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 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: Two videos show the separate occasions on which Indian comedian Kapil Sharma played videos of Imran Khan during his show. Fact: The claim is false; videos of Khan have been overlaid onto footage from episodes of The Kapil Sharma Show. Additionally, Sharma’s monologue has been digitally edited. A video shared online shows Indian comedian […]
Claim: A clip from a news broadcast shows Qatari news anchors calling for defence deals with Pakistan instead of the US. Fact: The anchors do not make any such statements in the clip shared in the claim. Instead, they report on Pakistan’s condemnation of the Israeli strike in Doha on 9 September 2025. A video […]
Claim: A video shows a mass funeral in Afghanistan following the recent earthquakes in the northeastern areas of the country. Fact: The video is AI-generated, and previously circulated online in context of the deadly floods in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year. Following an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, a video was shared online claiming to show […]
Claim: A holiday has been announced for 23 September 2025 and a notification issued in this regard, according to Pakistani media outlets. Fact: No holiday has been announced in Pakistan for 23 September 2025. The news reports by Pakistani media outlets are actually about the 95th Saudi National Day, but they carry misleading, clickbait headlines. […]
Claim: An image shows a biplane carrying a “Welcome Asim Munir” banner which welcomed the army chief upon his arrival in the US. Fact: The image is fake. It was likely created using a template on the Photofunia site. Social media users shared an image of a biplane carrying the banner “Welcome Asim Munir,” claiming […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s independence day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a demonstration held in solidarity with Gaza in April 2025. A video shared online on 15 August claimed to show “Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh.” It shows a public procession where two individuals are […]
Claim: Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to visa-free entry for all citizens. Fact: The claim is misleading. The agreement between the two countries applies only to holders of diplomatic and official passports, not to ordinary citizens. Regular passport holders from Pakistan and Bangladesh still require a visa for travel. Recently, an image showing Pakistani Prime […]
Claim: Iran’s military has urged citizens to keep their phones charged in preparation for a “historic moment”, signalling that “something major” is about to unfold. Fact: The Iranian military did not urge citizens to keep their phones charged in preparation for an event. The Facebook page shown in the screengrab does not belong to the […]
Claim: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a statement titled “Bajaur clashes: losses of the mujahideen and an appeal to the public,” in which it admits losses and appeals to locals to provide its fighters a safe passage. Fact: The statement is not authentic and was likely created using Meta AI. On 29 July 2025, […]
Claim: A video shows a group of people in Israel standing and panicking during a barrage of missile strikes as Iran launched its retaliatory attacks in June 2025. Fact: The video was generated through artificial intelligence (AI). On 22 and 23 June 2025, multiple Facebook users shared a video they claimed shows Iran’s attacks on […]