Claim: The new blueprint of the Malir Expressway indicates that the project’s successful completion will not result in the demolition of any houses.. Niaz Soomro, the Project Director for Malir Expressway claimed that according to their new alignment there are no buildings on their way while the initial alignment was affecting up to 700 houses. […]
Claim: Angelina Jolie said, “Arabs and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against Israel.” Fact: Angelina Jolie did not say this. The quote falsely attributed to her has circulated online for many years. On 18 February 2024, Threads user @faithfullifestyle1 posted an image (archive) which attributed the following quote to Angelina Jolie, “Arabs […]
Claim: The Iranian president met Imran Khan in Adiala Jail; Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi were also present. Fact: The claim that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Imran Khan in Adiala Jail is false. There is no evidence to support this claim. On 23 April 2024, multiple social media users shared posts […]
Claim: Nawaz Sharif boycotted the 2024 general elections in Pakistan in an emergency press conference on 7 February 2024. Fact: An old video clip from Nawaz Sharif’s press conference in July 2015 is being recycled to claim that it was taken right before the 2024 elections. On 7 February 2024, an X account posing to […]
Claim: Chief of the extremist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, Masood Azhar, was kiIIed in a bomb expIosion by unknown men, on his way back from a mosque in Bahawalpur. Fact: Old images and videos from a 2021 car bomb blast in Quetta, a 2023 bomb blast in DI Khan and a road accident from 2019 were […]
Claim: Football player Christiano Ronaldo sold one of his gold boots for €1.5 million and donated all the money to children in Palestine. Fact: Christiano Ronaldo did not sell his golden boot to donate money to children in Palestine. In the first week of January 2024, social media users posted an image (archived) of the […]
Claim: Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail is joining the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Fact: Contrary to the popular claim that he is joining the PPP, Ismail is actually taking a break from politics. On 11 January 2024, a video clip of Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, the Caretaker Prime Minister, Anwar ul Haq Kakar meeting […]
Claim: Sushmita Sen and Waris Baig had a secret child twenty years ago. Fact: Waris Baig went to India for a music video shoot when his son Ammar Baig was young; Ammar sang two songs for Sen and, in response, she was so overjoyed that she remarked to Waris, “Why don’t you leave him here […]
Claim: Eight UAE planes have landed at airports in Israel, carrying military aid and equipment for the Israeli army. Fact: This claim is false and reports developments from last year out of context. There is no evidence of the UAE supplying military aid to Israel in the ongoing war. On 7 October 2023, the Al […]
Claim: Imran Khan appeared older than usual in a recent video clip, most probably due to stress and anxiety. Fact: An AI generative filter was used on a recent video of Imran Khan to make him appear older than he is. On 2 June 2023, several social media users uploaded a 9-second video clip of […]
Claim: An image of Nawaz Sharif and King Muhammed Bin Salman is from Sharif’s Ramzan visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fact: The image is from 2017, when Nawaz Sharif visited King Salman as the prime minister of Pakistan. On 21 April 2023, the Instagram account (@pakobserver) shared an image of King Salman of […]
Claim: Imran Khan shared a video as “evidence of the rape of women” who are in police custody after coming out in support of PTI. Fact: A fake account pretending to be affiliated with Imran Khan shared an old video out of context to claim that it shows video evidence of women who support PTI […]