Claim: At the FIFA World Cup 2026, a toddler told Donald Trump that she prefers Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan over the US president. Fact: The video is altered and originally from Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, not from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Moreover, the child is not a girl but a boy. In […]
Claim: A viral video shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a jail cell. Fact: The video is from 2015, and shows former Mexican drug lord El Chapo in jail, not Imran Khan. On 9 July, a Facebook page called PTI Central Punjab posted a video in which a man can be seen pacing around […]
Claim: An image shows Raza Dar posing next to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar. Fact: The claim is false. The person standing next to Nawaz Sharif in the image is not Raza Dar, but Deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s son, Hasnain Dar. On 4 July 2026, X user […]
Claim: A viral video shows India’s former defence chief Gen Anil Chauhan discussing professional regrets and operational failures while comparing Pakistan and India’s civil and military leadership during his farewell speech. Fact: The clip was manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On 31 May 2026, multiple Facebook users posted a video of India’s ex-defence chief […]
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 […]