Claim: According to video clips circulating online, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has passed away from a heart attack. Fact: Nawaz Sharif has not passed away. Fact or Fiction? On 12 July 2022, a video clip of Nawaz Sharif and Mayam Nawaz was shared with the following caption: “بہت ہی افسوسناک خبر میاں محمد نواز […]
Claim: A Spanish newspaper recently published pictures of “thieves from around the world”, including former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. Fact: Nawaz Sharif’s picture appeared in a 2016 article by Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia about the Panama Papers. Sharif’s name and photo did not feature in a recent article by the publication about international […]
Claim: A scenic motorway-bridge high in the mountains was built under the leadership of PML-N supremo and former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif. Fact: The motorway-bridge is located in Austria, not Pakistan, and has no connection to Sharif. On 1 January 2022, Facebook user ‘Hayat Yusofzai’ posted an image showing a motorway passing through […]
Claim: PTI MNA Najeeb Haroon resigned in response to the Gujranwala rally. Fact: Najeeb Haroon resigned in April 2020 because he felt that he was unable to make the changes he would have liked to during his 20 months in office. A tweet recently went viral on October 16, 2020, sharing a Geo News screenshot […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz’s statement with regards to Shahbaz Sharif’s father being a businessman is a lie. Fact: Shahbaz Sharif’s father was actually a businessman. An edited video of Maryam Nawaz’s statement contradicting Shahbaz Sharif’s regarding his father, has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook. In this video Maryam Nawaz Sharif says that Shahbaz Sharif’s father […]
Claim: A picture is being shared on social media apparently showing Nawaz Sharif meeting with the Israeli Ambassador during his tenure. Fact: The picture is doctored; the original image shows Nawaz Sharif meeting the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on June 8, 2013. An image was shared on Twitter on September 17, apparently showing former […]