Claim: A video shows US President Donald Trump warning India against continuing relations with Russia. Fact: An authentic video from a January 2026 press conference was overlaid with AI-generated audio. On 25 October 2026, a Facebook user named Faraz Shaikh shared a clip of the President of the United States Donald Trump warning India […]
Claim: Former IGP KP Ihsan Ghani said, on ARY News, that former CM KP Sohail Afridi ordered him to kill 2 minor boys. Fact: Ghani did not name Afridi on ARY News. Moreover, he was IGP in 2013 i.e. before Afridi was in the provincial government. On 22 October 2026, an account on X […]
Claim: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has issued an apology for his recent remarks critical to the state. Fact: The audio of the clip is AI-generated. On 22 October 2026, a Facebook account named بلاول حان shared a clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising for his recent remarks critical to […]
Claim: Video shows a man pelting white powder on a Pakistani diplomat on the street. Fact: The clip actually shows a French politician named Raphaël Glucksmann being attacked in Paris. On 15 October 2026, a Facebook page named Peshawar News shared a video of a man walking towards his car, surrounded by reporters with […]
Claim: Video shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman ordering retaliatory attacks on Yemen’s Houthi group. Fact: The video can be traced back to 2019. On 11 October 2026, a user on X named Atif Rauf shared a clip of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman holding a phone receiver and saying something in […]
Claim: A letter announces the dismissal of General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lt Gen Balbir Singh after DG ISPR’s press conference on the Pahalgam attack. Fact: The document is false, and it is likely AI-generated. On 2 October 2026, a Facebook account named مارخور کا پاکستان shared a letter, marked ‘confidential’, with the […]
Claim: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif visited Afghanistan in 2023 to discuss the resettlement of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Pakistan again, as per an Express Tribune article. Fact: The article clearly states that Asif went to discuss TTP’s resettlement inside Afghanistan, not Pakistan. On 5 October 2026, a Facebook account named Junaid Akbar Khan shared […]
Claim: An ARY News graphic quotes Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telling Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman that petrol price will rise to Rs 500 by November 2026. Fact: The graphic is fake, and is likely edited. On 5 October 2026, a Facebook account named “پکھی واس” shared a graphic of Pakistani channel […]
Claim: An image shows the arrest of now-dysfunctional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 12 October 2026, an account on X named ‘Mrs Adnan شیرنی’ shared an image of an army and a police officer escorting the now-dysfunctional Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkwa Sohail Afridi. The visual surfaced […]
Claim: Image shows Pakistani journalist Munizae Jahangir holding a Hermès Birkin bag worth $40,000-$50,000. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 7 October 2026, an account on X named Raja Aatif Zulfiqar shared an image of Pakistani journalist Munizae Jahangir holding a bag that resembled a Hermès Birkin. The caption reads: “Is that really a Hermès […]
Claim: A video shows students in India attacking an airbase. Fact: The clip is from a student protest in Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, India. On 28 September 2026, a Facebook account named Engr Khalil Hussain shared a clip showing a silhouette of a fighter jet, surrounded by hundreds of people. The video […]
Claim: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued a statement in support of Khyber Pakhthunkhwa (KPK) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Fact: TTP has denied issuing such a statement. The text being circulated is likely AI-generated. On 30 September 2026, Chairperson PEMRA (Council of Complaints), Sindh Wajahat Kazmi shared a statement by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and claimed […]