Claim: Recently, Muslim female athletes refused to shake hands with an Indian army officer at a sports event. Fact: There is no evidence to support this claim, and the accompanying image is likely AI-generated. On 19 July 2025, a Facebook page by the name of Verified Pakistan shared an image allegedly showing Muslim female athletes […]
Claim: A viral video shows a woman being beaten with sticks by a group of men in Pakistan. Fact: The video is actually from Kamarhati in West Bengal, India, and its earliest instance is from July 2024. On 16 July 2025, a user on Facebook shared a video that allegedly showed a group of men […]
Claim: A post suggests Kasim and Sulaiman Khan have arrived in Pakistan. Fact: The image of Khan’s sons is AI-generated and the video in the background shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally held in Gujranwala in 2022. On 12 July 2025, a Facebook user posted an image of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan’s […]
Claim: An image claims that 50% of the population prefers Maryam Nawaz while 39% prefers Ali Amin Gandapur. Fact: The claim does not specify that the poll refers only to the population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and not the entire country’s population. The statistics in the image are from a recent Gallup Pakistan poll that […]
Claim: A video shows a recent argument between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Ali Muhammad Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-N’s Rana Tanveer Hussain in the National Assembly. Fact: The post’s caption does not clarify that the exchange between the PML-N and PTI members is from September 2024. On 11 July 2025, the Facebook page of local […]
Claim: A video shows a recent instance of Awami Muslim League (AML) founder and former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed crying outside a judicial court. Fact: The video is from February 2023 and shows Rasheed being escorted by police to the courts in Islamabad in relation to defamation cases filed against him. On 17 […]
Claim: An image shows an article by The Daily Telegraph praising the Pakistan Air Force in the wake of the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan which took place in May 2025. Fact: The image is fake. The Daily Telegraph did not publish any such article. On 11 May 2025, a user […]
Claim: China gave Pakistan and Iran the “go-ahead” to atomically bomb Israel. Fact: China did not give any such go-ahead to Pakistan or Iran, but instead advocated for peaceful resolution to the Iran-Israel conflict. Pakistan also distanced itself from using nuclear weapons against Israel to support Iran. On 25 May 2025, amid the escalation […]
Claim: A video shows where the United States dropped a bunker-buster bomb in Iran while locals are seen exploring the area. Fact: The video is likely AI-generated. On 27 June 2025, a Facebook user shared a reel that claimed to show the area in Iran where the United States had dropped their bunker-buster […]
Claim: Videos show Pakistani reporters covering mass celebrations of Iran’s victory against Israel, following the recent military conflict between the two countries. Fact: Evidence suggests that these videos were tampered with extensively, and they are likely AI-generated. On 24 and 25 June 2025, an account on Facebook posted a string of videos showing […]
Claim: A video shows Israeli citizens arriving at an airport in Greece and being welcomed with Palestinian flags by the local people. Fact: The video actually shows a Greek delegation from the ‘March to Gaza’ initiative returning from Egypt and being welcomed by locals at Athens International Airport. On 20 June 2025, a […]
Claim: A video shows the arrest of an Imam in Saudi Arabia who criticised the current Saudi government for its failing religious policies and the Crown Prince of being an agent of the American and Israeli governments. The Imam was later hanged. Fact: The video shows an elderly man with a psychological disorder who […]