Claim: Mufti Taqi Usmani declared that anyone criticizing the Field Marshal Asim Munir following his ‘appointment as the protector of Haramain Shareefain’ [the two most holy sites for Muslims] is going against the rules of Islam. Fact: The claim is false. Mufti Usmani did not make any such claims and said that any statements using […]
Claim: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan posted on X that he disowns any Mission Noor campaign being run in the name of PTI. The post adds that “We are Muslims” and will not endorse any traitors to use PTI’s platform to promote Ahmadiyya ideologies. Fact: The post is doctored. Imran Khan’s […]
Claim: New Zealand cricketer Rachin Ravindra’s phone was stolen from a hospital in Lahore where he was undergoing treatment for an injury. Fact: Ravindra’s phone was not stolen. The news was initially shared by an Indian satire account on 17 February. Gaining significant traction with 24,000 likes, the ‘news’ gained virality on social media and […]
Claim: A viral post on social media claimed that the Bangladesh military has been abolished and replaced with a new ‘Border Security Force’, which exclusively handles border security. Fact: Bangladesh did not abolish its army or replace it with a new ‘Border Security Force’. In fact, the military has worked closely with the interim government […]
Claim: A violent video of a man being beaten up in a river, with his hands and feet tied together, is from the recent attacks on the Shia community in Parachinar. Fact: The video is old; it emerged online as early as 2021 and is, therefore, unrelated to the recent unrest in Parachinar. Parachinar Attacks […]
Claim: Several popular social media pages shared variations of the claim that said, according to a US study, “You will die seven years earlier if you live In Lahore for one year”. The study referenced is the Air Quality Life Index’s (AQLI) fact sheet for Pakistan, which was published in 2023 and developed by the […]
Claim: The Kaaba, a place of huge importance to Muslims around the world, was purposely disrespected during the recent Riyadh Fashion Week. A Kaaba-like model was built on the ramp, and models were made to walk around it, thus mocking the religious monument. Fact: The stage featured a cube-shaped, mirrored structure at the center from […]
Claim: Karsaz accident driver Natasha Danish Ali held up the victory sign outside court. Images of her holding up the sign insinuate that she has been acquitted of the case. Fact: The images are fake and have been generated using artificial intelligence. Natasha Danish has not been acquitted of murder charges, and remains under investigation. […]
Claim: A viral image shows that Kababjees Group has inaugurated a new university called the ‘Kababjees University of Engineering and Technology’. Fact: The image is fake, and likely AI-generated. Fact or Fiction? The viral image shows a university building in the background with a large sign that reads “Kababjees University of Engineering and Technology”. Most […]
Claim: A video shows former US president Barack Obama, unveiling a large portrait of the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former prime minister Imran Khan, at a ceremony. Fact: The portrait of Imran Khan has been edited into the video. The video is actually from the United States presidential portrait unveiling ceremony, held at […]
Claim: A video shows a train running over a faulty, partially broken railway line, somewhere in Pakistan. Fact: The video does not show Pakistan Railways. The claim appears to be false as evidence suggests that the video is from Bangladesh. On 3 July 2024, Pakistani X user Muhammad Arif, with 83.6k followers, shared a […]
Claim: A viral X (formerly Twitter) post shows two cabin crew members from Delta Air Lines wearing “Hamas badges” on board. Fact: Delta staff members wore pins of the Palestinian flag;they were not wearing “Hamas badges”. In a Tweet apologising for the incident, Delta Air Lines validated the user’s accusations. On 11 July 2024, X […]