Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army outposts captured by Afghan troops along the border of the Kunar and Helmand provinces of Afghanistan during the recent conflict between the two countries. Fact: The video in the claim was posted on YouTube as early as April 2020. Some users say it is from Libya. On 11 October […]
Claim: An image shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Fact: The claim is false. The image actually shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with his Armenian counterpart, not Netanyahu. It appears to be a screenshot from a video of the meeting held between PM Shehbaz, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and […]
Claim: An image shows Indian cricketer Virat Kohli signing a Pakistan cricket team jersey in Perth, Australia. Fact: The image is AI-generated. It is an altered version of another photograph that shows Kohli signing a Royal Challengers Bangalore jersey. An image of Virat Kohli signing an apparent Pakistan cricket team jersey has been shared online […]
Claim: A video shows an Afghan sniper targeting Pakistani soldiers amid the recent escalation between the two neighbours in October 2025. Fact: This clip is not related to the recent deadly clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan as it surfaced as early as May 2025. On 17 October, an X user posted a video (archive) that […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan Army transporting soldiers and military equipment to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border during the recent deadly clashes between the two countries. Fact: This video is not linked to recent clashes as it is from at least eight years ago. On 17 October, an X user, well-known for spreading disinformation, posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying former senator Mushtaq Ahmad, arriving in Gaza. Fact: The flotilla never arrived in Gaza. The video in the claim likely shows the Global Sumud Flotilla at the Sidi Bou Said port in Tunisia in early September 2025. On 1 October, a Facebook user posted […]
Claim: Visuals show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu present at a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Fact: The pictures are digitally altered, while the video has been created synthetically, likely using AI tools. In late September 2025, social […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army soldiers, stationed on a cliff, being blown up by Afghan forces amid their retaliatory strikes against Pakistan. Fact: The clip is not linked to the Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes in October 2025 as it appeared online as early as December 2021. On 12 October, an X user posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows the Pakistan army destroying an Afghan outpost during recent clashes between the neighbouring countries. Fact: The video is old and was previously shared in context of the Russia-Ukraine war; therefore, it is not related to the recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. An X user posted a video (archive) apparently showing […]
Claim: A video shows airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in Kabul that targeted Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Fact: The video is not linked to the October 2025 conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan as it appeared online as early as 2023. On 10 October, an X user posted a […]
Claim: A video shows a convoy of Afghan Taliban fighters moving towards Pakistan’s border amid significant clashes between the two countries. Fact: The clip appeared online as early as December 2024 and is, therefore, unrelated to the October 2025 conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. On 15 October 2025, X (formerly Twitter) account @MeghUpdates posted (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows a crashed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet on fire after it was shot down by Afghanistan’s Taliban forces. Fact: The claim is false. The video predates the October 2025 clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Moreover, there are no reliable reports of Afghan Taliban shooting down a PAF jet. On 12 […]