Claim: A viral video shows Pakistani actor Shaan Shahid distributing pamphlets to raise donations for Shaukat Khanum Hospital. Fact: The footage dates back to August 2017, when it was shared in connection with “Jinnah ka Pakistan”, not the Shaukat Khanum fundraising activity claimed in recent posts. On 23 October 2026, Galaxy Lollywood shared an Instagram […]
Claim: An image shows incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan walking through a crowd in an unidentified place amid security protocol, Pakistan Army soldiers and police. Fact: The image is AI-generated. Khan has not been sighted in public recently and remains imprisoned at Adiala Jail, according to credible news reports. On 11 October 2026, the […]
Claim: A video shows people from Bannu, KP, walking to join the PTI’s Long March to Islamabad. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the PTI’s 2026 Long March. On 4 October 2026, several social media accounts shared a video that they claimed shows supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Bannu in […]
Claim: Several videos were posted online, claiming to be from an 8-month investigation presented by Pakistani journalist Ihsanullah Tipu Maseed that prove an alliance between the now non-functional KP CM Sohail Afridi and a terrorist organisation. Fact: Maseed has not produced any such investigations, and the video is AI-generated. On 8 October 2026, X user […]
Claim: Former IGP KP Ihsan Ghani said, on ARY News, that former CM KP Sohail Afridi ordered him to kill 2 minor boys. Fact: Ghani did not name Afridi on ARY News. Moreover, he was IGP in 2013 i.e. before Afridi was in the provincial government. On 22 October 2026, an account on X […]
Claim: Different videos show the moment when now-dysfunctional KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was arrested and taken into custody after emergency and governor’s rule were imposed in the province. Fact: All footage predates Afridi’s arrest in October 2026. Between 11 and 14 October 2026, social media users shared different footage allegedly showing the moment […]
Claim: A video shows people from Bannu, KP, walking to join the PTI’s Long March to Islamabad. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the PTI’s 2026 Long March. On 4 October 2026, several social media accounts shared a video that they claimed shows supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Bannu in […]
Claim: Several videos were posted online, claiming to be from an 8-month investigation presented by Pakistani journalist Ihsanullah Tipu Maseed that prove an alliance between the now non-functional KP CM Sohail Afridi and a terrorist organisation. Fact: Maseed has not produced any such investigations, and the video is AI-generated. On 8 October 2026, X user […]
Claim: Former IGP KP Ihsan Ghani said, on ARY News, that former CM KP Sohail Afridi ordered him to kill 2 minor boys. Fact: Ghani did not name Afridi on ARY News. Moreover, he was IGP in 2013 i.e. before Afridi was in the provincial government. On 22 October 2026, an account on X […]
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 […]