Claim: A video shows the aftermath of vandalism at a petrol station during protests after Pakistan’s government suspended its KP counterpart, declared emergency, and imposed governor rule. Fact: The video predates and is unrelated to the situation in KP. It was taken during protests in Karachi in September 2026. On 12 October 2026, social […]
Claim: Videos circulating online claim to show Pakistani politician Khwaja Saad Rafique expressing his support of Imran Khan during a conference panel, remarking that the public voted for someone who is now imprisoned. Fact: The video has been misrepresented Rafique does not mention Imran Khan at any point in his speech. On 21 October 2026, […]
Claim: A viral video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being seriously injured in an attack in Tel Aviv in October 2026, with a plane being sent to transport him to the United States. Fact: The footage shows an attempted gun attack on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan in Sofia on 19 January 2013, not an […]
Claim: A viral video shows Lt Gen Girish Kalia stating that China captured three areas in Arunachal Pradesh and that Indian troops were denied supplies Fact: The video is digitally manipulated. The original footage is from a 27 October 2023 press briefing in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, during which Kalia discussed infiltration attempts along the […]
Claim: A clip shows PTI MNA Shahid Khattak daring the government to hang Imran Khan in an interview. Fact: The audio in the clip is AI-generated. As governor’s rule was imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following PTI’s Long March in early October, several clips have been posted on social media showing PTI MNA Shahid Khattak threatening […]
Claim: A video shows US President Donald Trump warning India against continuing relations with Russia. Fact: An authentic video from a January 2026 press conference was overlaid with AI-generated audio. On 25 October 2026, a Facebook user named Faraz Shaikh shared a clip of the President of the United States Donald Trump warning India […]
Claim: A video shows the aftermath of vandalism at a petrol station during protests after Pakistan’s government suspended its KP counterpart, declared emergency, and imposed governor rule. Fact: The video predates and is unrelated to the situation in KP. It was taken during protests in Karachi in September 2026. On 12 October 2026, social […]
Claim: Videos circulating online claim to show Pakistani politician Khwaja Saad Rafique expressing his support of Imran Khan during a conference panel, remarking that the public voted for someone who is now imprisoned. Fact: The video has been misrepresented Rafique does not mention Imran Khan at any point in his speech. On 21 October 2026, […]
Claim: A viral video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being seriously injured in an attack in Tel Aviv in October 2026, with a plane being sent to transport him to the United States. Fact: The footage shows an attempted gun attack on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan in Sofia on 19 January 2013, not an […]
Claim: A meteor streaking across the sky was captured on camera in various parts of Sindh, Pakistan, according to two videos. A third image shows a bright orange object . Fact: One of the videos is from 2025 and was filmed in Russia, while the second is from 2023 and shows an asteroid in France. […]
Claim: The video claims to show Iran launching its first domestically manufactured submarine. Fact: This claim is misleading. The video is from 2023, and is an official video by Japan launching its fourth Taigei-class submarine ｢らいげい｣ Raigei SS-516. On 16 August, Instagram user global_daily_update posted a video of a submarine being launched in an undisclosed […]
Claim: A unique solar eclipse on 2 August 2025 will last over six minutes and plunge the entire world into darkness. The phenomenon is seen once every 100 years. Fact: No such solar eclipse occurred on 2 August 2025. A solar eclipse will indeed occur on 2 August 2027, but it will not plunge the […]
Claim: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved a 10-day Basant festival across Punjab from 29 January to 7 February 2027. Fact: The 10-day festival is scheduled for Lahore, not across Punjab. Several social media posts, including a Facebook post by Business Bytes Pakistan, claims Punjab’s CM Maryam approved a 10-day Basant festival across the […]
Claim: A video and an image depict film producer Jemima Goldsmith being affectionate with an unidentified man, as well as her new husband, Cameron O’Reilly. A third photo shows Imran Khan’s sons, Kasim and Sulaiman Isa Khan, leading O’Reilly on a horse. Fact: The visuals are manipulated and two of them were particularly generated using […]
Claim: Pakistani actress Fazila Qazi endorsed “short clothes” as modern fashion while adding that it should not be criticised. Fact: Qazi has refuted the claim, saying she did not make any such statement and warned that she would take legal action against social media pages falsely sharing it. On 4 September 2026, the Facebook page […]