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Army

Claim: An image shows bullet casings recovered after security forces opened fire on protesters in Rawalakot. Fact: The image is AI-generated.   On 29 July 2026, Instagram user Startup Kashmir Records posted an image with the caption:  “Large Numbers of Bullet Casings Were Recovered After Security Forces Opened Fire on Peaceful Protesters in Rawalakot.”    […]

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Claim: A video shows Maulana Asad Mehmood condemning his father Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s controversial remarks about the Pakistan Army and apologising on his behalf. Fact: Mehmood made no such comment. The original video, which dates back to 2024, was likely overlaid with AI-generated audio. On 15 July 2026, a Facebook account named Shahzad Younas Sheikh […]

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Claim: An FIR has been lodged in Kasur’s Saddar police station against Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for sedition.  Fact: The alleged FIR going viral on social media is fake. The Kasur police say no such FIR has been lodged at their station. On 15 July 2026, a Facebook page named […]

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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. […]

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Claim: A video of people dressed up as zombies, along with Pakistani actors Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat, shows celebrations marking the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq. Fact: The clip is from a concert where the two actors promoted their upcoming movie ‘ZOMBEID’. On 10 May 2026, a Pakistani journalist named Harmeet Singh posted a video […]

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Claim: At a protest rally in Peshawar this month, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi responded to DG ISPR’s recent press conference, using derogatory language.  Fact: An AI-generated deepfake audio was likely overlaid onto footage from the KP Chief Minister’s address in Peshawar earlier this month. A video of Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]

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Claim: A video shows a man accusing soldiers of the Pakistan Army of assaulting his daughter.   Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a political activist from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ghazi Shehzad, recounting a story he heard from a fellow inmate while imprisoned at Central Jail Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. The alleged perpetrators […]

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Claim: A viral post on social media claimed that the Bangladesh military has been abolished and replaced with a new ‘Border Security Force’, which exclusively handles border security.  Fact: Bangladesh did not abolish its army or replace it with a new ‘Border Security Force’. In fact, the military has worked closely with the interim government […]

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Claim: Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir got up from his seat to touch the knees of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman out of respect, according to a viral video Fact: The video is AI-generated and a real picture was likely animated to create the clip. AI and manipulation detection tools also indicated the […]

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Claim: Images shows protesters and the army being called in to maintain law and order during PTI’s November 2024 march in Islamabad. Fact: Three out of four images in the post have no connection to PTI’s November 2024 march or the ensuing clashes between the demonstrators and security forces in Islamabad. On 26 November, an […]

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Claim: A viral video shows that a Hindu official from India was let inside the Kaaba the same day as Maryam Munir.  Fact: The video shows a snippet from 2023, when the Chief of the Army Staff visited the inside of the Kaaba with his family.  On 12 April 2024, a video went viral online, […]

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Claim: A photo showing several injured police officers in a hospital is from the Bahawalnagar incident when members of the Pakistan Armed Forces assaulted police officers. Fact: The photo is from last year when members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) attacked the Lahore police. On 12 April 2024, several social media users shared an image of […]

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