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 […]
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 […]
Claim: A collage of photos shows Sudan’s Defence Minister Aqeed Ibrahim, comparing how he appeared during his time in power to his current impoverished state. Fact: Sudan does not have any Defence Minister by the name of Aqeed Ibrahim. One of the photos going viral shows Lieutenant General Omar Zain al-Abdin, the head of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump called Imran Khan a convict who was involved in fraudulent cases. Trump further said that the Pakistani diaspora in the US urged him to advocate for the release of the jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Fact: Trump did not make any such statement about Imran Khan. The audio in […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the World Bank will invest $40 billion in Pakistan, with $20 billion allocated to the private sector through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and another $20 billion for development sectors including health, education, and youth development. Fact: The Prime Minister’s statement contains significant misrepresentations of the World Bank […]