Claim: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has cancelled the Six Canals Project on the Indus River after widespread protest in Sindh. No new canals will be built over the river. Fact: Whilethe project was temporarily paused in April 2025, it has not been formally cancelled. The CCI “decided that the federal government will not move […]
Claim: A video shows the Iranian delegation arriving in Islamabad on 10 April 2026, for ceasefire talks that are set to take place on 11 April. Fact: The claim is false. The video circulated is old and unrelated. On 10 April 2025 several social media users posted a video with captions like “Iranian delegation arrives […]
Claim: A video leaked by the Iran-linked Handala group, which hacked into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, shows him dancing to a Bollywood song. Fact: The video is unrelated to the FBI Director’s emails leaked by the Iran-linked group in March 2026; it appeared online as early as July 2020. On 30 March, a […]
Claim: Sources linked to the Kaaba and Saudi government have told news outlets that that a viral photograph tied to the “Epstein files” does not show the Kaaba’s Kiswa. Fact: Many reports making this claim are citing the Saudi news outlet Inside the Haramain as their source. The publication describes itself as a private, non-profit […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif licking Donald Trump’s shoe during a meeting. Fact: The claim is false. The viral clip is likely doctored. On 10 March, Facebook user Wasif Ahmed shared a video showing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif licking US President Donald Trump’s shoe with the following caption: “ایک خنزیر دوسرے خنزیر […]
Claim: A video shows a swarm of crows in Tel Aviv amid the ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran. Fact: The viral video appeared online as early as 3 April 2024 and was widely shared then in the context of a crow swarm in Texas. A video showing a swarm of crows in a parking […]
Claim: Multiple social media users have shared a video along with captions that claim the clip shows Imran Khan’s son, Kasim Khan, calling for the revocation of Pakistan’s GSP+ status with the European Union at a recent conference. Fact: Kasim Khan did not call for the revocation of Pakistan’s GSP+ status. The video is from […]
Claim: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would provide missiles to Iran if they send a formal request, warning that even a single missile could be enough to devastate Israel. Fact: There is no credible evidence that Kim Jong Un made such a statement about supplying missiles to Iran in connection with […]
Claim: A video shows India’s Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal threatening Iran with aggression if the latter attacked ships coming towards India. Fact: The viral clip is likely a deepfake. A Facebook user shared a video with the following caption: “بھارت کی ایران 🇮🇷 کو پہلی بار دھمکی 🇮🇳 ”اس میں کوئی شک […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) posted an image of a missile with the Persian inscription: “In memory of the victims of Epstein Island.” Fact: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or the Iranian government have not shared any such photo to their official pages, and the viral image appears to […]
Claim: Video shows a building in Tel Aviv on fire after an Iranian air strike. Fact: The viral clip is from a fire at a gas station in Syria in April 2025. On 16 March 2026, X user @HarmeetSinghPK shared a video showing a massive blaze, writing, “کل رات ایرانی حملوں کے نتیجے میں Tel […]
Claim: Indian army chief General Upendra Dwivedi admitted that India shared Iranian warship Iris Dena’s location with Israel. Fact: The claim is false. The audio in the viral clip was likely synthetically generated and overlaid onto genuine footage of the Indian army chief. A Facebook user shared a video with the following caption: “بھارت نے […]