Claim: A video shows the police manhandling Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi outside Adiala jail in November 2025. Fact: The video is not connected to the recent protests as it appeared online in May 2025. In November 2025, X users posted a video apparently showing police beating up the Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, […]
Claim: Viral posts claim that the former premier of Pakistan, Imran Khan, was killed in prison. Fact: There is no evidence that Khan is dead. The PTI has described the claims as “abominable rumours” spread “through Afghan and India media platforms and foreign social media accounts. On 26 November, many social media users claimed the […]
Claim: A video shows Imran Khan’s sons reciting the azaan, the Islamic call to prayer. Fact: The video is fake. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan did not recite the call to prayer. Results from AI detection tools and a comparison with the original footage indicate that the video was likely created using AI. A video shared […]
Claim: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been released from jail. Fact: The claim is false. While the Supreme Court recently granted bail to Khan in eight cases related to the 9 May riots, he remains imprisoned at Adiala Jail. A video showing Imran Khan in a crowd was shared online with the text: “تازه […]
Claim: During an interview for Real America’s Voice, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan said that he was looking towards Israel to help secure his father’s release from prison. Fact: The caption of the post makes a false claim. Kasim Khan did not make any such statement in the accompanying clip in the […]
Claim: The menu of the Capitol Hill Club, where Imran Khan’s sons recently dined, mentioned that it does not serve halal or kosher food. Fact: The claim is false. The menus shared on the club’s website do not contain any guidelines saying that they do not serve halal or kosher food. Additionally, the viral document […]
Claim: According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on 10 May 2025, Imran Khan passed away in judicial custody. Fact: Imran Khan is alive; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) did not issue any notice announcing his death. X user Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala) shared a screenshot of an alleged press […]
Claim: Former prime minister and PTI founder, Imran Khan is being shifted from Adiala Jail to the hospital due to poor health conditions. Fact: Khan is not being shifted to the hospital and he is doing “fine” in terms of his health, as confirmed by PTI lawyer Intazar Hussain Panjutha. On 11 March 2024, X […]