Claim: An image shows the injured suspect who was detained following the June 2026 attack on a Rangers’ facility in Karachi is actually a Pakistan Army soldier. Fact: The picture of the suspect wearing a Pakistan Army uniform was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Moreover, there’s no evidence of his association with the military. […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: England has announced that it will arrest Netanyahu if he enters the country, according to an ICC report. Fact: While a warrant by the International Criminal Court from November 2024 applies to its member nations, including the UK , no such official announcement has been made by the government. Further, there […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Shahid Khattak slapping a facilitator of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over unethical behavior. Fact: The viral video does not show Khattak; it is old and unrelated. On 21 June, a Facebook user, Rahim Gojali, posted a video in which a person can be seen approaching another man in the […]
Claim: A video shows Maj Gen Faisal Naseer of Pakistan’s spy agency, the ISI, being assaulted in a public setting by transwomen in Thailand over alleged non-payment for services. Some social media users have said it depicts Indian Army officer Lt Gen Rajiv Kumar Sahni. Fact: The video does not show either Pakistan’s Maj Gen […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump has revealed that Pakistan shot down eight Indian planes during the four-day conflict between the two countries in May 2025 and that New Delhi “knelt down and begged for a ceasefire”. Fact: Trump did not make such a claim in the said video, which is actually an interview conducted by […]
Claim: A leaked document with the letterhead of India’s Defence Ministry suggests that New Delhi has ordered its military to use the June 2026 unrest in Rawalkot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as an opportunity to prepare for an “Operation Sindoor 2.0”. Fact: The letter is AI-generated. On 17 and 18 June 2026, multiple Facebook users posted […]
Claim: A video shows the moment a large number of protesters passed through a road in Rawalakot, Kashmir, amid the days-long unrest in June 2026. Fact: The video is not from the June 2026 unrest in Rawalakot but actually shows protesters amid a lockdown in the region in September 2025. On 8 and 9 June […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian missile hitting Israel in June. Fact: The video showing a missile strike is old. On 7 June, an unverified X page, Tehran Times, posted a video in which a missile could be seen falling in a place that had what looked like the Israeli flag. The caption only has […]
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 […]
Claim: A video shows police opening fire on protesters and detaining one in Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in June 2026, with security vehicles and an ambulance visible nearby. Fact: The video is not from Rawalakot; it actually shows police action against protesters during a demonstration near the US Consulate in Karachi over the killing of […]
Claim: A video shows PTI activist Sanam Javaid Khan dancing to an Indian song in a club in Peshawar with a drink in her hand. Fact: The video was manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, with Javaid’s face swapped onto that of Indian influencer Yashika Mehta, who posted the original clip on 16 May 2025. […]
Claim: An image shows lawmaker and former PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat shaking hands with PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif. Fact: The picture is edited and actually shows PML-N’s Netherlands-based member Pervaiz Ali Sandhila. On 26 May 2026, Facebook user ‘Itz Ishrat Abbasi’ posted a photo showing lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat, formerly part of the Pakistan […]