Claim: US President Donald Trump has said Islamabad warned Washington over comments allegedly made by Israeli officials about Pakistan being the second on its list to attack after Iran. He also said that their military is “already very high alert”. Fact: The video is doctored. Trump did not make any such remarks. On 2 March […]
Claim: The federal government has decided to impose a countrywide “smart lockdown” on Saturdays and Sundays because regional tensions are disrupting fuel supplies. Fact: The claim is false. Although news reports said the government was considering different fuel-conservation measures, official channels did not announce any approved nationwide weekend smart lockdown. The Ministry of Information later […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif licking Donald Trump’s shoe during a meeting. Fact: The claim is false. The viral clip is likely doctored. On 10 March, Facebook user Wasif Ahmed shared a video showing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif licking US President Donald Trump’s shoe with the following caption: “ایک خنزیر دوسرے خنزیر […]
Claim: Multiple social media users have shared a video along with captions that claim the clip shows Imran Khan’s son, Kasim Khan, calling for the revocation of Pakistan’s GSP+ status with the European Union at a recent conference. Fact: Kasim Khan did not call for the revocation of Pakistan’s GSP+ status. The video is from […]
Claim: Visuals show a physical altercation in March 2026 between Israelis fleeing the country and staff at the Ben Gurion Airport amid the war with Iran. Fact: The visuals are old and unrelated. They are actually screenshots from a 2025 video showing a physical altercation between young Israelis and cinema staff. On 13 March 2026, […]
Claim: An image shows a Pakistani fighter aircraft shot down by Afghanistan amid the ongoing conflict between the countries. Fact: The image is not from the ongoing war between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is old and appeared online as early as January 2020. On 28 February, an X user posted an image that apparently showed […]
Claim: Pakistan has suspended or banned Al Jazeera broadcast. Fact: We did not find any evidence to support the claim. Al Jazeera’s broadcast operations continue in the country. On 23 February 2026, Facebook user ‘Baseer Ahmed Awan’ posted (archive) a visual with the text, “Pakistan suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts over regulatory concerns.” The post is […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Malala Yousafzai has not commented on the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, which was carried out during the opening of US-Israel joint airstrikes on 28 February 2026. Fact: Malala publicly condemned the attack on 1 March and called out Israel and the US for this […]
Claim: The Aurat March in Pakistan was funded by Jeffrey Epstein, according to the newly-released Epstein Files. Fact: There’s no evidence that Epstein funded the Aurat March. In February 2026, multiple social media users alleged that the Aurat March, or Women’s March, in Pakistan was “funded” by deceased convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein (archived here, […]
Claim: A video shows BM-21 rockets strike by Afghanistan at Pakistan during the recent escalation between the two countries. Fact: The claim is false as the video is not from 2026 or related to the recent Pak-Afghan escalations. It was shared earlier in 2018, with posts linking it to the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]
Claim: A drone targeted a depot of artillery shells in Islamabad, Pakistan. Fact: The video in the claim appeared online on 10 January 2026. On 27 February a video was posted on an X account with the claim that a drone has targeted a depot of artillery shells in Islamabad. Another X account similarly claimed […]
Claim: During a recent speech in the Knesset, posted on 26 February, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his support for Afghanistan and declared that Israel considers Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada as its partner. Fact: Analysis shows the video posted by the X user is a deepfake; Netanyahu did not declare any such support for […]