Claim: An image shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail, getting treated for high blood pressure at PIMS Hospital. Fact: The image is AI-Generated, Imran Khan was not seen in PIMS Hospital. On 11 August 2026, X user زہـــرہ لیــاقت posted an image with an Urdu caption: بریکنگ نیوز مرشد کا […]
Claim: A picture shows an official of the Indian High Commission in London, UK, at a protest organised by the recently-banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Fact: The face of an unidentified protester has been replaced with an image of the Indian Ambassador to the Philippines. Social media posts falsely identified the man as an […]
Claim: An image shows a group of children arrested for making a video against CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 7 August 2026, a Facebook account named میرا وطن shared a video of a group of boys addressing Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz. In the 17 second-long video, one […]
Claim: PML-N and PTI have agreed on the creation of new provinces in Pakistan. Fact: The image accompanying the post is misleading. PML-N and PTI representatives supported the idea of creating new provinces during a television discussion, but both expressed their own views rather than announcing a party position. Their remarks do not signal a […]
Claim: A video shows the lawyers’ community in Kashmir assaulting former PTI leader Fayaz ul Hassan Chohan. Fact: The video shows an incident which took place in Lahore and can be traced back to 2019. On 2 August 2026, a Facebook account named ‘Taza Point’ posted a video showing former Information Minister of Punjab Fayaz […]
Claim: A viral image and video of former Prime Minister Imran Khan claim to show him in two different looking jail cells. Fact: The viral video and image are both AI-generated. On 8 July, a verified Facebook page called Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh shared a video claiming to show Imran Khan in a prison cell. The […]
Claim: A video claims to show the aftermath of the Abha International Airport attack, which Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for. Fact: This claim is false as the video is from 2021. It shows the aftermath of an explosion at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, which was reported on 8 July 2021. Facebook user […]
Claim: A video shows Maulana Asad Mehmood condemning his father Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s controversial remarks about the Pakistan Army and apologising on his behalf. Fact: Mehmood made no such comment. The original video, which dates back to 2024, was likely overlaid with AI-generated audio. On 15 July 2026, a Facebook account named Shahzad Younas Sheikh […]
Claim: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi resigned and approved the dissolution of the Lok Sabha in July 2026. Fact: The claim is false. Narendra Modi has not resigned and the 18th Lok Sabha remains in session. In late July 2026, a Facebook page called Sky News Urdu Pakistan shared a reel falsely claiming that Indian […]
Claim: A recent video shows JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman asking religious scholar Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi to move his chair away from him during a media talk. Fact: The video is old. The incident did take place but not recently. On 16 July 2026, a Facebook account named Global Eye News posted a video that […]
Claim: Seven protesters were killed, 391 injured, 32 critically injured, and more than 250 arrested by the Indian Army and Delhi Police during the 20 July 2026 CJP protest in Delhi. Fact: No protest-related deaths were reported. Available evidence does not support the claimed injury toll, number of critical cases, or arrest total. On 20 […]
Claim: A video depicts the aftermath of Yemen’s recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports. Fact: This claim is false as the video is not from 2026 and does not show any airport in Saudi Arabia. It dates back to 2022 and shows a fire at an Aramco petroleum distribution facility in Jeddah. According to credible […]