Claim: A picture shows the dead bodies of the BLA militants who were killed in an operation by the Pakistan Army after the armed group targeted and hijacked Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. Fact: The picture predates the Jaffar Express hijacking and likely shows the bodies of some of the men who were reportedly […]
Claim: A video clip shows four army helicopters heading to Bolan to counter BLA militants who had hijacked Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the Jaffar Express hijacking. It was posted as early as January 2025. On 11 March 2025, Facebook user ‘Toran Torani’ posted (archive) a […]
Claim: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi freed Imran Khan from jail. Fact: This claim is false. Khan has not been freed from jail. On 12 November 2024, a post on Facebook shared a video, claiming that the Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi had released former Prime Minister Imran Khan from […]
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: The video shows protesters in Quetta chanting slogans seeking independence from the Pakistani state. Fact: The video of protests is dubbed over. A Facebook user shared a video of the recent protests in Quetta, showing demonstrators chanting the following slogans [translated from Urdu]: “Let Punjab hear it, (independence) let Punjab hear it (independence), let […]
Claim: A viral video shows that a woman was physically assaulted by hospital staff in February 2025 at the Pirmahal THQ Hospital. Fact: The video is indeed from the Pirmahal THQ Hospital but the incident took place in October 2023. On 25 February 2025, a Facebook post shared a video of a woman being kicked […]
Claim: Babar Azam announced his retirement from international cricket. Fact: The claim is false. Azam has not announced his retirement from international cricket. On 26 February 2025, a post on Facebook shared a picture of former captain of the Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam, with embedded captions claiming he had retired from international […]
Claim: An image shows the Pakistani cricket team breaking their fast with the iftar laid out on a carpet amid the open cricket ground, during the third T20I match in Auckland. Fact: The picture is not authentic. While the team did break their fast during the third T20I match against New Zealand, the players […]
Claim: On his three-day visit to the US in 2019, former premier Imran Khan was not received by any American official, forcing him to travel by metro train inside the US. Fact: Mary-Kate Fisher, then Acting Chief of Protocol of the US, was one of the officials to receive Khan on his three-day visit […]
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 […]
Claim: A video shows a protest in Balochistan against the arrest of Dr Mahrang Baloch. Fact: The claim is false. The video predates the arrest of Dr Mahrang Baloch. It likely shows a protest held in Chilas, Gilgit, against WAPDA when demonstrators demanded adequate compensation of land for those displaced by the construction of the […]