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 […]
Claim: Aimal Wali Khan, President of the Awami National Party (ANP), threatened Maulana Hamid ul-Haq days before he died in a blast at Darul Uloom Haqqania. Fact: The claim that Aimal Wali Khan threatened Maulana Hamid ul-Haq days before his killing is misleading. The video is from November 2020, and unrelated to the attack on […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz refuses to answer a student during a question and answer session when asked about Imran Khan’s imprisonment. Fact: The claim is false; the clip of the student is from an entirely unrelated television show. Complete footage of the episode revealed that Maryam Nawaz did not appear on the news show at all […]
Claim: During an interview, television actress Momina Iqbal stated that she is Khwajasira, and her mother disowned her when she found out. Fact: This claim is false. Momina Iqbal did not say that she is Khwajasira or that her family had disowned her over this, during the interview. Facebook page Lollywoodnews shared a video (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticising Shehbaz Sharif and the PML-N while speaking at the National Assembly. Fact: PPP Chairman did not target the PML-N or the Prime Minister in the speech in question. In fact, the speech dates back to March 2024, long before tensions arose between the PML-N and PPP. Different […]
Claim: During a heated speech in the National Assembly, Shazia Marri allegedly said, “Release Imran Khan, or you’ll have to face Trump’s wrath.” Fact: This claim is false. The embedded text in the video does not match what Marri said in her National Assembly speech from August 2024. In fact, she originally criticised PTI members […]