Claim: An image posted online shows former KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi praying inside a jail cell. Fact: This image is AI-generated, as indicated by the SynthID watermark. Additionally, no official reports or independently verifiable evidence have confirmed where Afridi is being held in custody. Towards the end of October, social media users shared an […]
Claim: A video shows JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising during a National Assembly session demanding to know why he is being punished. Fact: The audio of the clip is AI-generated. On 28 October 2026, a Facebook account named ‘Leaked Pakistan News’ shared a clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’S (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman standing […]
Claim: Punjab has criminalised throwing currency notes at public gatherings, with violators facing an FIR, up to two years in prison, and a Rs 500,000 fine. Fact: The Punjab government has not introduced a law imposing a two-year prison sentence or Rs 500,000 fine for throwing currency notes at public gatherings. On 1 November 2026, […]
Claim: Footages circulating online shows Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, under assaulted in Tehran. Fact: The video is old and unrelated. There are no credible reports of such an attack. On 1 November 2026, several Pakistani users shared a video allegedly showing unidentified individuals attacking Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran Imran Ahmed Siddiqui. The […]
Claim: A video shows US B-2 bombers heading towards Iran. Fact: The footage shows a B-2 bomber and four F-35 fighter jets flying over Alaska during the Trump-Putin summit on 15 August 2025. On 1 November 2026, a Facebook page named “Rule Over Power” shared a video claiming that US B-2 bombers were heading towards […]
Claim: A leaked confidential letter shows that the British intelligence agency MI6 ordered the creation of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression (CPFE) through journalists Hamid Mir and Munizae Jahangir and former Senator Farhatullah Babar and provided £7.62 million to finance the “new pressure group”. Fact: The letter in question is AI-generated. On […]
Claim: A video shows JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising during a National Assembly session demanding to know why he is being punished. Fact: The audio of the clip is AI-generated. On 28 October 2026, a Facebook account named ‘Leaked Pakistan News’ shared a clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’S (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman standing […]
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 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 […]