Claim: A clip shows ongoing protests in Tehran caused by poverty, starvation, unemployment, the non-payment of salaries and pensions, uncertainty, instability, and terrorism. Fact: The footage posted is from January 2026, and not from August 2026. Hence, the claim is misleading. A Facebook account called ‘Publication and Research Organization’ posted a 13-second video displaying large […]
Claim: The video claims to show Iran launching its first domestically manufactured submarine. Fact: This claim is misleading. The video is from 2023, and is an official video by Japan launching its fourth Taigei-class submarine ｢らいげい｣ Raigei SS-516. On 16 August, Instagram user global_daily_update posted a video of a submarine being launched in an undisclosed […]
Claim: The image shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan being helped out of an ambulance on the night of 21 August 2026 at Shifa International Hospital. Fact: The image is AI-generated. Imran Khan was treated at PIMS Hospital and not at Shifa International Hospital. On 21 August 2026, Instagram user Hammad Muhammad Beyg posted an […]
Claim: A video claims to show former Prime Minister Imran Khan leaving a hospital in a wheelchair. The claim is being shared amidst reports of Khan being shifted to Shifa International Hospital. Fact: This claim is false as the footage is unrelated to the current events, and has been found to be dated back to […]
Claim: An image shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail, getting treated for high blood pressure at PIMS Hospital. Fact: The image is AI-Generated, Imran Khan was not seen in PIMS Hospital. On 11 August 2026, X user زہـــرہ لیــاقت posted an image with an Urdu caption: بریکنگ نیوز مرشد کا […]
Claim: An image shows bullet casings recovered after security forces opened fire on protesters in Rawalakot. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 29 July 2026, Instagram user Startup Kashmir Records posted an image with the caption: “Large Numbers of Bullet Casings Were Recovered After Security Forces Opened Fire on Peaceful Protesters in Rawalakot.” […]
Claim: A video claims to show a large crowd at the recent protests in India by the Cockroach Janta Party. Fact: The claim is false. The video actually shows the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra festival in Odisha, India. On 23 July 2026, X user Saif Awan posted a video with the Urdu caption: جنتر منتر […]
Claim: An image shows former MQM leader Altaf Hussain hospitalised and in critical condition Fact: This claim is false There are no credible news reports stating that Altaf Hussain is hospitalised currently, and the image is from July 2025. On 13 July 2026, X user ‘Saleem Speak’ posted an image of MQM founder Altaf Hussain […]
Claim: An image shows the victims of the recent kidnapping and sexual assault case reported in Lahore, which involved Muhammad Raza Dar, a relative of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. Fact: This claim is false. As the image being circulated is AI-generated, and is not of the two foreign nationals from the Lahore case, On […]
Claim: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) announced loadshedding will take place every evening for 2 hours and 30 minutes from 5pm to 1am, Aaj News reported. Fact: This claim is misleading. The Aaj News bulletin in the post dates back to April 2026. Moreover, NEPRA has not announced any such loadshedding schedule recently, […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian soldier targeting and launching a missile at an American helicopter and bringing it down. Fact: The footage is AI-generated. On 11 June 2026, X user Tariq Masood Butt posted a video allegedly showing the Iranian army shooting down a US helicopter by a missile,with the caption: غیر متوازن […]
Claim: An image shows an Iranian footballer paying tribute at the FIFA World Cup, holding up a backpack to honour the 168 Iranian girls killed in a US strike on a school in Minab, Iran. Fact: The Iranian men’s football team did honour the airstrike victims, but this event took place in 2026 March, not […]