Claim: Multiple videos circulating online claim to show that China recently airdropped humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territories, specifically Gaza. Fact: There is no evidence to suggest that China airdropped aid into Gaza recently. Two of the three videos from viral posts were likely filmed during previous airdrop missions, whereas the third clip was taken […]
Claim: Al Jazeera broadcast a video showing the Indian Army’s bombardment of Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Fact: The video is actually from Palestine and shows Al Jazeera’s coverage of the bombing of a hospital in Gaza. On 13 May 2025, X user @PranayHinger posted (archive) a video showing heavy bombardment in an area as […]
Claim: A letter from Pakistan’s Climate Change Ministry confirms a “radiation leak” at one of the country’s nuclear facilities after a brief military conflict with India. This letter was apparently signed by a top official of the so-called NRSD. Fact: The letter is doctored and no such document has been issued by any Pakistani governmental […]
Claim: A video shows a Rafale fighter jet of the Indian Air Force ablaze after it was shot down by Pakistan near the Line of Control (LoC), in the Poonch district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: The video is from June 2024 and shows a Sukhoi fighter jet of the Indian Air Force […]
Claim: A video shows the aftermath of a Pakistani strike on India’s Udhampur air base during the early hours of 10 May 2025. Fact: The video predates Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes in India. On 10 May 2025, many Pakistani news channels posted a video that they claimed shows a giant fire at the Indian Air Force’s […]
Author and researcher: Anisa Shabir Editors: Zainab Husain and Sarah Fariduddin Reporters: Areeba Fatima and Haseeem uz Zaman (Karachi), Aqeedat Chishti (Lahore), and Ibrahim Zauq (Islamabad) Photographer: Umar Akhtar (Karachi) On 10 May, Pakistan and India announced a ceasefire after the most expansive military action between the two nuclear nations in decades. Two days before, on […]
Claim: India has officially surrendered and accepted its defeat in the war with Pakistan. Fact: India did not make any such statements. Comments by a top Indian Army officer about reciprocal military deescalation have been misrepresented. On 10 May 2025, X user @_faridkhan posted (archive) a video of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi — an officer from […]
Claim: A video shows a fire at the PAF’s Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi after India launched missile attacks across Pakistan’s eastern region. Fact: India did launch attacks on Pakistani airbases, but the video in question is from December 2023 when a fire erupted due to a tanker accident. On 10 May 2025, Instagram user […]
Claim: India carried out a drone attack on Faisal Mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. Fact: Officials have confirmed that there was no attack on Faisal Mosque. An accompanying video is from an unrelated fire from 2024. On 8 May 2025, social media posts emerged online claiming that Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque had been targeted by India […]
Claim: A viral video shows Pakistanis leaving India in large numbers. Fact: The claim is false. The video is not from the India-Pakistan border. In fact, it shows displaced Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim corridor along Salah al-Din highway in the Gaza strip following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in January 2025. On […]
Claim: India attacked Karachi Port on 8 May. Following the attack, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) authorities admitted suffering major losses. Fact: Karachi Port was not attacked by India, and the KPT’s post on X claiming as such is false. The X post came after KPT’s official account was hacked briefly on the morning of […]
Claim: Plumes of smoke can be seen in a video depicting India’s airstrikes in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Fact: The video has no connection to Pakistan or India. It is originally from Palestine and shows Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. On 7 May 2025, Sabir Shakir, a YouTuber and TV anchor previously associated with ARY News, and TV9 […]