Claim: A video shows senior journalist Sohail Warraich criticising Field Marshal Asim Munir. Another similar video shows the journalist passing derogatory remarks about the Field Marshal. Fact: Fake audios has been overlaid on Warraich’s video from 2021 to create the viral videos circulating online. A video of journalist Sohail Warraich alongside an image of PTI’s […]
Claim: An image shows a biplane carrying a “Welcome Asim Munir” banner which welcomed the army chief upon his arrival in the US. Fact: The image is fake. It was likely created using a template on the Photofunia site. Social media users shared an image of a biplane carrying the banner “Welcome Asim Munir,” claiming […]
Claim: A picture shows an elderly woman, who was displaced due to the August 2025 Bajaur security operation, moving from her home to a safer location. Fact: The image is from Afghanistan and appeared online as early as 23 July 2021. It shows a woman who was displaced due to escalating violence in the Kandahar […]
Claim: Pictures comprising headshots and a funeral show the soldiers who died in July 2025 during the military operation that targeted terrorists in Bajaur. Fact: The pictures are old and unrelated to the ongoing operation in Bajaur. On 30 and 31 July 2025, pictures of apparent deceased members of the Pakistani security forces and their […]
Claim: Three pictures show children who were killed in an operation conducted by security forces against terrorists in Bajaur towards the end of July 2025. Fact: All three pictures are unrelated to the security operation in Bajaur in July 2025 as they were found online before the recent development. One of them seems to show […]
Claim: An image depicts attacks carried out during ‘Operation Sarbakaf’ in Bajaur. Fact: The image dates back to September 2019 and actually shows the US bombing of an island in northern Iraq. It is unrelated to the operation in Bajaur, Pakistan. An image was shared on social media with captions alleging that it shows attacks […]
Claim: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a statement titled “Bajaur clashes: losses of the mujahideen and an appeal to the public,” in which it admits losses and appeals to locals to provide its fighters a safe passage. Fact: The statement is not authentic and was likely created using Meta AI. On 29 July 2025, […]
Claim: A unique solar eclipse on 2 August 2025 will last over six minutes and plunge the entire world into darkness. The phenomenon is seen once every 100 years. Fact: No such solar eclipse occurred on 2 August 2025. A solar eclipse will indeed occur on 2 August 2027, but it will not plunge the […]
Claim: A video shows a group of people in Israel standing and panicking during a barrage of missile strikes as Iran launched its retaliatory attacks in June 2025. Fact: The video was generated through artificial intelligence (AI). On 22 and 23 June 2025, multiple Facebook users shared a video they claimed shows Iran’s attacks on […]
Claim: A video shows a funeral procession of protestors killed during firing in Tirah valley. Fact: The claim is false as the video first appeared online in June 2025, weeks before the Tirah valley firing. A video has been circulating widely online with the caption, “ہ غزہ نہیں بلکہ خیبر پختونخواہ کی وادی تیراہ کے […]
Claim: Video shows firing on protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah valley. Fact: The claim is false. The video appeared on the internet as early as 23 July 2024, claiming to show violence at the Bannu peace rally when protesters were similarly fired upon. It is unrelated to the recent events in Tirah valley. On 27 […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, recently named Pakistan as one of the potential new partner countries that may recognise Israel as part of the push for the Abraham Accords. This, the claim asserts, is what was agreed to during Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s visit to America in June 2025. Fact: Kushner […]