Claim: A viral image circulating online claims to show a hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, burning after it was hit by an Iranian missile. Fact: The image is AI-generated and does not document a real missile strike or a verified incident. On 2 March 2026, Facebook user Qazi Wajid shared an image showing a […]
Claim: A notification circulating on social media claims to be an official announcement issued by Bahria University issued a notification for students saying that any couple found standing together on campus premises during Ramzan will be made to enter into a nikkah immediately. Fact: The notification is fake and has been falsely attributed to Bahria […]
Claim: A viral video shows the arrest of six Indian nationals for rioting and vandalism amid ongoing anti-government protests in Iran. Fact: There is no evidence to suggest that the arrested individuals in the video are Indians. The video contains no verifiable identifiers establishing nationality, and the circumstances in which the video was recorded are […]
Claim: Lahore will receive snowfall during an upcoming cold spell, with some alleging sub-zero temperatures and “several inches” of snow between 16 January to 25 January 2026. Fact: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has dismissed viral claims of record-breaking cold and snowfall in Pakistan, and it has previously said that rumours about snowfall in the plains […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian woman in Tehran removing her hijab in public to reveal a T-shirt with an explicit message against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, framed as a direct act of protest inside Iran. Fact: The video was filmed in Paris, France, not Iran. It shows a protest action during a […]