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: India is ready to restore the Indus Waters Treaty in exchange for Pakistan reopening its airspace to Indian airlines. Fact: India has made no such overtures and has maintained that the treaty will remain suspended until Pakistan ceases cross-border terrorism. On 25 June 2026, a user on X posted an image (archive) of Pakistani […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Shahid Khattak slapping a facilitator of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over unethical behavior. Fact: The viral video does not show Khattak; it is old and unrelated. On 21 June, a Facebook user, Rahim Gojali, posted a video in which a person can be seen approaching another man in the […]
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: A video shows Maj Gen Faisal Naseer of Pakistan’s spy agency, the ISI, being assaulted in a public setting by transwomen in Thailand over alleged non-payment for services. Some social media users have said it depicts Indian Army officer Lt Gen Rajiv Kumar Sahni. Fact: The video does not show either Pakistan’s Maj Gen […]
Claim: An image shows the bullet-riddled car of a Pakistani-Australian family that became a target of CCD’s firing in Chakwal, Punjab.6 Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 13 June 2026, a Facebook account named Muhammad Anees shared an image of a bullet-riddled car with a shattered windscreen. The post reads: “گاڑی کو سامنے سے بھی […]
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 video shows Sindh Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Anthony Naveed, partially clothed with a drink in his hand and dancing to a song, with a woman joining him briefly. Fact: The video does not depict Naveed but an unidentified man. It has been online since as far back as 2019 and linked to multiple other […]
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 […]
Claim: An image shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s mother embracing Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. Fact: The image is likely AI-generated. On 25 June 2026, a Facebook account named Javed Iqbal shared a picture of an elderly woman embracing Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir with Iranian […]
Claim: A video shows the moment a large number of protesters passed through a road in Rawalakot, Kashmir, amid the days-long unrest in June 2026. Fact: The video is not from the June 2026 unrest in Rawalakot but actually shows protesters amid a lockdown in the region in September 2025. On 8 and 9 June […]
Claim: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed a fictitious copy of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), likely as a public relations move, rather than the actual one that has the signatures of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump. Fact: The viral posts include visuals of the Islamabad MoU at different stages. […]
Claim: An image shows an Iranian footballer paying tribute at the FIFA World Cup, holding up a backpack to honour the 168 Iranian girls killed in a US strike on a school in Minab, Iran. Fact: The Iranian men’s football team did honour the airstrike victims, but this event took place in 2026 March, not […]
Claim: A clip shows a building coming down amid the earthquake that struck Venezuela on 24 June 2026. Fact: The footage is unrelated to the recent earthquakes in Venezuela. It appeared online in October 2023 and shows a building demolition in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. On 26 June, a Facebook user posted a clip apparently showing a […]
Claim: Two images show soldiers from the Pakistan Army trying to break into the local shops in Rawalakot and loot valuables amid the recent unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: These images are manipulated by AI. On 13 June 2026, Facebook user Ghulam Mustafa posted images that show Pakistani soldiers allegedly looting local shops. […]
Claim: A montage of clips shows volcanic eruptions in the Philippines in 2026. Fact: These visuals are unrelated to the volcanic activity in the Philippines in 2026. Some are from other regions whereas others are old and hence not connected to any recent volcanic activity in the region. On 18 June, a Facebook user posted […]
Claim: Politician Hina Parvez Butt claims that her father made Asia’s first deep freezer. Fact: While Butt did share a story about how her father built a deep freezer with his brother, she did not mention Asia anywhere. On 21 June 2026, a Facebook account named Abbas Abas shared an interview clip of MPA Hina […]
Claim: A video shows buildings collapsing during the deadly earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June 2026. Fact: The video does not show scenes of destruction from the earthquakes that hit Venezuela. The clip is old and likely fake as it may be from a gaming simulation. Soon after deadly earthquakes were reported in Venezuela last […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian missile hitting Israel in June. Fact: The video showing a missile strike is old. On 7 June, an unverified X page, Tehran Times, posted a video in which a missile could be seen falling in a place that had what looked like the Israeli flag. The caption only has […]
Claim: A clip from an Al Arabiya broadcast confirms that India supports the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) against Pakistan. Fact: The news clip does not support what is stated in the caption. The caption is misleading. Facebook user Ali K Chisti posted the 24-second clip of the news broadcast. The video and caption did not […]
Claim: A video shows a massive blast in Northern Israel following a recent Iranian strike. Fact: This claim is false as this video is from Egypt, and dates back to 18 March 2026. Facebook user Sohail Jaffar posted a video with the caption : شمالی اسرائیل کے علاقوں اصبع الجلیل اور کریات شمونہ میں اس […]
Claim: A video shows the recent violent clashes between JAAC supporters and police officers in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on 5 June 2026. Fact: The video is old and is not related to the recent tensions in AJK. On 7 June 2026, a page on Instagram named ‘Global Peace Hub’ posted a video showing […]
Claim: An image shows PML-N politician Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan getting kicked out of a wedding in Pallandri, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 17 June 2026, a verified Facebook page named PTI Overseas shared an image depicting a man trying to snatch a plate of food from Pakistan […]
Claim: An image claims to show protesters in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, breaking into an ATM machine and attempting to steal cash. Fact: The image appears to be AI-generated. On 11 June 2026, X user Rimland Intelligence posted an image depicting an alleged break-in at an ATM machine in Rawalakot during the protests. It […]
Claim: A “leaked” picture shows Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi secretly meeting Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Fact: The image has been generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools; however, a meeting between the two did take place and Afridi has publicly acknowledged it as well, indicating that it did not take place in secret. […]
Claim: An image claims to show a nine-year-old girl named Hania Ahmed who was recently accidentally shot and killed by the Crime Control Department in Punjab. Fact: The image does not show Hania Ahmed. On 14 June 2026, a Facebook page named TrendX Pakistan shared a collage of two pictures: one image showed a bullet […]
Claim: A video shows police opening fire on protesters and detaining one in Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in June 2026, with security vehicles and an ambulance visible nearby. Fact: The video is not from Rawalakot; it actually shows police action against protesters during a demonstration near the US Consulate in Karachi over the killing of […]
Claim: A video montage shows a US Air Force B-52 bomber taking off and crashing in June 2026. Fact: While some of the footage in the compilation are authentic, two clips are old and entirely unrelated to the recent crash. On 16 June, a Pakistani user posted a video on Facebook purportedly showing various scenes […]
Claim: A video shows PTI activist Sanam Javaid Khan dancing to an Indian song in a club in Peshawar with a drink in her hand. Fact: The video was manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, with Javaid’s face swapped onto that of Indian influencer Yashika Mehta, who posted the original clip on 16 May 2025. […]
Claim: A video shows members of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) faking injuries with makeup. Fact: The video predates the ongoing JAAC protests and was originally shared last year on 29 May 2025. On 8 June 2026, a Facebook page named ‘Brotherhood’ shared a video showing several men sitting inside a bus. The clip shows […]