Claim: PTI’s candidate from NA-55, Muhammad Basharat Raja is boycotting the general election on PTI’s founder and ex-chairman, Imran Khan’s call. Fact: The claim is false because the clip was created by altering another video using deepfake technology. In the original video, Basharat Raja is asking the general public to vote for him in the […]
Claim: PTI’s candidate from NA-8, Rehan Zeb Khan, was shot dead in Bajaur. Fact: The claim is misleading because Rehan Zeb Khan was a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the Bajaur district, while also contesting for the elections independently after PTI did not nominate him as their official candidate for general elections. On 31 January […]
Claim: In a recent rally ahead of the 8 February 2024 elections, Asif Ali Zardari said the time has come now to replace Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari with a decent man who can run Pakistan. Fact: The video does not match the audio, which has been altered to include the name of Bilawal when Zardari was actually […]
Claim: A fatwa issued by Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi states that voting for JUI-F is ‘haram’ as they ask for votes in the name of religion. Fact: Darul Uloom Karachi did not issue such a fatwa. The image making rounds on social media is a doctored version of a fatwa about coronavirus prevention from 2020. […]
Claim: A tweet implies that the ECP printed 260 million ballot papers for 128 million voters and 160 million of them are extra which can be used for rigging in general elections 2024. Fact: The claim is misleading because both national and provincial assemblies have separate ballot papers and each voter gets two ballot papers […]
Claim: Imran Khan was seen sporting a beard on 30 January 2024, the day he was sentenced to 10 years for “leaking state secrets”. Fact: A beard was edited onto Khan’s face in an image that was originally posted by PTI Central Legal Coordinator Mashal Yousafzai on 1 August 2023. On 30 January 2024, X […]
Claim: PML-N’s candidate for National Assembly from Chakwal, Major (r) Tahir Iqbal, said, “The person second to God is known as Mian Nawaz Sharif.” Fact: Major Iqbal’s remarks have been taken out of context and presented in a purposely trimmed video. Upon viewing a longer version of the clip, Iqbal in his speech praises Nawaz […]
Claim: A video shows PPP leader Khursheed Shah being hit with shoes during a campaign trail in his constituency ahead of the 2024 general elections. Fact: Shah was not hit with shoes during a recent campaign trail; the video is actually over five years old and, therefore, not breaking news. On January 2024, X (formerly […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani politician and election candidate, Daniyal Aziz, slapping a cricket player. Fact: The video does not show Daniyal Aziz and it is not from Pakistan. It depicts a physical altercation between two Indian politicians. On 23 January 2024, the Facebook page ‘Pti Narowal’ posted (archive) a video showing an altercation that […]
Claim: A social media video claims to show Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) vice president Mian Javed Latif being beaten by a mob during an election campaign in his constituency. Fact: The claim is false as the video is from 2017 when Latif was attacked by TLP supporters, who were protesting the government’s crackdown on their […]
Claim: A post on social media claims that Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) withdrew its candidate from NA-230 in favour of ASWJ leader, Aurangzeb Farooqui. Fact: The claim is false because the MQM-P didn’t nominate any candidate in the NA-230 (Malir II) constituency in Karachi as per the official record by the ECP and official statements […]
Claim: A video on social media shows religious scholars issuing a fatwa, saying it is a sin and forbidden to vote for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the upcoming elections. Fact: The post is misleading. The actual video is from 2017 when a group of religious scholars issued this statement at a press conference in […]