Claim: A statement circulating on social media asserts that Sri Lanka is borrowing a loan worth PKR 20 crore from Pakistan. The claim has been attributed to Pakistani actor Nabeel Zafar, who allegedly compared the situation to asking for salt from a household dealing with a funeral. Fact: Sri Lanka is not borrowing money from […]
Claim: A video shows an Israeli tank running over a car in the Gaza Strip. Fact: The video was shared as early as 2007 and is unrelated to the ongoing war in Palestine. It has been repurposed over the years by social media users linking it to different military conflicts. Political and military […]
Claim: Video shows participants at the Overseas Pakistanis Convention 2025 chanting slogans of Qaidi No. 804. Fact: No such slogans are heard in the video. Instead, participants seem to be chanting in support of the Pakistani armed forces and the government. On 15 April 2025, a video on YouTube claimed that overseas Pakistanis […]
Claim: United States President Donald Trump vowed to build the Third Temple in Jerusalem. Fact: In the video, Rabbi David Katz only expressed hope for the construction of the temple. He did not state that the Trump administration has vowed to build the Third Temple in Jerusalem or that it would definitely be built. […]
Claim 1: China initiated a war with India, ordering its military to seize control of Ladakh. Following the recent attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, a video (archive) was shared on YouTube featuring an image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with a clip of Imran Khan. It included […]
Claim: US Vice President JD Vance advocated for the jailed former premier Imran Khan in a recent speech by saying that, “You cannot govern with a mandate of theft by restricting the speech and imprisonment of your opponent.” Fact: The US Vice President’s remarks about democratic mandates and electoral legitimacy at the Munich Security Conference […]
Claim: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur belittled Imran Khan while speaking to journalists, calling the jailed PTI chairman “worthless” and asserted that he would act as he deems fit. Fact: This claim is false. A review of the full press conference confirmed that Gandapur did not make any such remarks. Additionally, the […]
Claim: An image shows Dr Mahrang Baloch standing in front of the poster of BLA insurgent Rafiq Bizenjo, a suicide bomber who attacked the Quetta Railway Station in November 2024. Fact: The image is altered. On 22 March, X user posted a photo of Dr Mahrang Baloch, purportedly showing her standing in front of a […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump criticised the Pakistani government over the injustices faced by Christians, and threatened to bring the community to the US if the issue was not addressed. Fact: The claim is false. The video is a deepfake, and there is no evidence that Trump made such a statement advocating for Christians in […]
Claim: Israel bombed al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Fact: The claim is false. The video in question shows Al-Amin Muhammad Mosque in Khan Younis, Gaza and not the al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. Additionally, there is no evidence to suggest that the al-Aqsa Mosque was bombed recently. Facebook user Zaman Tarar shared a video (archive) of a bombarded […]
Claim: Shahbaz Gill sympathised with Israel after Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman and Mufti Taqi Usmani issued a fatwa for armed struggle (jihad) against Israel over its actions in Gaza. Fact: The caption of the post is misleading; the video does not show Gill sympathising with Israel. Rather, he questions the timing of the fatwa […]
Claim: A video shows Salman Akram Raja arrested by the police after Eid prayers. Fact: The video shows police arresting Raja on 17 February 2024 after the PTI had staged protests alleging rigging in the 2024 general elections. On 31 March 2025, a post on Facebook shared a video, claiming it showed police […]