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PML-N leader was stripped by a mob in Jhang over a land dispute, not while campaigning for votes
Religious scholar gunned down in Sohrab Goth not linked to the Mumbai Attacks
Video does not show Mervaka tank destroyed in Israel
Thai hostage did not give birth in Hamas’ captivity
Starbucks stores in San Francisco are not closing due to Pro-Palestine boycott
Calendar from Al-Rantisi Hospital shared as hostage guardian list
Old news of a blast in Lakki Marwat goes viral on social media
Pakistan govt is not banning PKR 5,000 banknote
Hadiqa Kiyani built two mosques, not two hundred
Braverman’s claim that UK child grooming gangs are ‘almost all British-Pakistani men’ is misleading
Pro-Palestine students at Stanford University did not write antisemitic messages in chalk near the sit-in
Video shows Musa Elahi being attacked, not Ataullah Tarar
Deepfake video falsely portrays a belly dancing Maryam Nawaz 
Khursheed Shah did not apologise for ousting Imran Khan from power
Image does not show attack on Israeli cargo ship in 2023
Video of father and daughter laughing is not from Gaza
Video of ‘Big Ben’ painted in white is not from 2023
Video showing Hamas attacking Israeli army tanks is not real
Viral video falsely claims that Saudi Arabia has boycotted Indian PM Narendra Modi
Maulana Fazl ur Rahman did not visit Gaza with aid
Image falsely claims to show Biden seeking forgiveness from George Floyd’s daughter
Reports of suicide of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s psychiatrist are actually satire
Was Israeli army chief captured, subjected to violence?
Canada has not canceled work visas for Indian skilled workers
Video claiming to expose ‘Pallywood’ actually shows real Palestinian victims
Images of a ‘Palestinian girl’ being rescued thrice are actually from Syria in 2016
Video from Syria falsely linked to airstrike on Turkish Palestinian hospital
Video from 9 May protests falsely linked to recent attack on Mianwali air base
Bank Alfalah is not blocking donations for Palestine
Viral photo does not show late Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver with Yasser Arafat
Taylor Swift did not postpone Eras tour film screenings in Israel
McDonald’s outlet in Peshawar not closed due to boycott over pro-Israel stance
No evidence of UAE planes carrying military aid to Israel amid Gaza conflict
Pro-Palestine demonstrators at UCLA did not chant, “We want Jewish Genocide”
Viral video does not show Hezbollah and supporters entering Israeli territory
Old clip showing execution, mass grave wrongly linked to Israeli forces
Video of cleric sexually abusing student is from Pakistan, not Palestine
Saudi Arabia has not ended normalisation talks with Israel
Posts misrepresent UN aid to Gaza as ‘expired’
Half of Pakistan will not experience snowfall in January 2024
Jewish students at Cooper Union College were not locked inside the library
Video of Bella Hadid supporting Israel is a deepfake
Maria Butt and sister falsely claim NADRA is going against Constitution, Shariat Court
Switzerland’s new law bans all face coverings, does not target Muslims specifically
Old video linked to attack on London cop during pro-Palestinian protest
Picture from Missouri falsely claimed to show Imran Khan’s jail cell
CII did not declare first wife’s permission unnecessary for second marriage
Altered memo linked to $8 bn US military aid to Israel
Video game clip shared as real footage of Hamas shooting down Israel’s helicopter
AI-generated image claims to show a tent city for Israelis
Clip from Algeria wrongly linked to Israel bombing in Gaza
Photo from Thailand wrongly linked to Palestinians faking death
Palestinians Fouad Jaber and Khaled Hamad were killed in 2014, contrary to viral claim
Colombia did not expel the Israeli ambassador
Taliban did not issue a statement seeking passage to Israel
Is Disney producing a film based on a famed pornographic video?
Old video of beheading resurfaces amidst 2023 Israel-Hamas escalation
Viral video does not show Israel’s strike on a water tank in Gaza
Image of an Israeli soldier with rescued twin babies is AI-generated
Iran denies sentencing Cristiano Ronaldo to 99 lashes
Ushna Shah’s claim about Instagram banning pro-Palestinian content in Canada is misleading
Indian media outlet misreported Pakistani cricketers tweets on Palestine
Old video falsely linked to a recent strike on a hospital in Gaza
Disputed visuals show body of a real Palestinian child, not a doll
Emir of Qatar did not threaten to cut off world’s natural gas
News of a NAB raid at Shazia Marri’s house is fake
Viral video falsely claims that an Imam of Masjid Al Haram issued a statement in support of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan
Mohammed bin Salman did not give a public statement supporting Imran Khan
Viral video falsely claims that the COAS brought the dollar down by PKR 150
Video game clips wrongly linked to Hamas attack on Israel
Old video from Turkish military coup falsely linked to Israel-Palestine escalation
Israel’s claim 40 babies were ‘beheaded’ has no evidence
Viral video does not show Israeli children held in cages by Hamas
Video of a huge crowd chanting slogans in Al-Aqsa is old
False reports emerge about death of India’s Amartya Sen
Old video from 2020 shared as Hamas strike on Tel Aviv’s airport
Hareem Shah links old videos to Hamas attack on Israel
Video of paragliders in Egypt falsely linked to Hamas attack
SAMAA TV runs misinformation on insurance cover provided by SBP
Old video of Khawaja Asif ink attack shared as warning ahead of Nawaz’s return
Capital TV, SAMAA TV run misleading reports on earthquake
Viral photos showing Modi and Biden sharing Indian food are AI-generated
Old report about female infanticide in India recycled as new
Old pictures linked to dubious claim dog meat was seized from KP restaurants
Old picture of Imran Khan doctored to show former PM in jail
Did a beggar enter a plane in Karachi?
Lahore has not surpassed Karachi’s population
Church in Spencer did not catch fire during same–sex wedding
Social media posts about attack on Tablighi Jamaat at Winder is false
Photo shows Rahul Gandhi with Italy’s Castaldo, not an ISI agent
24 News bulletins make false claims
Photo of Imran Khan walking out of jail is AI-generated
The UAE did not declare Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir as parts of India
Justice Yahya Afridi did not say 9 May 2023 protestors were the “government’s people”
Imran Khan did not apologise to the Pakistan Armed Forces
State Bank of Pakistan has not introduced a PKR 300 banknote
Canada did not issue a travel advisory on terrorism in India
Old video of police beating up women shared with false claim
Imran Riaz Khan did not make a vlog after returning home in September 2023
Video of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s statement about Imran Khan is old
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Politics

Religious scholar gunned down in Sohrab Goth not linked to the Mumbai Attacks
Braverman’s claim that UK child grooming gangs are ‘almost all British-Pakistani men’ is misleading
Pro-Palestine students at Stanford University did not write antisemitic messages in chalk near the sit-in
Video shows Musa Elahi being attacked, not Ataullah Tarar
Deepfake video falsely portrays a belly dancing Maryam Nawaz 
Khursheed Shah did not apologise for ousting Imran Khan from power
Viral video falsely claims that Saudi Arabia has boycotted Indian PM Narendra Modi
Maulana Fazl ur Rahman did not visit Gaza with aid
Canada has not canceled work visas for Indian skilled workers
Video claiming to expose ‘Pallywood’ actually shows real Palestinian victims
Images of a ‘Palestinian girl’ being rescued thrice are actually from Syria in 2016
Bank Alfalah is not blocking donations for Palestine
Taylor Swift did not postpone Eras tour film screenings in Israel
McDonald’s outlet in Peshawar not closed due to boycott over pro-Israel stance
No evidence of UAE planes carrying military aid to Israel amid Gaza conflict
Pro-Palestine demonstrators at UCLA did not chant, “We want Jewish Genocide”
Viral video does not show Hezbollah and supporters entering Israeli territory
Saudi Arabia has not ended normalisation talks with Israel
Half of Pakistan will not experience snowfall in January 2024
Jewish students at Cooper Union College were not locked inside the library
Picture from Missouri falsely claimed to show Imran Khan’s jail cell
Colombia did not expel the Israeli ambassador
Taliban did not issue a statement seeking passage to Israel
News of a NAB raid at Shazia Marri’s house is fake
Viral video falsely claims that an Imam of Masjid Al Haram issued a statement in support of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan
Mohammed bin Salman did not give a public statement supporting Imran Khan
Viral video falsely claims that the COAS brought the dollar down by PKR 150
Viral video does not show Israeli children held in cages by Hamas
Old video from 2020 shared as Hamas strike on Tel Aviv’s airport
Old video of Khawaja Asif ink attack shared as warning ahead of Nawaz’s return
Old picture of Imran Khan doctored to show former PM in jail
Social media posts about attack on Tablighi Jamaat at Winder is false
The UAE did not declare Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir as parts of India
Justice Yahya Afridi did not say 9 May 2023 protestors were the “government’s people”
Imran Khan did not apologise to the Pakistan Armed Forces
Canada did not issue a travel advisory on terrorism in India
Imran Riaz Khan did not make a vlog after returning home in September 2023
Video of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s statement about Imran Khan is old
Old video of Imran Riaz talking to the media shared as recent
This image does not show Nawaz Sharif’s ‘cancelled’ PIA flight from UK to Pakistan
Do these photographs show Imran Khan’s jail cell?
Viral selfie of caretaker PM was not taken during recent UNGA visit
This image does not show the daughter of Pakistan’s former top judge
President Alvi did not pass an “Anti Shia” Bill
Shehbaz Sharif falsely claims his government did not arrest or harass any political opponents
Viral picture does not show Nawaz Sharif with Humayun Dilawar or Arshad Malik
Man seen taking oath as sports minister in viral photo is not PM Kakar’s son
False image shows fake currency notes with specific serial numbers
Media outlets publish an old advisory by the Afghan ministry asking citizens not to travel to Pakistan
Viral news of a white woman being involved in the 9 May attack is false
Viral image claiming to show recovery from an FIA raid at Shaukat Khanum is false
Lahore News bulletin was doctored before it was shared by PMLN leader Hina Pervez Butt
Canadian Parliament did not pass a bill stopping loans to Pakistan until elections are held
Digitally-manipulated picture of Imran Khan with beard emerges amid reports of poor jail facilities
Image purportedly showing body of PTI protester’s father is from 2018
Pictures of PML-N supporters wrongly linked to Judge Humayun Dilawar
Media reports falsely claim Asad Umar was arrested in cipher case
Old video from Lahore shared as PTI rally in 2023
Video clips of Punjab police torturing women are not from recent PTI arrests
Old video of a protest in Islamabad reshared after Imran Khan’s arrest
Pakistan army did not save all the children in Battagram
Viral post about imminent billion-dollar-plus defence sale to Middle East is misleading
Doctored photo wrongly shared as Imran Khan in jail
Video shows people gathered outside Central Prison Peshawar, not Attock jail
Caretaker PM Anwaar ul Haq Kakar misidentified in viral video
Imaan Mazari wasn’t granted bail in sedition charges on 22 August
President Arif Alvi did not sign new national security laws
A bill does not automatically become law without the president’s response
Fazlur Rehman did not say he won’t celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day
Imran Khan did not apologise to the nation for the cypher conspiracy
WhatsApp forward falsely claims government has passed bill to reduce pensions
Parody account posts fake cypher
The USD-PKR rate did not fall by 20 rupees
No, Shehbaz Sharif did not cry over recent increase in petrol prices
Arif Alvi did not take his entire family for Hajj on the government’s budget
Imran Khan did not make derogetory comment about COAS Asim Munir’s father
Aitzaz Ahsan makesmisleading claims about the US consitution’s Fifth Amendment
Videos of Imran Riaz Khan’s release are false
Viral posts falsely claimed that Zartaj Gul has joined the Pakistan People’s Party
Viral misinformation claimed that Ishaq Dar will be appointed as caretaker PM
Claims that minor domestic worker died after torture are false
News claiming Mari Matta Mandir in Soldier Bazaar was not demolished are false
Old video shared as clashes in Wadh, Balochistan
Fake 24 News bulletin claims alcohol found in TLP’s Saad Rizivi’s car
Viral video clip of Imran Khan looking older is AI-generated
News bulletin claiming Sharif’s stole cutlery from a hotel is fake
Video of Khurram Dastgir Khan refusing to hug Aimal Wali Khan is cropped
Australia did not ban entry of 50 Pakistani military generals
Photo of Nawaz Sharif and King Salman from 2017 shared out of context
PTI PP 273 candidate Mian Alamdar Qureshi did not return his ticket
Viral video does not show Bakhtawar Bhutto’s son cycling with protocol
Saudi Arabia is not giving Pakistani passports to 4 million Burmese people
Orya Maqbool Jan lies about the context of a viral video
No, Abrar-ul-Haq did not sing a melody to honour Gen Asim Munir
Woman doctored into selfie of Maulana Fazlur Rehman and son
Sexually explicit video falsely linked to Rana Sanaullah
News bulletin claiming rape of Khadijah Shah confirmed is doctored
Old video of ink incident rehashed over Khawaja Asif’s ‘dacoits’ comment
Old video wrongly linked to PTI lawmaker’s fleet being burned
Old video of boy posing as Imran Khan resurfaces as arrest claim

Science

Viral photos showing Modi and Biden sharing Indian food are AI-generated
Church in Spencer did not catch fire during same–sex wedding
Video of a baby being rescued is not from Morocco 2023 earthquake
Conspiracy theory wrongly linked to Pakistan’s transgender community
CGI video passed off as real amid Vegas alien reports
Video of Suez Canal wrongly linked to Cyclone Biparjoy
Baseless post claims viral audio is of ‘banging’ sounds from Titan submersible
Old video of waves crashing into a bridge falsely linked to Cyclone Biparjoy
Video said to be Cyclone Biparjoy near Karachi Sea View is actually from Mexico
Karachi grid station blast falsely shared as explosion at nuclear facility
AI-generated photo of woman at PTI protest passed off as real
Claim that Bill Gates-backed meat causes cancer is false
It did not rain worms in China
Photos of ‘mysterious red glow’ wrongly linked to Pakistan earthquake
Frank Hoogerbeets did not say ‘ask Allah for help’ during earthquake
Megavac is not a new medical invention
WHO did not publish a list of “seven biggest brain damaging habits”
Lahore did not make it compulsory on all new buildings to install EV chargers
Viral video of the moon rising for 30 seconds in the North Pole is fake
Fake pictures of snow in Islamabad got viral
Viral video of snowfall in Makkah is fake
Misleading claim that condoms ‘cannot’ prevent HIV goes viral
Pfizer was tested for the contraction of COVID-19
New study does not claim white rice is as bad as candy for heart health
VFX artist’s work mistaken for real bird breathing fire
Brown spots on potato crisps do not contain “throat mold”
Rohingya refugees picture shared as Pakistan flood victim
Viral tweet of Afghan player apologising for feud with Asif Ali is doctored
Starlink satellites photo from Kosovo, not Pakistan
Actress shares Rohingya child’s picture as Pakistan flood victim
British journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer was wrong about climate change.
Clouds did not come down to the ground in Dera Ismail Khan
iPhone does not allow you to be geolocated through instagram
Common houseplant dieffenbachia is not deadly
Flood relief application form circulating on social media not issued by Sindh govt
Footage of SUVs being swept away in flash flood is not from Pakistan
Viral image of drowned baby is from Peshawar not Balochistan
Posts wrongly claim most countries in the world dump their waste in Pakistan
NASA will not launch naked pictures of humans to space to attract aliens
Posts claiming antibiotics can cure cancer are misleading
Video allegedly showing China’s ‘artificial sun’ going up in the sky is actually of rocket launch
Posts wrongly claim China created world’s first plastic woman
Misleading post claims allopathic medicines can cause kidney failure
Bill Gates did not say COVID-19 ‘is a farce’ or call for the withdrawal of vaccines
Mark Kelly did not pull the #SpaceApe prank on the ISS. It was his twin, Scott!
Website published misleading article about chances of conceiving after 30
Misleading report claims Shoaib Akhtar is having his leg replaced
Viral video of ‘magic’ stone melting iron nails is actually gallium at high temp
Misleading post wrongly claims YouTube is removing the ‘dislike’ button
Misleading articles falsely claim that mobile phones attract lightning
Article claiming that a bigger age gap leads to a longer marriage is misleading
The world’s biggest snake was not caught in Florida
The Government has not banned the Sinopharm and Moderna vaccines
Europe Has Not Stopped Using Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
Pakistan has not approved Chinese vaccine with 50% efficacy
No evidence to suggest Covid vaccine impacts male fertility
WhatsApp message is old, no recent Covid-19 outbreaks in South City, Imtiaz, Chase Up
Eating locusts won’t save us from Covid-19
Reports about new bubonic plague case in China are misleading
Street fumigation is not an effective Covid-19 prevention method
Covid 19 cannot spread by fumes from cremation
Covid-19 cannot spread by fumes from cremation
Ozone layer repaired, but not because of Covid-19 lockdown
Walk-through disinfection gates do nothing to prevent Covid-19
Yes, you should be covering your face
Can deliveries, food and bank notes give you coronavirus?
You could be spreading coronavirus without realising you have it
Not enough evidence to say people with type A blood more likely to catch coronavirus
Yes, coronavirus can be transmitted in hot weather
Warm water, salt and vinegar won’t keep you safe from coronavirus
No coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Badin
Do you need a mask to protect yourself from coronavirus?
Pakistan’s First Coronavirus Patient Not Discharged
Pakistan’s First Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed: Zafar Mirza
Pakistan Has Not Developed A Cure For Coronavirus, But News Outlets Can’t Stop Claiming We Have
Garlic Water has its Benefits, Curing Coronavirus is Not One of Them
Fact Checking Information about the 2019 Coronavirus Outbreak
Karachiites may be shivering, but it’s not the coldest day yet!
Viral Video Depicting Firefighters Celebrating Heavy Rainfall in Australia is Old News

Culture

Hadiqa Kiyani built two mosques, not two hundred
Video of father and daughter laughing is not from Gaza
Video of ‘Big Ben’ painted in white is not from 2023
Taylor Swift did not postpone Eras tour film screenings in Israel
CII did not declare first wife’s permission unnecessary for second marriage
Is Disney producing a film based on a famed pornographic video?
Old pictures linked to dubious claim dog meat was seized from KP restaurants
Lahore has not surpassed Karachi’s population
State Bank of Pakistan has not introduced a PKR 300 banknote
This is not an authentic photo of Imran Khan with his mother
Maggi and other instant noodles are not made from rotten flour and pig marrow
Twitter users share old photos of the Wazir mansion claiming that it is in a dilapidated state
Viral video does not show Virat Kohli and Babar Azam hanging out
Behind-the-scenes video of Mahira Khan shared in misleading context
Video clips of Punjab police torturing women are not from recent PTI arrests
Old doctored photo of Fazlur Rehman with Jack Daniel’s resurfaces
Toyota Indus Motors is not leaving Pakistan, says company
Bayer Pharmaceuticals has not announced closure of business in Pakistan
The oldest olive tree is in Greece, not Israel
The construction of Shaukat Khanum Karachi has not been halted
Pakistan has not banned women from going overseas on labour visas
People from Hunza are not cancer-free due to apricot seeds
This video does not show a dirty British Airways flight from Pakistan to London
Claims that minor domestic worker died after torture are false
News claiming Mari Matta Mandir in Soldier Bazaar was not demolished are false
News claiming 72% of women smoke in Pakistan is false
Several Twitter users falsely shared images of Hoover Dam as Mohmand Dam
Video from ABP news showing impact of Cyclone Biparjoy is misleading
Viral image claiming to show a child marriage is wrong
ChatGPT and Google BARD cannot generate valid Windows 10 and 11 activation keys
Hrithik Roshan did not voice support for Imran Khan
Viral video of fraudulent vegetable seller is from Egypt
No, this image is not from a protest in Lakki Marwat
Viral claim about girl jumping off flyover is misleading
Aima Baig did not say she had a crush on her brother
Government did not announce a public holiday for Pakistan Martyrs Day
Video of goats thrown out of moving truck is not from Pakistan
No, mountains of gold did not emerge as the Euphrates dried up
Doctored Geo News screenshot shows a false statement from New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull
Digital art passed off as real scud clouds over Sydney
Images do not show an Algerian mosque revealed after a sandstorm
Pakistani actress Saeeda Imtiaz has not died
Video showing apparent shipwreck is not from Libya
Lahore Police have not arrested a child for begging
No, this picture is not from PTI’s 2023 Minar-e-Pakistan Jalsa
Salman Ahmed of Junoon was not arrested recently
Turkey’s 2020 image falsely linked to recent earthquake in Pakistan
Old images wrongly linked to 2023 earthquake in Pakistan
No, a naked girl did not attack media at Aurat March 2023
Video of a cat being rescued is not from Turkey 2023 earthquake
Clips of Turkish actor are from an old drama, not earthquake site
Modi did not criticise Pakistan government after Imran Khan’s ouster
False anti-Islam quote attributed to Salman Rushdie
No, a barber did not cut off a customer’s ears over Imran Khan criticism
Video does not show Baloch students protesting for freedom from Pakistan
Video does not show protests in Gilgit-Baltistan in 2023
This photo does not show Nawaz Sharif’s mother or grandmother
Fake pictures of snow in Islamabad got viral
Iran has not abolished morality police
Brazil has not permitted citizens to kill bike-riding muggers
Half of Pakistanis did not say they would leave the country if they get the chance
Video does not show Shah Rukh Khan at 2022 FIFA World Cup
Rat munching on cake in a meeting is not from Balochistan CS Office
Punjab Food Authority did not seize frog meat in Lahore
Canada is not issuing visas through lottery
Pakistan did not win the World Cup of Polo Championship 2022
Sindh Government’s People’s Bus was not trapped in a sinkhole in Larkana
Viral message warning of crimes using drug-laced visiting cards is false
Joyland does not show extramarital affair between woman and her husband’s brother
Scientists did not create 3D models of Abrahamic prophets
No, 75 rupee banknote didn’t omit quote of earning an honest living
British-Pakistani did not fly to Pakistan to vote for PTI in by-elections
Old image of Kabul suicide attack victim shared with false context
Video showing Kidney Hill ‘witch’ is actually VFX artist Joseph Njovu’s work
NADRA’s removal of gender change clause has nothing to do with 2018 trans act
New study does not claim white rice is as bad as candy for heart health
Associated Press report includes misleading info on Pakistan trans rights act
Mahenoor Soomro denies marriage rumours with Bilawal Bhutto
Old image shared as pro-hijab protest in Iran 2022
Video of father dancing at daughter’s funeral is not from Iran
Politician misrepresents NADRA data as people who changed their gender
Misleading info shared about Shan ‘Punjabi Biryani’ masala
Video of firing incident from Pakistan, not Afghanistan
Misleading
Video of woman cutting hair at a protest is not from Iran
Mohenjo-Daro will not be removed from the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites
Pakistani cricketer Usman Khan Shinwari is not dead
Extravagant birthday from Sialkot wrongly attributed to Bakhtawar Bhutto
Fire in China skyscraper did not kill 600 people
Viral tweet of Afghan player apologising for feud with Asif Ali is doctored
Video does not show giant waves destroying Emaar apartments in Karachi
Video of buried baby being rescued is not from recent floods in Pakistan
Viral video of leopard attacking cow is not from Pakistan
Cloudburst time-lapse is from Perth, Australia, not Jamshoro
No, Johnny Depp did not participate in Ashura procession in Karbala
World Animal Protection did not condemn arrest of Shahbaz Gill
Main accused in Faisalabad kidnapping, torture case has not been released on bail
Anchor wrongly links Brazil’s mid-surgery assault case to Quetta harassment incident
Viral image claiming to be from the official national Independence Day celebration is old
Facebook video wrongly claims married couple are siblings
The video of the Azaan on an Indian talent show is doctored