Claim: A video shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing. Fact: The video is altered and does not show Zelenskyy. On 19 February, an X user posted a video (archive) apparently showing Zelenskyy dancing in a red dress. The caption reads: “Zelenskyy before he became a CIA plant for regime change in Ukraine.” The caption likely […]
Claim: A video shows Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz placing her hand over the hand of Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) allegedly showing the Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz, putting her hand over the hand of Chief of Army Staff […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump called Imran Khan a convict who was involved in fraudulent cases. Trump further said that the Pakistani diaspora in the US urged him to advocate for the release of the jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Fact: Trump did not make any such statement about Imran Khan. The audio in […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani forces attacking a post by the Afghan Taliban near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and also shooting down their quadcopter. Fact: The video is not connected to Afghanistan or Pakistan and is likely linked to conflict between Kurdish armed groups and Turkish forces. On 21 February, an X user posted a video […]
Claim: Video shows the Pakistan Army opening fire at the Afghan Taliban. Fact: The video is at least a decade old and is likely from Yemen. It is entirely unrelated to the recent cross-border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. On 20 February, an X user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing the Pakistani army attacking […]
Claim: The image shows a Delta passenger jet lying upside down after it made a rough landing and crashed at Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada on 17 February. Fact: While it is true that a Delta airplane turned upside down and crashed at Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada, the image in the claim is AI-generated. […]
Claim: A video shows a recent fire that broke out on a train going from Karachi to Lahore, in which five people were killed. Fact: No such incident has been reported this year. The video in the claim is from October 2019, when a passenger train, Tezgam, travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi, caught fire after […]
Claim: Geo News reported that England needed 50,000 urgent workers and 10 companies are offering free visas. Fact: The post is a scam. A Facebook user posted a reel (archive), purportedly showing Geo News announcing that the UK will provide free visas to workers. The text “England 50,000 urgent workers needed. Breaking News” is superimposed […]
Claim: The Balochistan Liberation Army exploits women and forces them to carry out terrorist activities, according to the Wilson Center’s report. Fact: The Wilson Center has not published such a report. The accompanying image of “The Women of Balochistan’s Shadow War” actually shows an article published by an independent news platform More to Her Story, […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members Zartaj Gul and Ali Muhammad Khan embracing each other at a rally. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a reel (archive) apparently showing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members Zartaj Gul and Ali Muhammad Khan embracing each other at a rally, with embedded text in the video which […]
Claim: A video shows lightning was behind the recent deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, California. Fact: The video is not related to the recent wildfires and is likely AI-generated. On 10 January, a TikTok user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing lightning falling to the ground and starting the fires in Los Angeles, California. The […]
Claim: Video shows a Pakistani soldier trudging through snow on a high altitude mountain. Fact: The video has signs of manipulation and is a misleading caricature of Pakistani soldiers stationed at high altitude mountains. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) apparently showing a Pakistani soldier trudging through snow on a high altitude mountain. The […]