Claim: A clip shows traffic caused by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s convoy travelling to Islamabad to participate in a PTI rally in October 2024. Fact: The video has no connection to the PTI or its October 2024 gathering in Islamabad. It actually shows a traffic jam on a major Los Angeles thoroughfare […]
Claim: A video shows destruction in Israel after the recent missile attack by Iran. Fact: The first 14 seconds of the video are unrelated, and actually show a football-related celebration in Algeria from September 2023. However, the rest of the clip shows Iranian missiles landing in Israel on 1 October 2024. On 2 October 2024, […]
Claim: A viral video shows Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa eating a doughnut during a Supreme Court session. Fact: The video is doctored; it appears that a clip from a Supreme Court session was manipulated. On 27 September, a video showing the Chief Justice of Pakistan eating a doughnut during a Supreme Court […]
Claim: A video shows Meena Majeed and Sarfraz Bugti embracing each other. Fact: The claim is false as the artificial intelligence software, Vidu, was used to generate this video. On 29 September, X user @WowBaloch posted a video (archive) apparently showing Meena Majeed, a Provincial Assembly of Balochistan member, reaching out and embracing Sarfraz Bugti, […]
Claim: A video claims to show US television host and comedian Trevor Noah criticising the Pakistani army in an episode of The Daily Show. Fact: The claim is false as the video, which is from an old episode of The Daily Show from 2015, is not about Pakistan. The comedic skit was a criticism of […]
Claim: A viral video shows an employee at a Crusteez doughnut shop praising Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa for “exposing those receiving Israeli funding.” Fact: The clip is doctored; the original video actually captures the employee cursing at the chief justice. On 25 September 2024, a video began circulating on social media showing […]
Claim: Imran Khan said “no one understood but the Israeli newspaper has praised me and said I am the only leader in Pakistan with credibility.” Fact: This statement is being falsely linked to Imran Khan. PTI’s former digital strategist Imran Ghazali confirmed that Khan did not give this statement. Moreover, Khalid Yousaf, Khan’s lawyer, also […]
Claim: Megyn Kelly claimed that Minnesota courts can take custody away from parents who refuse their children access to gender-affirming healthcare. Fact: Minnesota courts are not authorized to take custody away from parents who refuse their children access to gender-affirming healthcare. The new amendment gives courts the ability to resolve such disputes. On 27 April […]
Claim: A video shows a Haitian woman being arrested for eating a cat in Canton, Ohio. Another image from Springfield, Ohio shows a man walking while holding two ducks; this picture is evidence of Haitian immigrants stealing and eating ducks. Fact: The woman is not a Haitian immigrant. She is a resident of Canton, Ohio. […]
Claim: Crusteez Donuts in Islamabad was sealed after an employee allegedly disrespected Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa. Fact: The claim is false. The image of the sealed F-6 Markaz Crusteez outlet is from September 11, 2024, and is unrelated to the incident involving Justice Isa, which took place at the Blue Area Crusteez […]
Claim: A widely circulated image shows Natasha Danish recording herself while driving recklessly. Natasha was involved in a deadly traffic accident in Karachi in August. Fact: The image does not show Natasha Danish. We found the image was taken from a video that was originally posted by a TikTok user, who has published several other […]
Claim: A viral image claims to depict Pakistani businessman Seth Abid with the Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the President of UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Fact: The image is doctored. The original photograph of Seth Abid does not include either of the UAE officials. On 24 September a […]