Claim: A viral image claims to depict Pakistani businessman Seth Abid with the Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the President of UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Fact: The image is doctored. The original photograph of Seth Abid does not include either of the UAE officials. On 24 September a […]
Claim: Arab citizens and singers released a song celebrating Israel’s recent pager attacks in Lebanon. Fact: The album ‘Pager’ by a Saudi Arabian singer Saleh Khayri, was released in 1995. The song has nothing to do with the recent wave of deadly pager attacks in Lebanon. On 17 September, X user @EYakoby posted (archive) a […]
Claim: A video shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing. Fact: The video is altered, perhaps using AI. The clip originally shows Pablo Acosta, a belly dancer from Argentina. On 23 September, X user @TaraBull808 posted a video (archive) which shows the Ukrainian President belly dancing. “Zelensky pulling out all the stops to get the […]
Claim: Video shows state of the art train transporting children directly into their homes in China. Fact: The video was likely created using artificial intelligence or special effects, and it has no connection to reality. On 6 August, an Instagram user “molly_____travel” posted a video (archive) apparently showing an advanced bullet train, transporting a child […]
Claim: Image shows an elephant killed in Zimbabwe after the government approved the killing of 200 elephants this month to feed the hunger-stricken families in the country. Fact: The image is, in fact, from Bangladesh, and appeared on the internet as early as 2021. On 22 September, X user @Lebona_cabonena shared an image (archive) apparently […]
Claim: Kamala Harris owns a Haitian restaurant that uses domestic animals for food. Fact: The image showing Harris standing in front of a Haitian restaurant is fake, and is likely AI-generated. On 10 September, X user @KimsterPablo posted (archive) a picture apparently showing Kamala Harris standing outside her restaurant called “Kamala’s Haitian Grill: Featuring cats, […]
Claim: The SBP has shortlisted designs for the new banknotes, of which some will be selected as the official currency note after the Government of Pakistan’s approval. Fact: The designs were announced as the winners of an art competition; none of them have been or will be selected as the official banknote of Pakistan after […]
Claim: India’s Zindagi channel apologised to its viewers for the TV series “Barzakh” and took down all of the show’s episodes from YouTube. Fact: The channel did not issue any apology for producing “Barzakh” and only took down the episodes from YouTube Pakistan. The TV series can still be watched around the world. On 6 […]
Claim: A video shows a group of Pakistani Muslims brutally beating a Christian man in Pakistan. Fact: The clip is not from Pakistan but is actually from India. The incident took place in August 2022 in Koral, an area of Bhopal, India when a group of students flogged a younger student over a dispute. On […]
Claim: A picture shows the alleged Belgian woman who was sexually assaulted in Islamabad, Pakistan Fact: The picture is not of the alleged victim but shows Czech Republic model Tereza Hluskova in court after she was sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling drugs in 2019. On 19 August 2024, a Threads account News […]
Claim: A video shows scenes from the 2024 Notting Hill Carnival where eight people were stabbed. Fact: The video is from September 2022 when hundreds of people were caught in a crush on Ladbroke Grove during the Notting Hill Carnival of that year. On 26 August, X user @visegrad24 posted (archive) a video apparently showing […]
Claim: A video shows former prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia after being released from house arrest. Fact: The video is misleading. It is actually from January 2024 when Khaleda Zia was hospitalised after being sick. It shows her going back home after being discharged from hospital. On 6 August 2024, Pakistani journalist Anwar Lodhi […]