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 video shows Nawaz Sharif belittling Khawaja Asif during a press conference. Fact: Nawaz Sharif did not mock Khawaja Asif or the recent attempt of an attack on him. The posts show only a part of his statement from a longer recording of a press conference, and share it in a false context. In […]
Claim: A video circulating online shows US President Donald Trump speaking in Urdu, pledging to act against the Pakistan Democratic Movement. Fact: The video is doctored. Deepware and audio analyses revealed manipulated audio frequencies and deepfake characteristics. Following Trump’s victory in the 2024 US Presidential election, X user @Tabii_DxB shared a clip (archive) of Trump […]
Claim: A video shows PTI protesters swimming across a river to reach Islamabad amid road blockades. Fact: The video was first shared online on 1 September 2023, disproving the claim that PTI protesters swam across a river to attend the 24 November 2024 protest at D-Chowk. On 25 November, the Instagram account Dialogue Pakistan, which […]
Claim: A video shows journalist Matiullah Jan in an army cadet’s uniform being stripped of his rank and discharged from the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) due to poor character. Fact: The video does not show Matiullah Jan’s expulsion from the PMA. It is actually a digitally manipulated clip from Hum TV’s drama serial ‘Ehd-e-Wafa,’ with […]
Claim: An image claims to show the authorities’ crackdown on PTI’s rally at D-Chowk, Islamabad on 4 October. Fact: The viral image in the claim does not accurately depict PTI’s 4 October rally at D-Chowk. A visual comparison with images and footage from the site and AI analysis highlight significant discrepancies, indicating that the image […]
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: Donald Trump campaigned for the 2024 US Presidential Election by having a video of his meeting with Imran Khan from 2019 displayed on a billboard in Times Square, New York. Fact: The video is doctored; the billboard originally featured Pakistani YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman, also known as Ducky Bhai, and his wife, Aroob Jatoi. Just days […]
Claim: A video has been circulating online with the claim that an angry crowd tried to burn a Member of the National Assembly Mubarak Zeb Khan. Fact: The video is from a clash that broke out at the final match of the Bajaur Cricket League. However, MNA Mubarak Zeb was not present at the event. […]
Claim: The Russian ambassador to Pakistan Albert P Khorev sent a congratulatory message to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on his victory in the cipher case. Fact: The Russian ambassador to Pakistan did not issue any statements congratulating Imran Khan on his acquittal in the cipher case. No such news was reported by any […]
Claim: A video shows former first lady Bushra Bibi talking about a kiss with a man during an interview. Fact: The video is a deepfake, with Bushra Bibi’s face superimposed onto the footage of another woman which dates back to November 2022. On 26 April 2024, Facebook user Akbar Gilgiti posted a video of Imran […]
Claim: Hina Pervaiz Butt claimed that prominent journalist and co-founder of the media company Zeteo, Mehdi Hasan, was paid to publish PTI founder Imran Khan’s interview. Fact: The claim is false. The word “paid”, visible in the image of the article shared by Hina Pervaiz Butt, shows that the full interview is only accessible to […]