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 […]
Claim: PML-N lawmaker Hina Parvez Butt claims that during the tenure of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, petrol prices rose to PKR 400 per litre. Fact: Butt’s claim is false. The highest price of petrol during Khan’s tenure was PKR 159.86 per litre, according to historical data. On 16 June 2025, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) […]
Claim: Amid Israel’s conflict with Iran, its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also threatened Pakistan, saying his country’s “greatest mission” is to prevent “a militant Islamic regime” from acquiring nuclear weapons. After the Islamic Republic, Pakistan is the second country on his list, he said. Fact: The interview is not recent, but from 2011, and it […]
Claim: Pakistan admits to playing a role in the Pulwama terror attack of 2019 amid Pahalgam heat, with Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed calling it Pakistan’s “tactical brilliance”. Fact: Pakistani Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb did not call the Pulwama terror attack “tactical brilliance” by Pakistan. He was referring to Pakistan Air Force’s retaliatory strikes, dogfight, […]
Claim: The artificial sweetener aspartame can worsen the cardiovascular condition atherosclerosis through insulin-triggered inflammation. Fact: Aspartame has not been conclusively found to worsen this condition; the findings were experimental and lacked firm evidence. Many X users have posted various claims when it comes to the health risks of consuming aspartame. On 20 February 2025, […]