Politics

Onlookers did not chant ‘Jiye Bhutto’ during Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Medina
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was on an official visit to Saudi Arabia
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Imran Khan did not bow to a Jewish politician
Khan’s BBC interview from 2019 was altered and shared with misleading claim on social media
By
Sameen Aziz

Punjab government flag was not hoisted in Azad Kashmir PM house
An old image of Kashmiri politician Sardar Tanveer Ilyas shared with misleading claim
By
Sameen Aziz

Imran Khan’s Twitter Space did not set a Guinness World Record
The certificate going viral is doctored.
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

Viral picture wrongly labeled, does not show Pakistanis arrested in Saudi
Arab media have not reported that culprits will be fined 60,000 Riyals
By
Nizamuddin Khan

Video of Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with singer Farhan NFT is from last year
Sharif met the singer in 2021
By
Editorial Team

Photo of protest against Imran Khan’s removal edited to make crowd appear larger
Clear digital cloning errors visible in the image
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Chief Justice of Sri Lanka was not assaulted over “unconstitutional ruling”
The viral images are of a 2015 ink attack on an Indian activist
By
Sameen Aziz

Image of PTI Lahore rally is from April 2018, not April 2022
The image allegedly shows people rallying in support of ousted former Prime Minister Imran Khan
By
Sameen Aziz

Doctored video shows people chanting ‘You’re a thief’ at PM Shahbaz Sharif
Sharif visited a Ramzan bazaar in Lahore
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Video of US rally for Imran Khan is from a celebration in Senegal
The clip shows football fans in Senegal celebrating their national team’s win
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

Geo News anchor Sana Mirza did not cry in support of Imran Khan
Old video of a female journalist harassed by PTI activists shared with false claim
By
Sameen Aziz

Imran Khan’s picture edited onto 2017 Turkey protest poster
Picture goes viral amid protests against Khan’s ouster
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Azerbaijan President did not comment on Pakistan’s political crisis
Claims state that he bashed opposition parties and backed Imran Khan ahead of the no-confidence vote
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

Fatima Bhutto did not write a Facebook post in support of Imran Khan
Facebook posts attributed to Fatima Bhutto during no-confidence process against ex-PM are fake
By
Sameen Aziz

Ertugrul actor did not call Imran Khan to show his support
Tweets about political turmoil in Pakistan wrongly attributed to actor Engin Altan
By
Sameen Aziz

Imran Khan’s message was not displayed on Burj Khalifa
The landmark has never displayed images of Khan.
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

Russia did not organize anti-US protests in support of Imran Khan
Doctored image showed people protesting against the United States for allegedly interfering in Pakistan’s internal affairs
By
Sameen Aziz

Pervaiz Khattak did not abuse journalists in Parliament elevator
Viral video shows former NA speaker Asad Qaiser using the B-word
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Caller did not insult PM during live telephone session
Social media pages share doctored video of telephone session in midst of tenuous political situation
By
Sameen Aziz

Misleading Dawn headline fuels confusion around ECP statement on early elections
Media reports say not possible for ECP to hold elections within 3 months
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

Video allegedly showing Maryam Nawaz intoxicated is doctored
Facebook user claiming to work for Meta first posted the doctored video
By
Nizamuddin Khan

Salman Iqbal did not apologise to ex-president Zardari on TV talk show
Facebook user shared old clip from 2017 with misleading caption
By
Sameen Aziz

Imran Khan did not say Pakistan Army ‘is upset with me’
Doctored image comes amid talks of a no-confidence vote against Khan
By
Nizamuddin Khan

Pakistani columnist shares fake letter claiming American NGO is funding Opposition parties
Letter claims NGO advised against sending Pakistan an invite for a democracy moot
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Snippets of overseas Pakistani woman’s interview from 2021 shared as local resident’ views
Video also shared by special assistant to Khan to bolster agenda
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Aleem Khan has not joined PML-N
Twitter account @abdulaleem_1 does not belong to Aleem Khan
By
Nizamuddin Khan

PTA did not share cell phone data traffic analysis related to Islamabad on 27 March 2022
Posts on social media falsely cite PTA as their official source
By
Sameen Aziz

ARY News Talkshow clip did not discuss Saudi Prince’s message to the ruling elite
Video in fact shows the anchor talking about Maulana Fazal ur Rehman
By
Sameen Aziz

Picture of distraught elderly woman in line to buy sugar is actually from 2009
Photo likely reshared due to rising inflation at present in Pakistan
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Video of Russia’s Putin being shared in Pakistan with false subtitles
Video being used to claim that Imran Khan’s visit to Russia was successful
By
Nizamuddin Khan

Mongolian public works minister did not set himself on fire
Video is being shared on WhatsApp groups in Pakistan
By
Nizamuddin Khan

Video of a Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier is actually from Palestine
The original video is of Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi confronting Israeli solider
By
Sameen Aziz

Top Pakistani TV channels carry parody account’s tweet as news
They attributed a fake tweet to Finance Ministry spokesperson Muzzammil Aslam
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig and Haseem uz Zaman

3-year-old report about PTI leader Iftikhar Ahmed Lund reshared on social media
Newspaper clipping of the news report reshared by renowned journalist
By
Haseem uz Zaman

No, the Punjab government has not announced a ‘massive plan’ which will relieve the public of paying for electricity
Article shared old news about Punjab government solar projects with misleading headline
By
Sameen Aziz

Social media posts claiming hotels overcharged tourists in Murree amid snowstorm are only half true
Tourists complained that hotels charged between PKR 40,000 and PKR 70,000 per night. In one instance, an egg and small water bottle were allegedly sold for around PKR 300 each, while in another, PKR 5000 was charged for snow chains. But not all hotels in Murree were extorting customers
By
Sameen Aziz

False report claims nikah (Muslim marriage) registration process to be digitised across the country
The digitisation of the marriage registration process is not currently underway in the country
By
Sameen Aziz

Posts wrongly claim that Pakistan cancelled helicopter deal with Turkey
The ISPR has clarified that the deal has not been ruled out
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

Posts falsely attribute quote to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
The Quaid never said that “none of us are Sindhi, Balochi, Pathan or Punjabi”
By
Sameen Aziz

Clickbait headline wrongly portrays MNA’s resolution on CNICs as having been passed
The resolution was presented in September 2021, following which no further action was taken
By
Sameen Aziz

Misleading report misrepresents Ahsan Iqbal’s comment about CSS exam
Ahsan Iqbal did not say that the CSS exam should be conducted solely in Urdu
By
Hamna Iqbal Baig

This is not an Image of an Italian singer selling her bra
Posts wrongly claim viral image is of Italian singer selling her bra
By
Nizamuddin Khan

‘The Economist’ cover featuring Imran Khan is fake
Doctored cover falsely portrays the magazine’s stance on Imran Khan
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Fawad Chaudhry did in fact call nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan a “fake hero” on Twitter in 2012
Chaudhry has now deleted three of his earlier tweets
By
Haseem uz Zaman and Nizamuddin Khan

Screaming man in fiery car crash is not Swedish artist Lars Vilks
Years-old video from Russia falsely portrayed as crash that killed artist Lars Vilks
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Viral screenshot showing PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz praising Imran Khan is fake
Fake screenshot shows tweet by PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz calling Imran Khan ‘my hero’
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Doctored image falsely shows Pakistan Army’s ex-spokesperson with Taliban chief
Picture of Major General Asif Ghafoor with two journalists doctored to include the face of Taliban Supreme Leader Akhundzada
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Former Indian Army officers bolster propaganda about Pakistan’s involvement in Afghanistan
Ex-Indian Army officers share images of Pakistani actors as soldiers in Afghanistan
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Punjab has not banned entry of TikTokers and YouTubers in parks … yet
Media reports on ban on entry of TikTokers & YouTubers in Punjab’s parks misleading
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Case of forced conversion, abuse of minor Christian girl debunked
How a pastor’s plea for medical help was misrepresented as a false case of forced conversion.
By
Haseem uz Zaman

Bilawal measures eggs in dozens, not kilos
An eggcellent explanation about Pakistan’s latest viral video.
By
Zainab Husain