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Digital media outlets peddle misleading news about Swat by-election
Polls took place on 26 June
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Quotes about cheap oil for Pakistan wrongly attributed to Russian Consul General
Consul General Andrey Fedorov says he was not present at Khan’s meeting with Putin
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Ex-ISI chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha did not make ‘shocking revelations’ in viral video
Clip was taken from now-deleted YouTube channel of Captain (R) Ejaz Raja
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Viral message about Indian film ‘Allaah Banday’ is false
Bollywood has not released a film featuring a portrayal of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
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Reports of a Pakistan-US airspace deal shared with factual inaccuracies
Social media posts imply that Shehbaz Sharif’s government capitulated to US
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Doctored photo of Hamza Shahbaz in yellow blazer goes viral
Hamza Shahbaz’s dark blue, chequered blazer edited with yellow overlay
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2021 video of TLP procession shared as anti-India protest
Video is actually from the ‘chehlum’ procession of TLP founder Khadim Rizvi
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Zendaya denies pregnancy rumours
Actress shuts down rumours via statement on Instagram
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A Pakistani JF-17 was not stolen by ‘elements sympathetic to Imran Khan’
Reddit user’s video shared with false claim by Indian Twitter account
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Shehbaz Sharif did not wear scarf with Palestinian flag as prime minister
Year-old photo resurfaces with misleading caption
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Reports of second petrol price hike on June 8 are false
Fake news causes bad traffic jams across Pakistan’s major cities
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Hamna Iqbal Baig and Haseem uz Zaman

Satirical article about man eating his wives published as real news
Article originally published by Canadian website in 2019
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Picture of football fans kissing misleadingly shared as PTI supporters
Photograph doctored and shared as moral policing
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Polish artist’s work doctored to include Osama bin Laden’s name
Digital art from 2019 makes no mention of Osama bin Laden
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Court ruling wrongly shared as proof KFC is ‘Haram’, ‘anti-Islamic’
Ruling makes no mention of KFC burgers not being 100% chicken
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Misleading reports claim bus carrying LUMS students ‘fell off a cliff’
Bus actually crashed into oncoming vehicle then slipped into nearby ditch
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Karachi protest over Imran Khan’s ouster did not attract 200,000 people
Liberal estimate suggests there were nearly 100,000 protesters
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NASA will not launch naked pictures of humans to space to attract aliens
Reports based on hypothetical idea to send binary-coded digitised images of human body to space
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Viral video does not show Captain Bilal with son before battle
Clip is actually of the nephew of a journalist
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Onlookers did not chant ‘Jiye Bhutto’ during Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Medina
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was on an official visit to Saudi Arabia
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‘Game of Thrones’ actor Kristian Nairn has not transitioned
Viral post on Twitter wrongly attributed to Hodor actor
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Viral post about rivalry between Puran Mal and Aurangzeb Alamgir is false
Collage of pictures accompanied by claim that Rajput ruler defeated Mughal emperor thrice
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Assange cartoon doctored to insult Sharif government
Cartoon originally published by Mint linked to defunct American magazine
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Photo of protest against Imran Khan’s removal edited to make crowd appear larger
Clear digital cloning errors visible in the image
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Karachi has not reported a rare case of ectopic pregnancy in teeth
Viral post was shared as a joke on a Russian website in 2018
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Doctored video shows people chanting ‘You’re a thief’ at PM Shahbaz Sharif
Sharif visited a Ramzan bazaar in Lahore
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Viral image of distraught woman is not from 2022 Dadu fire
Image is actually from a fire in Lalu Raunk in 2018
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Haseem uz Zaman and Manesh Kumar

Fake write-up defending Imran Khan attributed to Pakistani jurist
Note allegedly written by Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal supports Imran Khan’s claims of foreign interference
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Imran Khan’s picture edited onto 2017 Turkey protest poster
Picture goes viral amid protests against Khan’s ouster
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No, US President Joe Biden did not celebrate Imran Khan’s ouster
Video shared as proof of claims of American interference in Pakistan
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Pervaiz Khattak did not abuse journalists in Parliament elevator
Viral video shows former NA speaker Asad Qaiser using the B-word
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No, Portugal has not opened a church made with the skulls of 5,000 Muslims
Viral social media post discusses alleged international campaign targeting Islamic countries
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Pakistani columnist shares fake letter claiming American NGO is funding Opposition parties
Letter claims NGO advised against sending Pakistan an invite for a democracy moot
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Snippets of overseas Pakistani woman’s interview from 2021 shared as local resident’ views
Video also shared by special assistant to Khan to bolster agenda
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Video claiming ‘participant’ spoke against Aurat March is actually of a journalist
Maryam Ikram, the woman in question, is a TV show host and anchorperson
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Picture claiming to show crowd at ‘Amar Bil Maroof’ rally is actually from 2007
Image shows protest in Istanbul in the aftermath of Turkish editor Hrant Dink’s assassination
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Misleading reports about LSDV in cattle cause panic across Pakistan
LSDV cannot infect humans but leads to weight and milk loss in cattle
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Poster from Aurat March edited with joke about Gujranwala
Original text on poster is a meme that highlights gender pay gap
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Text about sexually assaulting men edited onto Aurat March poster
Poster originally from 2018 Aurat March is in fact about fundamental rights
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Doctored poster from India shared in Pakistan on International Women’s Day
Poster from 2012 Nirbhaya protests alleged to be from Aurat March
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No, a majority of Pakistanis do not think Aurat March should be banned
Twitter poll by right-wing talk show host passed off as authentic survey
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BBC News publishes story with misleading headline in Noor Mukadam case
Outlet shares headline apparently breaking the news of Mukadam’s death on day of her killer’s sentencing
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Picture of distraught elderly woman in line to buy sugar is actually from 2009
Photo likely reshared due to rising inflation at present in Pakistan
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Doctored picture of politician of ‘Grape’ fame with Russia’s Putin goes viral again
Former senator Sehar Kamran is not currently in Russia
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Haseem uz Zaman

Video allegedly showing China’s ‘artificial sun’ going up in the sky is actually of rocket launch
‘Artificial sun’ created in a tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor cannot be launched into the sky
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Haseem uz Zaman

Fake letter to Imran Khan linked to Pakistan Army Chief Gen Bajwa
Letter claims Gen Bajwa acknowledged ‘all 190 martyrs of Noshki and Panjgur’
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Inaccurate quote attributed to Prince Charles about women’s rights and Islam resurfaces
Quote circulating again on social media platforms ahead of Aurat March 2022
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Haseem uz Zaman

Top Pakistani TV channels carry parody account’s tweet as news
They attributed a fake tweet to Finance Ministry spokesperson Muzzammil Aslam
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Hamna Iqbal Baig and Haseem uz Zaman

Valentine’s Day notifications by Pakistani universities are fake
All universities confirm no Valentine’s Day instructions issued
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Haseem uz Zaman and Sameen Aziz

3-year-old report about PTI leader Iftikhar Ahmed Lund reshared on social media
Newspaper clipping of the news report reshared by renowned journalist
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Video from Sri Lankan university wrongly described as showing persecution of Muslims in India
Clip first circulated on Pakistani social media in 2019 and has now resurfaced
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Bill Gates did not say COVID-19 ‘is a farce’ or call for the withdrawal of vaccines
Satirical piece from August 2021 being circulated as authentic ‘confession’ in WhatsApp forwards
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Punjab has made caps, scarves mandatory in Quran classes only
Change applicable to Muslim students attending Quran recitation and teaching classes
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Don’t thank Nawaz Sharif! Scenic bridge in viral photo is in Austria, not Pakistan
Caption accompanying photo of bridge includes words of gratitude to PML-N supremo
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Mark Kelly did not pull the #SpaceApe prank on the ISS. It was his twin, Scott!
Astronauts and twin brothers Scott and Mark Kelly pulled off the prank in 2016
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Video of excavator crane crashing was not shot in Murree in January 2022
Clip shared in aftermath of Murree tragedy is from Malam Jabba and was shot in 2020
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Snow-covered bison in viral photograph is not from Gilgit-Baltistan
The photograph was actually taken by Tom Murphy in Yellowstone National Park in the United States
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Indian media outlet stokes hate with false account of controversial video
Right-wing news portal slips in fabricated reference to PepsiCo India
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PM Imran Khan’s joke about bankers’ attire misrepresented as directive
Khan’s comment was taken from a speech at an event organized by the NAPHDA
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GCU did not collaborate with Walled City of Lahore on Harry Potter Festival
Outlet previously flagged for misleading news again shares unverified reports
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Bogus post claims OIC expelled Imran Khan for condemning temple construction in India
Further claims include a UAE representative saying 'Pakistan only takes loans, but fails to repay’
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Newsweek did not publish a cover declaring Pakistan the ‘most intolerant nation’
Image allegedly depicting Newsweek cover is fake
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PM Imran Khan did not fall from an elevator or suffer spinal cord fracture
Old video of Khan’s injury from a fall during 2013 election campaign being republished as new
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Haseem uz Zaman

Reports wrongly claim billionaire gave antiquities worth $70 million to Pakistan
Steinhardt’s collection included stolen antiquities from multiple countries but not Pakistan
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No, crows do not hold courts, nor do they have a criminal justice system
Claim compares the court of crows to Shariah, or Islamic laws
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Viral comment by Imran Khan on human rights, women’s rights misrepresented
Khan’s comment caused outrage in many quarters
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Newsweek cover terming Pakistan the ‘most dangerous nation’ is from 2007
Old cover likely being shared as magazine’s latest issue days after lynching of Priyantha Kumara
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Pakistan’s divorce rate has not hit an all-time high
Data From Two-Year-Old Survey Of Opinions On Divorce Rates Wrongly Run As Latest News
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Viral posts attribute fabricated comment demeaning South Asians to Spotify CEO
Agency representing Spotify in Pakistan terms reports as ‘incorrect’
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Viral video of ‘magic’ stone melting iron nails is actually gallium at high temp
Gallium, with a melting point of 29.76°C, is one of four metals that turns liquid at room temperature
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Visa-free entry for Pakistanis into Belarus comes with prerequisites
The European country recently announced a change in the visa system for Pakistanis
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Haseem uz Zaman

EIU food security data cherry-picked to show ruling PTI in positive light
Global Food Security Index data compiled by the EIU used to falsely claim Pakistan’s ranking improved by three places
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Haseem uz Zaman

Bogus gas supply schedule makes rounds on social media
Fake schedule causes worry among Pakistanis
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Misleading post wrongly claims YouTube is removing the ‘dislike’ button
The platform is, however, permanently hiding the ‘dislike’ count after experimenting with that move earlier this year
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Tortoise in viral image is not world’s oldest known land animal Jonathan
She’s a half-century old Galápagos Giant Tortoise known as ‘A11’ who resides in Australia’s Taronga Zoo
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National Savings has not announced any ‘good news’ for elderly pensioners
Reports characterising National Savings rate hikes as recent development are misleading as figures indicate July 2020 announcement is rehashed
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Forced marriage involving underage boy wrongly reported as new incident
The story of a 21-year-old girl being forced to wed a 10-year-old boy to protect family assets dates back to 2017
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Giant Tanzanian tree in viral photo is not the oldest in the world
The tree’s picture, alongside the claim that it is the world’s oldest, has been circulating on the Internet since the 2000s
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STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN IS NOT DISCONTINUING PKR 5,000 NOTE
SBP “categorically” rejects all such rumors, spokesperson says no plan to discontinue PKR 5,000 banknote
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Misleading headline being used as clickbait ahead of Diwali
Province-wide holiday announced for the Hindu community on occasion of the annual Diwali festival
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Reports detailing recent anti-trans incident are misleading
An Incident Of Discrimination Against A Transgender Woman In KP Was Wrongly Reported As A New Occurrence
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‘The Economist’ cover featuring Imran Khan is fake
Doctored cover falsely portrays the magazine’s stance on Imran Khan
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Crumbling grave in photo is not Liaquat Ali Khan’s final resting place
Image accompanied with captions reminding Pakistani leaders of mortality
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Posts falsely allege artist’s work is clip of Hurricane Shaheen
American artist’s work wrongly shared as video of the cyclone accompanied by Quranic verses
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Reports about NADRA allowing women to retain their surnames after marriage are misleading. Here’s what’s really changed
Pakistani women now have a choice to replace father’s name with husband’s on CNIC
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Sensational news pieces wrongly claim people can get free petrol in Pakistan
Hyperbolized headlines use old fuel reserve discovery report to mislead people
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Fawad Chaudhry did in fact call nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan a “fake hero” on Twitter in 2012
Chaudhry has now deleted three of his earlier tweets
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Haseem uz Zaman and Nizamuddin Khan

Screaming man in fiery car crash is not Swedish artist Lars Vilks
Years-old video from Russia falsely portrayed as crash that killed artist Lars Vilks
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Haseem uz Zaman

Videos watched by millions perpetuate false and dangerous claims about Kalasha people
Viral videos resurface as propaganda against Kalasha people
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Viral screenshot showing PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz praising Imran Khan is fake
Fake screenshot shows tweet by PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz calling Imran Khan ‘my hero’
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Doctored image falsely shows Pakistan Army’s ex-spokesperson with Taliban chief
Picture of Major General Asif Ghafoor with two journalists doctored to include the face of Taliban Supreme Leader Akhundzada
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Former Indian Army officers bolster propaganda about Pakistan’s involvement in Afghanistan
Ex-Indian Army officers share images of Pakistani actors as soldiers in Afghanistan
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Punjab has not banned entry of TikTokers and YouTubers in parks … yet
Media reports on ban on entry of TikTokers & YouTubers in Punjab’s parks misleading
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Case of forced conversion, abuse of minor Christian girl debunked
How a pastor’s plea for medical help was misrepresented as a false case of forced conversion.
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