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Claim: Shahbaz Gill sympathised with Israel after Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman and Mufti Taqi Usmani issued a fatwa for armed struggle (jihad) against Israel over its actions in Gaza.   Fact: The caption of the post is misleading; the video does not show Gill sympathising with Israel. Rather, he questions the timing of the fatwa […]

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Claim: Footage shows Israeli settlers entering the al-Aqsa Mosque and offering prayers, while the police prevented Palestinians from entering the mosque. Fact: The video likely shows Easter celebrations observed at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. A Facebook user posted a reel (archive) that purportedly shows Israeli settlers entering […]

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Claim: In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, personnel within the Pakistan armed forces have sent in a mass number of requests for resignation.   Fact: Two letters being circulated online are fake as they contain a number of  linguistic, and visual errors.    On 28 April 2025, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted […]

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Claim: A video circulating widely on social media claims to show the final moments of Indian naval officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife before Narwal was killed in the Pahalgam attack on 23 April.  Fact: The video does not feature Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife. It actually shows another couple, Ashish Sehrawat and […]

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Claim: A video depicts an aerial battle between Israeli fighter jets and helicopters and Palestinian fighters shooting them down. Fact: The footage in the claim is, in fact, an old clip from the video game Arma 3. On 15 April, a Facebook user shared a video (archive) claiming that it depicts an aerial combat between […]

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Claim: Israel has taken control of the al-Aqsa Mosque. Fact: The claim is false. The video does not show the al-Aqsa Mosque; instead it shows the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. A video shared on Facebook (archive) claimed to show the interior of the al-Aqsa Mosque. The video is accompanied by […]

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Claim: A video shows Yemen’s army attacking Israel.   Fact: Though military tensions have recently escalated between Israel and the Houthis, the video in the claim is unrelated. A close analysis of its visuals and past patterns of misinformation suggest that the video is most likely from the videogame Arma 3.   On 16 March […]

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Claim: A video shows police prevented Muslims from praying on Eid in Indian occupied Kashmir.   Fact: The video shows Indian police officers violently enforcing COVID-19 lockdown by hitting people with sticks in 2020.   On 31 March 2025, a post on Facebook showed a video of police officials threatening and hitting people with canes. […]

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Claim: According to a post on social media Donald Trump’s expression while hearing the Muslim “call to prayer” at the national prayer service surprised everyone.   Fact: The caption is misleading as the video itself does not show anything of the sort. During the national prayer service, Trump did not make any statement or expressions […]

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Claim: Sir Hamed Patel, a hard-line Muslim, will be in charge of the curriculum for British children.  Fact: Sir Hamed Patel is the interim Chair for Ofsted until a replacement is found. He has no role in deciding what British children learn.  On 14 March 2025, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted an image […]

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Claim: An image shows the Pakistani cricket team breaking their fast with the iftar laid out on a carpet amid the open cricket ground, during the third T20I match in Auckland.   Fact: The picture is not authentic. While the team did break their fast during the third T20I match against New Zealand, the players […]

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Claim: A video shows the New Zealand government’s anthem featuring the 99 names of God which was performed at the Abdala church. Fact: The claim is false. The video is from a concert held in May 2011, featuring a performance by the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Choir at the Hagia Irene Museum in Istanbul, Turkey.  Social […]

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