Claim: The Pakistani government has asked all banks to stop accepting donations for Palestine. A leaked internal memo from Bank Alfalah is being used to claim that the bank does not accept donations for the account of the Palestinian government. Fact: The Pakistani government has not asked banks to stop accepting donations for Palestine. Donations […]
Claim: Journalist Imran Riaz Khan is collecting donations online to help disabled people in Pakistan. Fact: Imran Riaz Khan’s Twitter account was hacked and a PayPal scam was shared through a tweet. The journalist uploaded a video warning people not to interact with his account or make any donations. On 30 July 2022, journalist Imran […]
Claim: The UK’s Santander Bank mistakenly deposited millions of pounds across 75,000 consumer accounts. Fact: The British bank has, in fact, erroneously deposited £130 million across 75,000 consumer accounts. However, the payments were only made into the accounts of Santander’s UK customers. [People’s bank balance shot up, check your accounts, bank mistakenly deposits millions across […]