Claim: Different videos show Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar speaking in favour of Imran Khan and asking people to raise their voice for Pakistan’s former PM, while expressing love for him and condemning the way he was arrested. Fact: All four videos have been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools; none of the original clips show […]
Claim: Private jets were found hidden inside a warehouse near Chaman, Balochistan. Fact: The video is AI-generated and does not show real aircraft. Google’s Gemini detected an embedded SynthID watermark in the visuals, while forensic tools FauxLens and HiveDetect also assessed that the footage is AI-generated On 6 September 2026, the Facebook page Upstein shared […]
Claim: A video shows an assistant commissioner slapping a street hawker for illegal roadside vending. Fact: The claim is false. The video likely originates from Indian-administered Kashmir and shows a woman assaulting a man for swindling money. On 12 September 2026, an account on X named Imran Khan Sipahi shared a video of a woman […]
Claim: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif says if the country hadn’t controlled its terrorists they would still be roaming free in the streets of London and New York. Fact: PM Shehbaz did not say anything of this nature. The caption posted with the video is false. On 23 September 2026, former Deputy Speaker of […]
Claim: Viral videos show incarcerated former PM Imran Khan giving a speech from Adiala Jail ahead of the 27 September 2026 protest calling for his release. Fact: The clip in question is AI-generated, and there has been no public address from the former PM from Adiala Jail. The video was posted on X, and shared […]
Claim: In a recent ARY News broadcast, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi issued a warning that Pakistan’s government will collapse if the status quo is maintained and the administration is not allowed to make decisions independently. He further acknowledged that the country has ongoing issues in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Fact: The video […]
Claim: Image shows the ID card of an Afghan suicide bomber recovered from the explosion site at Kohat Police Lines. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 18 September 2026, a Facebook page named Eagle Eye Pakistan shared an image of a Proof of Registration (PoR) card of an Afghan citizen which was charred from the […]
Claim: The Cabinet Division has ordered the deployment of 23,500 police personnel from different provinces to Islamabad. Fact: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting debunked the notification as fake. Two AI detection tools flag the text as likely AI-generated. On 13 September 2026, an account on X named Iram (Summan) Dar shared a notification by […]
Claim: Pakistani actress Fazila Qazi endorsed “short clothes” as modern fashion while adding that it should not be criticised. Fact: Qazi has refuted the claim, saying she did not make any such statement and warned that she would take legal action against social media pages falsely sharing it. On 4 September 2026, the Facebook page […]
Claim: A viral image shows CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz with a sketch of FM Asim Munir as her phone wallpaper. Fact: The image has been digitally altered. The original photo of Maryam Nawaz does not show any such sketch on her phone. On 10 September 2026, X user The Unknown Man posted an image of […]
Claim: Social media accounts claim the Government of Pakistan has announced a four day working week as per the smart petroleum lockdown. Fact: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s (MOIB) Fact Checker on 17 September 2026 confirmed this notification as false. On 15 September 2026, several social media accounts posted news suggesting that due to […]
Claim: Video shows a fire drill being conducted at PIMS Hospital, Islamabad following the death of 14 newborn babies in a nursery fire. Fact: The video is from Capital Hospital in Islamabad, not PIMS. On 10 September 2026, former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri shared a video of a group of […]