Claim: Former United States President Donald Trump during a campaign speech said that Afghan women have been wearing veils for years and if he was a woman, he would do it too. Fact: The video is from Trump’s 2015 election campaign speech in New Hampshire. While he discussed women from the Middle East, he made […]
Claim: Donald Trump expressed support for Imran Khan by wearing a cap bearing the numbers “45-47” during a recent event, implying that they refer to Form 45 and Form 47. Captions on different social media posts state that Trump believes the PTI was robbed of its mandate during Pakistan’s 2024 elections. Fact: The numbers “45-47” […]
Claim: In a handwritten letter, Assistant Commissioner of Rawalpindi Cantt, Qandeel Fatima Memon, filed complaints against PTI’s leaders. Fact: The claim is false. Memon debunked the claim on X, confirming that she never wrote the letter and did not file any such complaints. Elections 2024 Pakistan’s general elections were held on 8 February 2024. Protests […]
Claim: A video on social media shows the Chief of Joint Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza arriving at Adiala Jail to meet Imran Khan. Fact: The claim is false. The video is likely a recording of a regular proceeding. It shows FIA’s special prosecutor, Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi arriving at the Adiala Jail, possibly accompanied […]
Claim: In a 2022 X post, Maryam Nawaz Sharif praised then-Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha by calling him an “asset” of Pakistan and criticised the “propaganda against him” by Imran Khan. Fact: Maryam Nawaz did not make a post on X praising Chattha; the screenshot showing as such is doctored. Moreover, Chattha was appointed as […]
Claim: A video shows Siraj ul Haq in tears after resigning from his post as chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) after the 8 February general elections in Pakistan. Fact: The claim is false. The video is actually from 2019 and shows Siraj ul Haq crying after he was re-elected as the chief of his party, JI, […]
Claim: PTI leader Murad Saeed was seen sporting a beard as he emerged from hiding after several months. Fact: A beard was edited onto Saeed’s face in multiple images. The politician has not been seen in public recently. On 20 February 2024, X (formerly Twitter) account Naya Pakistan (@Naya__Pakistan_) posted a photo of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s […]
Claim: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has written a letter to the ECP refusing to take reserved seats in Pakistan’s legislative assemblies. Fact: The SIC’s letter is a response to the ECP, addressing their request for details of tickets issued to women on general seats. In the letter, the SIC stated that the list of […]
Claim: Aurat March Lahore has called PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s appointment as Punjab’s first female chief minister, “an insult to all hard-working Pakistani women, who actually work to earn a position in life”. Fact: Aurat March Lahore did not tweet such a statement. The tweet that has been falsely attributed to them was actually made […]
Claim: Nawaz Sharif has admitted in an X post to being defeated in the 2024 general elections in Pakistan, saying he respects the public mandate and has advised his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, not to accept the chief ministership. Fact: The post was made by an imposter account. The X handle of Nawaz Sharif’s official account […]
Claim: The headline of a news report by Aaj News accompanied by an image of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) claims that the apex court has restored the votes rejected by the returning officer. Fact: The headline and image of Pakistan’s apex court in the Facebook post are misleading as the actual news story […]
Claim: A statement on the 2024 general elections in Pakistan issued by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union (EU) threatens “sanctions on several army generals, including the Chief of Army Staff and his top 16 officers, along with members of PMLN, MQM, and other relevant parties, including Nawaz Sharif and his associates” […]