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 Fact: Israel has made no official statement or response to the announcement of the pact and has not withdrawn its desire for recognition by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.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 […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani soldiers departing for Saudi Arabia after the two countries recently signed a mutual defence agreement. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question shows Pakistani soldiers who are part of UN peacekeeping forces. Following the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September, X user […]
Claim: A video shows Yemen’s Brigadier General Yahya Qasim Sare’e issuing a threat to Pakistani soldiers who would be stationed at the Saudi-Yemen border following the signing of a defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Fact: The video statement of the Yemeni commander is unrelated to the recently signed mutual defence pact between Saudi […]
Claim: A video shows Imran Khan’s sons reciting the azaan, the Islamic call to prayer. Fact: The video is fake. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan did not recite the call to prayer. Results from AI detection tools and a comparison with the original footage indicate that the video was likely created using AI. A video shared […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal ripping an Israeli flag. Fact: This video does not show Iqbal tearing the Israeli flag. Instead, it depicts a Kyrgyz politician ripping the flag in 2014. On 14 September, an X user posted a photo that apparently showed Pakistan’s Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives […]
Claim: A video shows Bushra Bibi singing. Fact: The claim is false. Bushra Bibi’s face has been superimposed onto a video of a TikTok creator, likely using AI tools. X user @MadihaShah_adv shared a video that shows a woman singing, writing, “زلفی بخاری نے پنکی پیرنی کی وڈیو لیک کر دی۔ مبینہ طور پر یہ […]
Claim: An image of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has been displayed on the doors of public toilet stalls. Fact: The image is likely altered. Visual anomalies and forensic tools’ results indicated that Nawaz’s image was likely superimposed onto a stock image of toilet stalls. A Facebook user shared an image of a public toilet […]