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Claim: Ali Amin Gandapur said that Imran Khan is unhappy with provincial earnings not being directed to Bani Gala.   Fact: Gandapur has made no such statement. The voice in the video is dubbed and does not belong to Gandapur. The video of him is originally from a press conference on curbing terrorism and countering […]

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Claim: A video shows Salman Akram Raja’s sister misbehaving with a Bykea rider.   Fact: The woman in the video is not related to Raja. She has been identified as Masooma Bibi and an FIR has been registered against her, according to news reports.   On 18 February 2025, a post on Facebook showed a […]

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Claim: The Pakistan cricket team is the first hosting team in history to get eliminated first in a championship.   Fact: Pakistan is not the first-ever host team to experience such a loss in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy. The Kenyan cricket team was the first host-team that was eliminated earliest from the […]

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Claim: Geo News reported that Qayamat has been postponed. Fact: Geo News actually broadcast a video report about an update to the Doomsday Clock, which symbolically indicates the time left until a mass extinction event is caused by manmade technologies. The Clock does not actually make predictions but emphasises the dangers that need to be […]

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Claim: Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, stated that Punjab would be the first province in Pakistan to transition its mass transit system to electric vehicles. Fact: This claim is false. Sindh launched its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) as early as January 2023 becoming the first province to introduce EVs to its mass transit […]

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Claim: A video shows vehicles bumping over a pothole-ridden road in Karachi. Fact: The video is not from Karachi or even Pakistan. The Mandarin text visible on the vehicles in the footage suggests that it was likely filmed in China. X user @AmirHQureshi shared a video (archive) showing cars, buses, and trucks speeding over potholes, […]

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Claim: Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz, had the historic Lal Masjid in Pasrur demolished.  Fact: The extended portion of the historic Lal Masjid in Pasrur was demolished by the mosque’s administration voluntarily. While Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz has ordered an anti-encroachment drive in the province, she did not particularly order the demolition […]

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Claim: A rally was held in China in support of Imran Khan.   Fact: The absence of credible news reports, along withl inconsistencies in the video, suggest that it is not from China and neither does it show a political rally. In fact, it likely shows a Christmas parade in Germany. A video (archive) shared on […]

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Claim: A video shows a man accusing soldiers of the Pakistan Army of assaulting his daughter.   Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a political activist from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ghazi Shehzad, recounting a story he heard from a fellow inmate while imprisoned at Central Jail Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. The alleged perpetrators […]

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Claim: A video shows Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz placing her hand over the hand of Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) allegedly showing the Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz, putting her hand over the hand of Chief of Army Staff […]

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Claim: A video circulating online claims that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir of destroying the country and doing so in Sharif’s name. Fact: Sharif actually criticised former Prime Minister Imran Khan while reciting a couplet during a speech in Sheikhupura in 2023. The name “Munir” refers to the […]

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Claim: A viral post on social media claimed that the Bangladesh military has been abolished and replaced with a new ‘Border Security Force’, which exclusively handles border security.  Fact: Bangladesh did not abolish its army or replace it with a new ‘Border Security Force’. In fact, the military has worked closely with the interim government […]

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