Claim: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced at a recent press conference that Pakistan would recognise the state of Israel soon. Fact: The claim is false. A review of the clip in the claim as well as Dar’s full press conference from 30 September confirmed that he did not make such a […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowed down to touch Donald Trump’s feet during his recent meeting with the US president at the Oval Office. Fact: The viral video is fake and does not depict real events. It was likely created using AI tools. A video shared online shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowing down to […]
Claim: An image shows former senator and Jamaat-e-Islami member Mushtaq Ahmad distributing aid in Gaza. Fact: The image is AI-generated. The former senator is currently under detention in Israel, along with other politicians and activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. An image showing Mushtaq Ahmad allegedly distributing aid in Gaza was shared online on 1 […]
Claim: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Pakistan is waiting for an opportunity to attack Israel. Fact: Rubio did not warn Israel or Netanyahu about Pakistan at any point during the joint press conference in question. An image showing Rubio and Netanyahu during a recent joint press conference […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani soldiers departing for Saudi Arabia after the two countries recently signed a mutual defence agreement. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question shows Pakistani soldiers who are part of UN peacekeeping forces. Following the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September, X user […]
Claim: A video shows Imran Khan’s sons reciting the azaan, the Islamic call to prayer. Fact: The video is fake. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan did not recite the call to prayer. Results from AI detection tools and a comparison with the original footage indicate that the video was likely created using AI. A video shared […]
Claim: A video shows Bushra Bibi singing. Fact: The claim is false. Bushra Bibi’s face has been superimposed onto a video of a TikTok creator, likely using AI tools. X user @MadihaShah_adv shared a video that shows a woman singing, writing, “زلفی بخاری نے پنکی پیرنی کی وڈیو لیک کر دی۔ مبینہ طور پر یہ […]
Claim: A video shows school girls coughing and wincing in pain at a hospital after receiving the HPV vaccine. Fact: The claim is false; the viral video predates the ongoing HPV vaccination campaign. It first appeared online in May 2024 in the context of tear gas shelling at a school in Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]
Claim: An image of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has been displayed on the doors of public toilet stalls. Fact: The image is likely altered. Visual anomalies and forensic tools’ results indicated that Nawaz’s image was likely superimposed onto a stock image of toilet stalls. A Facebook user shared an image of a public toilet […]
Claim: Two videos show the separate occasions on which Indian comedian Kapil Sharma played videos of Imran Khan during his show. Fact: The claim is false; videos of Khan have been overlaid onto footage from episodes of The Kapil Sharma Show. Additionally, Sharma’s monologue has been digitally edited. A video shared online shows Indian comedian […]
Claim: Viral video shows children raising “Imran Khan zindabad!” [Long live Imran Khan!] slogans during Maryam Nawaz’s visit to a flood-relief camp in Multan. Fact: The original video does not show the children chanting any such slogans. The audio of “Imran Khan zindabad!” was overlaid onto the original footage. A viral video shows the Chief […]
Claim: A clip from a news broadcast shows Qatari news anchors calling for defence deals with Pakistan instead of the US. Fact: The anchors do not make any such statements in the clip shared in the claim. Instead, they report on Pakistan’s condemnation of the Israeli strike in Doha on 9 September 2025. A video […]