Claim: Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz, had the historic Lal Masjid in Pasrur demolished. Fact: The extended portion of the historic Lal Masjid in Pasrur was demolished by the mosque’s administration voluntarily. While Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz has ordered an anti-encroachment drive in the province, she did not particularly order the demolition […]
Claim: A rally was held in China in support of Imran Khan. Fact: The absence of credible news reports, along withl inconsistencies in the video, suggest that it is not from China and neither does it show a political rally. In fact, it likely shows a Christmas parade in Germany. A video (archive) shared on […]
Claim: A video shows a man accusing soldiers of the Pakistan Army of assaulting his daughter. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a political activist from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ghazi Shehzad, recounting a story he heard from a fellow inmate while imprisoned at Central Jail Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. The alleged perpetrators […]
Claim: A video shows Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz placing her hand over the hand of Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) allegedly showing the Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz, putting her hand over the hand of Chief of Army Staff […]
Claim: A video circulating online claims that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir of destroying the country and doing so in Sharif’s name. Fact: Sharif actually criticised former Prime Minister Imran Khan while reciting a couplet during a speech in Sheikhupura in 2023. The name “Munir” refers to the […]
Claim: A viral post on social media claimed that the Bangladesh military has been abolished and replaced with a new ‘Border Security Force’, which exclusively handles border security. Fact: Bangladesh did not abolish its army or replace it with a new ‘Border Security Force’. In fact, the military has worked closely with the interim government […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump called Imran Khan a convict who was involved in fraudulent cases. Trump further said that the Pakistani diaspora in the US urged him to advocate for the release of the jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Fact: Trump did not make any such statement about Imran Khan. The audio in […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the World Bank will invest $40 billion in Pakistan, with $20 billion allocated to the private sector through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and another $20 billion for development sectors including health, education, and youth development. Fact: The Prime Minister’s statement contains significant misrepresentations of the World Bank […]
Claim: Spectators at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium chanted against the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, calling him a thief [“chor chor”], when the camera focused on him. Fact: Tarar did not face derogatory chants at the stadium. The video’s original audio was replaced with manipulation. A video (archive) shared on Facebook shows […]
Claim: A video shows the crowd at the National Stadium in Karachi chanting “Qaidi Number 804” when batsman Babar Azam appeared to speak. Fact: The crowd did not chant “Qaidi Number 804” when the batsman appeared to speak. The audio in the clip is altered. Following the inauguration ceremony of the renovated National Stadium in […]
Claim: An video clip circulating on social media supposedly features US President Donald Trump making statements about Imran Khan and Pakistan’s incumbent government in an interview. He can be heard criticising former US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani Army. Fact: Trump never made such statements. Audio analysis, AI […]
Claim: PTI’s Junaid Akbar recently met Manzoor Pashteen, founder and head of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) ahead of PTI’s rally on 8 February in Swabi. Fact: The claim is false. Junaid Akbar and Manzoor Pashteen did not meet recently. The video being shared online dates back to December 2022. Social media users have been […]