Claim: A video showing cars set ablaze claims to depict the situation in Mach after the recent terror attacks in that area. Fact: The claim is false as the video shows political workers setting cars on fire in Nazimabad, Karachi after clashes between the MQM-P and PPP. On 30 January 2024, a Facebook user posted […]
Claim: There are two claims about the same image: A viral image shows a bloody doctor’s coat belonging to a female doctor who was killed during an attack in Parachinar, KP. Dr Mahrang Baloch, an activist against enforced disappearances, shared the false image to mislead people about the recent attack in Parachinar. Fact: These claims […]
Claim: Social media posts contain two images claiming to show an attack on a church during Christmas this year in Nigeria. Fact: The claim is false as the images are not related to the recent attack. The original pictures date back to the 2022 attack on a church. [Trigger warning: This fact-check contains graphic content […]
Claim: An image attributed to Dunya News suggests that the former finance minister, Miftah Ismail said that the IMF bailout money was given to the media and PDM members instead of providing relief to the public. Fact: Ismail issued a clarification that he did not give any such statement. The screenshot shared by journalist Imran […]
Claim: A video shows a young Egyptian boy giving food to Palestinians after drilling a hole in the wall. Fact: The claim is false. The clip is actually from a 2012 Palestinian documentary “Infiltrators” which shows the struggles of Palestinians in the West Bank. On 21 December 2023, a user posted a video (archive) on […]
Claim: Social media posts allege that Easypaisa will shut down its services in Pakistan after December 2023. Fact: The claim is false as Easypaisa is an independent financial institution, licensed and governed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). It will not be affected after Telenor is sold to PTCL. On 20 December 2023, a […]
Claim: An image shows former-MNA, Chaudhry Bilal Ahmed Virk injured in a hospital after being beaten by the police. Fact: The claim is false as the politician had an accident a few days ago, during which he sustained an eye injury. Fact or Fiction? On 24 December 2023, journalist Sabir Shakir posted a since-deleted image […]
Claim: A social media video alleges that Pakistan’s national flag was spotted near Mumbai airport. Fact: The claim is false as the video does not show the Pakistani flag. The flag in the video does not contain certain features of the Pakistani flag. For example, the white strip in the Pakistani flag which symbolizes minorities […]
Claim: A video alleges that it shows a stage collapsing at a political ceremony in Pakistan after an Imam made anti-Semitic remarks. Fact: The claim is false because the video is from 2018 and does not involve any anti-Semitic remarks or statements about Jewish people at all. The stage collapsed because it was overcrowded during […]
Claim: A video shows American citizens protesting against Zara’s new campaign by throwing clothes outside the company’s outlet. Fact: The claim is misleading because the original video Vestiaire Collective created the video for their campaign “Fast Fashion Ban” urging consumers to think before buying from brands and promoting sustainable fashion practices. It was launched a […]
Claim: Social media video shows debris from an Israeli tank known as Mervaka that Hamas destroyed. Fact: The claim is false because the video is from 2022 and most likely shows a Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian army. On 28 November 2023, a Facebook user posted a video (archived) with an Urdu language caption, […]
Claim: Social media post claims that a blast took place in the Pezu area of district Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in November 2023. Fact: The claim is misleading as no such incident has been reported recently. The blast actually took place in August 2023. Fact or Fiction? On 24 November 2023, the following message was […]