Claim: The reel shows President Donald Trump leaning over a table and opening a notebook, after which Chinese Leader Xi Jinping walks away. Fact: This claim is false. The notebook in question belongs to President Trump. On 18 May 2026, Facebook user Atta Muhammad Kaloi posted a viral news video with the caption: ‘رمپ کی […]
Claim: A picture depicts Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s mother and grandmother, who played the drum in the streets of Amritsar in colonial India. Fact: The claim is incorrect. The photograph, in fact, shows two people from the khawajasira community and was taken some time between 1890 and 1894. On 8 May 2026, Facebook user ‘Ali […]
Claim: During an emotional address, Giorgia Meloni stated, “America and Israel are killers of innocent children!! I am a mother, I cannot sit with murderers!!. Fact: Meloni did not make any such statement directly labelling the United States and Israel “killers of innocent children”. Moreover, the video in the claim shows her making speeches in […]
Claim: An image shows PTI activist Sanam Javed lying on a hospital bed. Fact: While the PTI activist was hospitalised on 11 May 2026, the image is AI-generated. On 12 May 2026, several accounts on Facebook shared an image of PTI activist Sanam Javed lying on a hospital bed with a bruised eye. An account […]
Claim: Multiple social media posts show an ARY News bulletin stating that Former PM Imran Khan will be released in the upcoming week. Fact: This claim is false. ARY News never reported any such news about Khan’s release. On 13 May 2026, X user Salar Wazir PTI posted the bulletin where it stated: بریکنگ […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s navy rescuing an Indian vessel in the Arabian Sea in May 2026. Fact: Pakistan’s navy did assist the MV Gautam on 5 May, but the clip is old, appearing online as early as February 2023. A Facebook user posted a reel linking it to a recent rescue operation by the […]
Claim: A CCTV video shows the killing of Sheikh Mohammad Idrees, a religious cleric and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) member, on 5 May 2026. Fact: The video is old and appeared online as early as April 2025, and likely shows a shooting incident in Peshawar at the time. A Facebook user posted a video — CCTV […]
Claim: Wikipedia and the BBC have confirmed that Afghanistan’s Ghudwana enclave is now officially part of Pakistan following a military victory over the Afghan Taliban. Pakistani forces have permanently captured a 32 km² area, marking a significant territorial gain. Fact: The claim is misleading. Pakistani forces captured the 32 km² Ghudwana area in February 2026, […]
Claim: A video shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visiting the Strait of Hormuz amid the “current situation”. Fact: The claim is false.The clip from the foreign minister’s 2024 visit to a missile ship. In April 2026, Facebook user Sindh Observer Digital,posted a clip showing the Iranian Foreign Minister on a ship with a navy […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump said, “Who are these Pakistanis? It’s a small country. This puny little country, which has got the atom bomb also, beat the hell out of Indians in this encounter. So who are these folks?” Fact: This is not a direct quote from Trump; it comes from a news publication that […]
Claim: Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Field Marshal, has been declared the greatest army chief of the 21st century and ranked among the most influential military leaders of the 21st century by an international report. Fact: No report has been found that declared Asim Munir the greatest army chief of the 21st […]
Author: Aleezeh Fatima Claim: A viral image shows former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan being escorted in handcuffs through an apparent hospital corridor. Fact: The images included in the video are likely digitally manipulated. On 30 March, a video was shared on TikTok which had multiple visuals of Imran Khan making his way […]