The photo is from last year when members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) attacked the Lahore police. On 12 April 2024, several social media users shared an image of […]
Claim: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi has been appointed the principal of Aitchison College. Fact: The claim is not true as it is based on a satirical report. On 27 March 2024, Facebook user ‘Shahid Zulfiqar’ posted the visual of a news report claiming that the interior minister of Pakistan, Mohsin Raza Naqvi, has […]
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 […]