Claim: Mobile and internet services across Punjab will be downgraded from 27 September. Fact: The Punjab Home Department’s request concerns specified locations in Rawalpindi and throughout Attock district, not Punjab as a whole. On 24 September 2026, a Facebook page called Sky News Urdu Pakistan (not associated with the UK’s Sky News) published a graphic […]
Claim: Viral videos show incarcerated former PM Imran Khan giving a speech from Adiala Jail ahead of the 27 September 2026 protest calling for his release. Fact: The clip in question is AI-generated, and there has been no public address from the former PM from Adiala Jail. The video was posted on X, and shared […]
Claim: In a recent ARY News broadcast, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi issued a warning that Pakistan’s government will collapse if the status quo is maintained and the administration is not allowed to make decisions independently. He further acknowledged that the country has ongoing issues in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Fact: The video […]
Claim: The Cabinet Division has ordered the deployment of 23,500 police personnel from different provinces to Islamabad. Fact: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting debunked the notification as fake. Two AI detection tools flag the text as likely AI-generated. On 13 September 2026, an account on X named Iram (Summan) Dar shared a notification by […]
Claim: Viral posts state that an explosion killed eight people in Delhi, where the 18th BRICS Summit took place, with an official BBC broadcasting video linked in the post. Fact: This claim is false. There was no explosion in New Delhi during the BRICS Summit; the BBC coverage of an explosion dates back to 2025. […]
Claim: An image shows men using a wooden board to push aside a nail-studded shipping container ahead of a PTI protest. Fact: The image contains OpenAI provenance signals and is AI-generated. The Facebook version is a cropped and annotated derivative of the wider image. On 19 September 2026, a Facebook account named Shahid Isf Charsadda […]
Claim: A viral image shows CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz with a sketch of FM Asim Munir as her phone wallpaper. Fact: The image has been digitally altered. The original photo of Maryam Nawaz does not show any such sketch on her phone. On 10 September 2026, X user The Unknown Man posted an image of […]
Claim: A video shows Sindh lawmaker Faryal Talpur saying that “normal people will be answerable to their God” on Doomsday, while deceased former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be the one to judge PPP supporters. Fact: The video is manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The visuals used are from her speech in 2019. […]
Claim: A video shows an armoured vehicle recently seized by the Houthis that was deployed by Saudi Arabia for Pakistani troops. Video: The video is unrelated to the recent clashes. It can be traced back to 2020, and originally shows a Yemeni politician named Mohammed Ali al-Houthi driving a vehicle which was seized from the […]
Claim: A video shows Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announcing that a decision to create new provinces in Pakistan has been made. Fact: The clip contains footage from Naqvi’s 30 July 2026 address overlaid with synthetic audio. In the original video, Naqvi made no such announcement. On 8 August 2026, a Facebook page named Ronaq e […]
Claim: DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry warned that anyone obstructing the creation of new provinces would face severe consequences and told detractors not to interfere. Fact: The video is manipulated. The original clip is from a 31 July 2026 press conference, where Chaudhry said any administrative restructuring should reflect public opinion and proceed […]
Claim: A video claims to show the first public appearance of Iran’s current Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during Field Marshal Asim Munir’s visit to Iran on 24 August. Fact: The archival footage of the Iranian Supreme Leader was first released on 18 August 2026, prior to Asim Munir’s visit. On 25 August 2026, X user […]