Claim: Private jets were found hidden inside a warehouse near Chaman, Balochistan. Fact: The video is AI-generated and does not show real aircraft. Google’s Gemini detected an embedded SynthID watermark in the visuals, while forensic tools FauxLens and HiveDetect also assessed that the footage is AI-generated On 6 September 2026, the Facebook page Upstein shared […]
Claim: A video shows an assistant commissioner slapping a street hawker for illegal roadside vending. Fact: The claim is false. The video likely originates from Indian-administered Kashmir and shows a woman assaulting a man for swindling money. On 12 September 2026, an account on X named Imran Khan Sipahi shared a video of a woman […]
Claim: Photographs show former England cricketer and journalist Michael Atherton posing with a portrait of Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan amid the Lord’s controversy. Fact: Both pictures were generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On 1 September and 29 August 2026, two photographs of former England cricketer and broadcaster, Michael Atherton, emerged on social […]
Claim: Footage of a Pakistani attack on Spin Boldak, Afghanistan is from 23 September 2026. Fact: The footage does show Pakistan attacking Spin Boldak, but is dated 12 October 2025. On 24 September 2026, the Facebook page ‘Eagle Eye Pakistan’ shared a grainy 29-second video which seems to be taken by thermal aerial camera. […]
Claim: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif says if the country hadn’t controlled its terrorists they would still be roaming free in the streets of London and New York. Fact: PM Shehbaz did not say anything of this nature. The caption posted with the video is false. On 23 September 2026, former Deputy Speaker of […]
Claim: Mobile and internet services across Punjab will be downgraded from 27 September. Fact: The Punjab Home Department’s request concerns specified locations in Rawalpindi and throughout Attock district, not Punjab as a whole. On 24 September 2026, a Facebook page called Sky News Urdu Pakistan (not associated with the UK’s Sky News) published a graphic […]
Claim: Photographs show former England cricketer and journalist Michael Atherton posing with a portrait of Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan amid the Lord’s controversy. Fact: Both pictures were generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On 1 September and 29 August 2026, two photographs of former England cricketer and broadcaster, Michael Atherton, emerged on social […]
Claim: Mobile and internet services across Punjab will be downgraded from 27 September. Fact: The Punjab Home Department’s request concerns specified locations in Rawalpindi and throughout Attock district, not Punjab as a whole. On 24 September 2026, a Facebook page called Sky News Urdu Pakistan (not associated with the UK’s Sky News) published a graphic […]
Claim: Viral videos show incarcerated former PM Imran Khan giving a speech from Adiala Jail ahead of the 27 September 2026 protest calling for his release. Fact: The clip in question is AI-generated, and there has been no public address from the former PM from Adiala Jail. The video was posted on X, and shared […]
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: 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 […]
Claim: Folk singer Mai Subhai was shot dead in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Fact: The singer died during the 1980s. A letter issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner South Dera Bugti also confirmed the recent reports are “incorrect and misleading.” On 2 September 2026, Pakistani news outlet ARY News posted a news bulletin on […]