Claim: A video on social media shows hostages taken by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) after the militant group hijacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is not from March 2025. It was available on the internet as early as December 2024 and is not related to the […]
Claim: According to a post on social media Donald Trump’s expression while hearing the Muslim “call to prayer” at the national prayer service surprised everyone. Fact: The caption is misleading as the video itself does not show anything of the sort. During the national prayer service, Trump did not make any statement or expressions […]
Claim: A video on social media shows the poor state of Services Hospital in Lahore under the leadership of Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Fact: The claim is misleading as the video is from July 2023 when the interim government was in charge. The incident shown in the video is not recent nor is […]
Claim: Video circulating on social media allegedly shows Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Bushra Bibi kissing. Fact: The claim is false as the video was created using artificial intelligence (AI). On 11 December 2024, a reel (archive) was posted on Facebook with the caption, ویڈیو لگانا میرا کام تھا اب وائرل کرنا […]
Claim: A video shows a huge crowd in London protesting against Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir during his recent visit to the United Kingdom. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is from November 2024 and is actually from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest in Brescia, Italy. On 20 February 2025, an X account, […]
Claim: A viral video on social media shows an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on Jaffar Express in Balochistan by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the attack carried out on Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. It is actually from January 2022 when the BLA similarly attacked […]
Claim: Hamid Mir revealed that Imran Khan recently slapped a colonel in Adiala jail. Fact: The claim is false as no such statement was made by the journalist or reported in the media. Hamid Mir refuted the claim as well. On 26 January 2025, a Facebook user posted an image of an army officer with […]
Claim: A video shows a large group of people sleeping in an open ground after losing their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires. Fact: The claim is false because the video is from 2023 and shows people, who attended the “ World Youth Day” in Lisbon, Portugal, sleeping in Tejo Park. On 24 January 2025, […]
Claim: A series of images shows the wildfire in Los Angeles. Fact: The post is false as the footage is AI-generated and does not show real visuals from the incident. On 12 January 2025, a user on Threads posted a series of images with the caption: “Why isn’t this contained yet? It’s now coming up […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Air Force helicopter shot down by the Afghan Taliban along the disputed Durand line. Fact: The claim is false as the video is from September 2023 and shows a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashing due to a mechanical fault. On 28 December 2024, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted […]
Claim: A video shows children falling sick in school after receiving polio vaccination in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The claim is false as these children did not receive the polio vaccine. The video is from the November 2024 deworming campaign in which students fell sick in a school in Jamrud after allegedly […]
Claim: A viral video on social media shows Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister fleeing after he was frightened by the firecrackers set off to welcome him at Riyadh’s Chinese Embassy. Fact: The claim is false as the video is not from Riyadh. It is actually from 2019 and shows a mock military drill in Kuwait. On […]