Claim: A video shows police officers mistreating and beating three women in Balochistan. Fact: While the video does show police officers mistreating three women, the incident occurred in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2021. On 13 March 2025, a video on Facebook claimed to show police officers in Balochistan mistreating three […]
Claim: An image shows Dr Mahrang Baloch standing in front of the poster of BLA insurgent Rafiq Bizenjo, a suicide bomber who attacked the Quetta Railway Station in November 2024. Fact: The image is altered. On 22 March, X user posted a photo of Dr Mahrang Baloch, purportedly showing her standing in front of a […]
Claim: An audio clip of human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch confirms she is an Indian agent. Fact: The audio is a deepfake. A Facebook user posted an audio clip (archive) of human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch, allegedly featuring her speaking to foreign entities purportedly from India. The text on Baloch’s image reads, “Indian […]
Claim: A video shows the Pakistani military’s operation against the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) after the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan. Fact: The video has been on the internet since 2012 and shows an anti-Taliban military operation in Afghanistan, most likely conducted by the US. On 11 March 2025, the BLA […]
Claim: During a medical test, it was found that Dr Mahrang Baloch is transgender. Fact: There is no evidence to support the claim that Dr Mahrang Baloch is transgender. On 23 March, a day after Dr Mahrang Baloch’s arrest in Quetta, a post on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that she was transgender. […]
Claim: A video of Salman Akram Raja expressing support for Mahrang Baloch proves the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is linked to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its attack on Jaffar Express. Fact: The video of Raja is from a press conference that predates the BLA’s attack on the Jaffar Express. His statements are entirely unrelated […]