Claim: A video shows a government representative confirming that Facebook will be banned in Pakistan in 2026. Fact: All the clips are AI-generated as they carry a Veo watermark. On 15 December, a Facebook post (archive) shared a video apparently showing a government representative confirming that Facebook will be banned in Pakistan in 2026. It […]
Claim: A video shows the proscribed militant group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeting Pakistan Army soldiers in December 2025. Fact: The clip does not show any recent attacks as it appeared online as early as February 2025. In late December 2025, many users posted a video purportedly showing militant separatist fighters targeting Pakistan Army soldiers […]
Claim: A video shows Field Marshal Asim Munir telling the soldiers that they are fighting US President Donald Trump’s and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war. Fact: The video is dubbed. In the original clip, he tells the police and the soldiers that they are fighting the state’s and Allah’s war. On 22 December, an […]
Claim: A video shows the son of a feudal landowner kidnapping a bride in broad daylight somewhere in Sindh. Fact: The video has no connection to real-life events; it shows a skit, created by a “digital creator” named ‘Rauf Tv’, for entertainment purposes. On 18 November, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) that purportedly […]
Claim: Free US visa, ticket, and accommodation are available for workers and helpers. Fact: The claim is false. Posts amplifying this claim appear to be a scam, luring viewers to click on scam links. Recently, a video (archive) of Geo News reporting that the US was offering free visas and accommodation was shared on Facebook. […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Army soldier grabbing a man and yelling at him for spreading terrorism in Pakistan with the help of India. Fact: The clip is AI-generated. On 5 December, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) apparently showing a Pakistan Army soldier grabbing a man, and shouting [translated from Urdu to […]
Claim: A video shows a donkey entering the parliament of Pakistan. Fact: The clip is fake and is likely AI-generated. Several users shared a video purportedly showing a donkey entering the parliament of Pakistan. In one instance, a user shared this footage on 7 December 2025, claiming it was shared by Al Jazeera. Fact or […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistanis celebrating the Bondi Beach shooting. Fact: The clip is old and shows an event organised in October 2023 by the Imamia Students Organisation, a right-wing Shia student group. On 15 December, an X user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing Pakistanis celebrating the Bondi Beach mass killing in Sydney, Australia. […]
Claim: An image shows a Pakistani man named Naveed Akram, who is one of the suspects in the Bondi Beach shooting. Fact: The image shows a man named Naveed Akram, who is the namesake of the suspect in the Bondi Beach shooting. It does not show the actual suspect, who was injured and hospitalised and […]
Claim: A video shows the National Resistance Front (NRF) attacking the Taliban in the Afghan province of Panjshir in December 2025. Fact: The video is old and was published by news organisations as early as September 2021. On 10 December, an X user posted a video (archive) that apparently showed National Resistance Forces of Afghanistan […]
Additional reporting: Sidra Dar Map visual: Fizza Qureshi Video editor: Muhammad Abid 💡 Claim: Shortly after heavy rainfall in August, federal minister and owner of Park View City Aleem Khan said water “did not breach” the residential society in Lahore at any point. Everything was “safe” and people were “not forced to relocate”, he added. […]
Claim: A video shows Aleema Khan calling Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir a radicalised Islamist who wants a war with India, during an interview with Yalda Hakim of Sky News. Fact: The clip is doctored. Moreover, Yalda Hakim refuted the claim, saying it was a deepfake. On 3 December, an X user that Soch […]