Claim: Several social media users claimed that the dead body of one of the students involved in the Sarhad University incident was found near a hilly area in Islamabad. These claims cite journalist Asad Toor as their source of information. Fact: Toor denied reporting on any such death. On 27 August 2026, a Facebook account […]
Claim: A viral video shows Imran Khan meeting PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Adiala Jail. Fact: Gemini detected Google’s SynthID watermark in part of the visuals. Barrister Gohar also said the footage was fake. On 25 August 2026, Facebook page Daily Youth Vision shared a nine-second video that appears to show former Prime […]
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 video shows Islamabad police assaulting passengers at the airport. Fact: The clip shows Islamabad police violently beating people at the Islamabad Press Club. It can be traced back to October 2025. On August 11 2026, a Facebook account named Quaid News Network shared a video showing a police officer assaulting a man with […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Army vehicle charging at civilians in Balochistan. Fact: The video was first posted over six years ago and likely shows Afghanistan, not Pakistan. On 10 August 2026, multiple social media users shared a video of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle apparently charging into a crowded market that, according to […]
Claim: Dawn News reported that 80% of Pakistanis were “happy with how a soldier was beaten at Islamabad [a] University”. Fact: The claim seems to refer to an incident at Sarhad University. Dawn’s reporting on the matter does not contain any survey on public opinion, and makes no reference to an 80% figure. No other […]
Claim: A viral video shows Imran Khan meeting PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Adiala Jail. Fact: Gemini detected Google’s SynthID watermark in part of the visuals. Barrister Gohar also said the footage was fake. On 25 August 2026, Facebook page Daily Youth Vision shared a nine-second video that appears to show former Prime […]
Claim: A video claims to show members of the Turkish parliament applauding their president after he signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Fact: The clip is unrelated to the defence pact, which was signed two months after the video first appeared online. On 11 August 2026, a Facebook account named […]
Claim: A Geo News graphic quotes Mohsin Naqvi as blaming the PML-N government for ‘bloodshed’ in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Fact: The graphic is fake. It has been digitally manipulated using Google AI. On 4 August 2026, a Facebook account named Syed Irfan Shah shared a graphic of Pakistani channel Geo News which quoted Interior Minister Mohsin […]
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: Geo News reported that Qayamat has been postponed. Fact: Geo News actually broadcast a video report about an update to the Doomsday Clock, which symbolically indicates the time left until a mass extinction event is caused by manmade technologies. The Clock does not actually make predictions but emphasises the dangers that need to be […]
Claim: A video claims to show a large crowd at the recent protests in India by the Cockroach Janta Party. Fact: The claim is false. The video actually shows the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra festival in Odisha, India. On 23 July 2026, X user Saif Awan posted a video with the Urdu caption: جنتر منتر […]
Claim: Two images show soldiers from the Pakistan Army trying to break into the local shops in Rawalakot and loot valuables amid the recent unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: These images are manipulated by AI. On 13 June 2026, Facebook user Ghulam Mustafa posted images that show Pakistani soldiers allegedly looting local shops. […]
Claim: A clip from an Al Arabiya broadcast confirms that India supports the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) against Pakistan. Fact: The news clip does not support what is stated in the caption. The caption is misleading. Facebook user Ali K Chisti posted the 24-second clip of the news broadcast. The video and caption did not […]