Claim: A picture showing a protester who was allegedly pushed off a stack of containers while reportedly praying during the PTI’s November protests is AI-generated. Fact: The picture is real and was not generated using AI. The authentic image, as well as another photo taken shortly afterwards of the protester trying to hang on before […]
Claim: A video shows PTI protesters swimming across a river to reach Islamabad amid road blockades. Fact: The video was first shared online on 1 September 2023, disproving the claim that PTI protesters swam across a river to attend the 24 November 2024 protest at D-Chowk. On 25 November, the Instagram account Dialogue Pakistan, which […]
Claim: A video shows journalist Matiullah Jan in an army cadet’s uniform being stripped of his rank and discharged from the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) due to poor character. Fact: The video does not show Matiullah Jan’s expulsion from the PMA. It is actually a digitally manipulated clip from Hum TV’s drama serial ‘Ehd-e-Wafa,’ with […]
Claim: A widely shared video shows a young victim of the recent violence in Parachinar in the Kurram District. Fact: While the violence in Kurram, which began on 21 November 2024, has claimed over 80 lives—including women and children—and injured more than 100, this specific video is not from Pakistan and predates the recent episode […]
Claim: Video shows Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), urging his party members to reach Islamabad and support Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s protestors in October 2024. Fact: The video of Rehman is from a press conference held in March 2022 and has no connection to either of PTI’s major rallies from October […]
Claim: A video shows a woman yelling at Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz in Switzerland. Fact: The woman’s voice was superimposed onto the footage and the audio is not original. In fact, in the original video, we can hear the pedestrians praising the Sharifs. On 9 November 2024, a video of Nawaz Sharif […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) protesters celebrating after they reached Islamabad. Fact: The video is from Libya and shows crowds of people gathered in a desert at a car rally. On 25 November, an X user posted a video (archive) allegedly showing PTI supporters celebrating after they reached Islamabad amid strict lockdown by […]
Claim: A new picture of Imran Khan shows him with a long beard, wearing a blue shalwar kameez and a dark blue waistcoat Fact: Khan has not grown a beard during his time in prison. The image being circulated recently is doctored. On 27 October 2024, an Instagram user shared a photograph of Imran […]
Claim: A picture shows a sea of containers that were put in place ahead of the PTI’s November march, blocking a road in Islamabad. Fact: The picture is doctored and does not accurately represent the security arrangements and blockades that were put in place ahead of the PTI’s march. A photo showing a sea […]
Claim: PML-N has announced that they are ready to leave the government since they did not receive public support for their big decisions. Fact: Screenshots of news bulletins aired in 2022 were used to imply that the statement is a recent development. The PML-N leadership has not made any statements about the possibility of leaving […]
Claim: Image shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s supporter holding a gun during the protests in Islamabad on 26 November. Fact: Image shows a protester holding a gun during clashes between security forces and PTI supporters in May 2023 in Peshawar. On 26 November, an X user posted a photo (archive) apparently showing a PTI supporter holding a […]
Claim: A video shows PTI supporters from the recent protests in Islamabad sleeping on the capital’s roads. Fact: The first part of the video shows Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) members in Rawalpindi, and the second part shows Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters in Faizabad. The city of Islamabad was on lockdown since 24 November 2024 in […]