Claim: A video shows a mob of “Pakistani Islamists” beating and manhandling Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz at a public event in October 2025. Fact: The video is not recent nor does it show “Pakistani Islamists” beating or manhandling Maryam Nawaz. It is actually from September 2020 when a member of her protection detail mistakenly struck […]
Claim: Motorbikes have been banned in Karachi. Fact: The claim is false and was spread by a news outlet using misleading language. Mayor Murtaza Wahab announced a transition from conventional to electric bikes only in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). On 29 August 2025, Pakistani media outlet City21 posted (archive) a video showing Karachi Mayor […]
Claim: People holding passports issued from Punjab are banned from travelling via Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Fact: The claim is false. However, the FIA has imposed additional security measures to prevent “human trafficking” and “exploitation”, as well as to stop “agent mafias” from deceiving people. On 5 November 2025, Instagram account @ebuzztoday posted (archive) a […]
Claim: The Government of Sindh has issued a “high-level security alert” for Karachi from 12 to 30 November 2025. Fact: The notification is fake. The Sindh government’s information department has denied issuing such an alert. On 12 November 2025, multiple social media posts claimed that the Government of Sindh has issued a “high-level security alert” […]
Claim: Videos show a flooded toll plaza in Lahore, among other roads in the city, affected by the 2025 torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan. Fact: The videos in question are AI-generated. In August 2025, viral videos circulated on social media, suggesting severe flooding at the “Lahore Toll Plaza” as a torrential monsoon hit several cities across […]
Claim: Visuals show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu present at a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Fact: The pictures are digitally altered, while the video has been created synthetically, likely using AI tools. In late September 2025, social […]
Claim: A video shows a convoy of Afghan Taliban fighters moving towards Pakistan’s border amid significant clashes between the two countries. Fact: The clip appeared online as early as December 2024 and is, therefore, unrelated to the October 2025 conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. On 15 October 2025, X (formerly Twitter) account @MeghUpdates posted (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows a crashed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet on fire after it was shot down by Afghanistan’s Taliban forces. Fact: The claim is false. The video predates the October 2025 clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Moreover, there are no reliable reports of Afghan Taliban shooting down a PAF jet. On 12 […]
Claim: An image shows a child trying to drag his mother’s dead body out of water in Pakistan after torrential rains during the 2025 monsoon season left multiple areas flooded. Fact: The photo is from a scripted video made by an Indian content creator, apparently for entertainment. On 10 September 2025, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) posted […]
Claim: Digital transfers “will now take 2 hours”, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Fact: The SBP has clarified that “all digital fund transfers are made on [a] real time basis” and people “receive funds in their accounts almost instantly”. The requirement of a two-hour cooling period was first introduced in 2023 and […]
Claim: A timelapse video shows a river in Pakistan overflowing, flooding, and submerging an entire village nearby. Fact: The clip is AI-generated. In early September 2025, a video emerged on social media platforms, depicting a timelapse of a river — in some posts identified as Ravi — flooding, overflowing, and then submerging an entire village […]
Claim: Donald Trump issued video statements about the devastation caused by the 2025 floods in Pakistan and accused India of causing the destruction by releasing water from its dams. Fact: The videos are doctored, likely using AI. Trump has not blamed India for the Pakistan floods nor has he appealed for help for the flood […]