Claim: An image of a large gathering at a funeral apparently shows Khalil Ur Rahman Haqqani’s funeral. Fact: The claim is false as the picture is old and predates Haqqani’s killing. The actual image was available on the internet as early as 2021 and likely shows the funeral of former senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, […]
Claim: A video shows Punjab’s Education Minister Rana Sikander Hayat assaulting a couple following the alleged incident of a student’s sexual assault at a private college in Lahore. Fact: The claim is false as the video does not show Rana Sikander Hayat. The individual in the video can be identified as Usman Mirza, who assaulted […]
Claim: A video shows a Palestinian child trapped under rubble after Israel’s attack. Fact: The claim is misleading as the video is from Syria, not Palestine. It actually shows a child playing in her home, peeking through a hole in the wall and not stuck under the rubble. On 26 October 2024, an X (formerly […]
Claim: An image of a man wearing a PTI scarf and holding a weapon shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protester marching towards D-Chowk from the ongoing demonstrations in Islamabad. Fact: The claim is false. The image, which actually shows a protest in Peshawar, is a decade old, first appearing online in 2013. It has been […]
Claim: JUI-F’s member Maulana Asad Mehmood has been nominated for the post of Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and current Governor Faisal Kundi has been dismissed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Fact: The claim is false. Faisal Kundi is still the Governor of KP, and JUI-F’s media cell has also refuted the claim. On 21 October […]
Claim: Video shows Hezbollah’s attack on a petrochemical plant in the south of Haifa, Israel. Fact: The claim is false as the video appeared in September 2024. It shows an Israeli airstrike in Yemen following the bombing of Lebanon. On 27 October 2024, an account on X (formerly Twitter) posted a video (archive) with the […]
Claim: PTI leader Hammad Azhar said that the health of former Governor of Punjab, Omar Sarfaraz Cheema is declining and he is currently hospitalised in jail. Fact: The claim is false as Hammad Azhar did not make such a statement. He refuted the news on X. Moreover, PTI’s lawyer Advocate Salman Shahid also debunked the […]
Claim: An image shows several dead bodies of Afghan refugees in white shrouds who were killed by Iranian border forces on 15 October in Saravan, an area in the Sistan-Baluchistan province of Iran. Fact: The claim is misleading as the image predates the incident on the Iran-Afghan border by a few days. Evidence suggests that […]
Claim: Video shows a feud between worshippers from two different sects at a mosque in Pakistan. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is not from Pakistan but Bangladesh. On 22 September 2024, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Maryland branch president, Waqar Khan shared a video with the caption, اس ہفتے پاکستان میں 3 لوگ کو توہین […]
Claim: A video claims to show US television host and comedian Trevor Noah criticising the Pakistani army in an episode of The Daily Show. Fact: The claim is false as the video, which is from an old episode of The Daily Show from 2015, is not about Pakistan. The comedic skit was a criticism of […]
Claim: A picture shows Arshad Nadeem’s wife wearing a sleeveless dress after his victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Fact: The claim is false as the woman in the picture is not Nadeem’s wife but a Lahore-based journalist, Ambreen Fatima. The false claim can spread misogyny and be harmful for the safety of women. On […]
Claim: A picture shows Cristiano Ronaldo showing support for Imran Khan by wearing a shirt with the former prime minister’s picture on it. Fact: The picture is doctored. The original image shows a plain white shirt. It was digitally altered to paste Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s picture. On 27 August 2024, a Facebook […]