Claim: A video of a large crowd singing and dancing with a band shows the ongoing protests organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in India. Fact: The video predates the claim. It shows an event hosted by a community named ‘Vancouver Mehfil’ in Vancouver, Canada. On 21 July 2026, a Facebook page named سیاسی […]
Claim: A video depicts the aftermath of Yemen’s recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports. Fact: This claim is false as the video is not from 2026 and does not show any airport in Saudi Arabia. It dates back to 2022 and shows a fire at an Aramco petroleum distribution facility in Jeddah. According to credible […]
Claim: A viral video shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a jail cell. Fact: The video is from 2015, and shows former Mexican drug lord El Chapo in jail, not Imran Khan. On 9 July, a Facebook page called PTI Central Punjab posted a video in which a man can be seen pacing around […]
Claim: A viral video shows mass graves of people buried alive, with their hands protruding upwards, in Sudan. Fact: The video has been generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. However, several news outlets report evidence of actual mass graves in Sudan. In late June 2026, multiple Facebook posts shared a video apparently showing mass graves […]
Claim: An image from Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral shows his body laid inside a casket. Fact: The image is AI-generated. A day after the beginning of his public funeral proceedings, a Facebook account named Binyamin Shahzad shared a picture of the body of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lying […]
Claim: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is expected to meet New York Mayor City Zohran Mamdani during his ongoing visit to the US. Fact: According to Mamdani’s office, there is no meeting in the works between Naqvi and the Mayor, nor have there ever been any plans to hold such a meeting. On 8 July 2026, […]
Claim: A viral video shows India’s former defence chief Gen Anil Chauhan discussing professional regrets and operational failures while comparing Pakistan and India’s civil and military leadership during his farewell speech. Fact: The clip was manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On 31 May 2026, multiple Facebook users posted a video of India’s ex-defence chief […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif deleted a video showing him signing a false version of the Islamabad Memorandum from his X account. Fact: There is no evidence that Sharif deleted a video of him signing a hoax document. The video showing him signing the Islamabad MoU remains live on the X account of the Prime […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: England has announced that it will arrest Netanyahu if he enters the country, according to an ICC report. Fact: While a warrant by the International Criminal Court from November 2024 applies to its member nations, including the UK , no such official announcement has been made by the government. Further, there […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian soldier targeting and launching a missile at an American helicopter and bringing it down. Fact: The footage is AI-generated. On 11 June 2026, X user Tariq Masood Butt posted a video allegedly showing the Iranian army shooting down a US helicopter by a missile,with the caption: غیر متوازن […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump has revealed that Pakistan shot down eight Indian planes during the four-day conflict between the two countries in May 2025 and that New Delhi “knelt down and begged for a ceasefire”. Fact: Trump did not make such a claim in the said video, which is actually an interview conducted by […]
Claim: A leaked document with the letterhead of India’s Defence Ministry suggests that New Delhi has ordered its military to use the June 2026 unrest in Rawalkot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as an opportunity to prepare for an “Operation Sindoor 2.0”. Fact: The letter is AI-generated. On 17 and 18 June 2026, multiple Facebook users posted […]