Claim: A prayer leader in a mosque in Saudi Arabia was forcibly removed and arrested in September 2026 for condemning and criticising the US policy in the Middle East. Fact: The video is from March 2018 and depicts a “mentally ill” man who refused to step away from the pulpit before being forcibly removed to […]
Claim: A viral video shows six young Pakistani men and women warning about the unforeseen consequences of joining protests that may turn violent. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 25 and 26 September 2026, multiple different social media users shared a video, allegedly of young Pakistani men and women, warning against joining protests that […]
Claim: A video shows an attack by Afghanistan’s military forces on a Pakistani border checkpost in September 2026. Fact: The video predates the September 2026 clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It can be traced back to at least April 2026. On 22 September 2026, multiple Facebook users posted a video showing a cross-border attack […]
Claim: Indian Army veteran Major (r) Gaurav Arya has praised Pakistan and its global standing after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Kyrgyzstan on 1 September 2026. Fact: Arya’s comments in the video, while authentic, were critical of Pakistan and he was taking a jibe at the country. His […]
Claim: Videos show Yemeni Houthi drones aimed at the holy site of Makkah that are then intercepted by the Saudi Air Defence. Fact: This video dates back to September 2025 and shows an attack on Madinah. On 16 September 2026, X user Ather Salam and other social media users posted videos claiming to show Houthi […]
Claim: In a recent ARY News broadcast, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi issued a warning that Pakistan’s government will collapse if the status quo is maintained and the administration is not allowed to make decisions independently. He further acknowledged that the country has ongoing issues in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Fact: The video […]
Claim: A video and an image depict film producer Jemima Goldsmith being affectionate with an unidentified man, as well as her new husband, Cameron O’Reilly. A third photo shows Imran Khan’s sons, Kasim and Sulaiman Isa Khan, leading O’Reilly on a horse. Fact: The visuals are manipulated and two of them were particularly generated using […]
Claim: A video shows an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashing during landing in September 2026. Fact: The video does not depict an authentic Indian MiG-29 crash and was traced to a gaming-content-focused YouTube channel that said it is from a game called “War Thunder”. On 18 September 2026, multiple social media […]
Claim: A video shows Sindh lawmaker Faryal Talpur saying that “normal people will be answerable to their God” on Doomsday, while deceased former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be the one to judge PPP supporters. Fact: The video is manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The visuals used are from her speech in 2019. […]
Claim: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged that Pakistan currently faces multiple “internal crises”, including in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and compared the country to its eastside neighbour, India, which he praised for its progress. Fact: The viral video has been manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI) tools. In the authentic clip, […]
Claim: An image claims to show a consignment of weapons seized by Saudi and Yemeni authorities at the port of Aden sent by India for Houthi forces. Fact: These weapons were actually seized by US guided-missile cruiser, the USS Monterey, from an unnamed ship in the Northern Sea in 2021 On 24 August, Facebook users […]
Claim: Sky Sports apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for airing Imran Khan sons’ interview during the test match at Lords. Fact: No official apology has been made by Sky Sports to the PCB. On 29 August 2026 several social media users, including an X profile called Zard si Gana posted a clip of a […]