Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X congratulating the Pakistan cricket team for winning all three matches against India in the Asia Cup 2025, and crediting the army chief for the team’s victory. Fact: The image is doctored. The prime minister did not publish any such post on X. On 28 September, a user […]
Claim: An image shows former senator and Jamaat-e-Islami member Mushtaq Ahmad distributing aid in Gaza. Fact: The image is AI-generated. The former senator is currently under detention in Israel, along with other politicians and activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. An image showing Mushtaq Ahmad allegedly distributing aid in Gaza was shared online on 1 […]
Claim: An Indian-Canadian Sikh singer named BV Singh released a song called “Pakistan Zindabad,” which criticises Indian government officials, praises the Pakistan Army and Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, and supports the Khalistan movement. Fact: The music video was created synthetically, likely using AI tools, especially the shots of BV Singh in the recording studio. There is no […]
Claim: Three videos show Pakistani soldiers criticising the armed forces’ actions, as well as Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s allegedly authoritarian leadership. The first shows an officer telling another that there was a need to take “a decisive step”. Two other clips depict senior officers sitting among colleagues while speaking on phone and lamenting the […]
Claim: Mufti Taqi Usmani declared that anyone criticizing the Field Marshal Asim Munir following his ‘appointment as the protector of Haramain Shareefain’ [the two most holy sites for Muslims] is going against the rules of Islam. Fact: The claim is false. Mufti Usmani did not make any such claims and said that any statements using […]
Claim: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan posted on X that he disowns any Mission Noor campaign being run in the name of PTI. The post adds that “We are Muslims” and will not endorse any traitors to use PTI’s platform to promote Ahmadiyya ideologies. Fact: The post is doctored. Imran Khan’s […]
Claim: Saudi Arabia rejected India’s request for a meeting while in the US in response to India’s “hate campaign” against the Saudi-Pakistan defence pact. Fact: There are no reports of India recently requesting Saudi Arabia for a meeting in the US. Moreover, while the Indian foreign ministry has expressed hopes that Saudi Arabia will keep […]
Claim: Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan was ready to intervene and take physical action in Gaza, in an interview with Al Jazeera. Fact: A clip from Dar’s interview has been shared with misleading captions. The Foreign Minister spoke about the need for physical action in Gaza if belligerent states like Israel […]
Claim: Israel apologised to Pakistan during a United Nations Security Council’s emergency meeting this month. Fact: While Israel did apologise, it was perfunctory as the Israeli ambassador then repeated the point Pakistan’s representative rebutted to. On 12 September 2025, an X (formerly Twitter) user posted a video of the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations […]
Claim: Saudi Arabia will build an oil refinery in Gwadar, Pakistan. Fact: The development is not recent. Saudi Arabia publicly discussed plans to build an oil refinery in Gwadar, Pakistan in 2019. On 23 September 2025, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted (archive), “#BREAKING Saudi Arabia to build a $10B oil refinery in Gwadar, […]
Claim: Israel no longer wishes to normalise relations with Saudi Arabia after the kingdom signed a defense pact with Pakistan. Fact: Israel has made no official statement or response to the announcement of the pact and has not withdrawn its desire for recognition by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On 21 September 2025, a user […]
Claim: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Pakistan is waiting for an opportunity to attack Israel. Fact: Rubio did not warn Israel or Netanyahu about Pakistan at any point during the joint press conference in question. An image showing Rubio and Netanyahu during a recent joint press conference […]