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: 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: Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has accused the United States of hosting “non-state actors” who launch “anti-India movements” like the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose leadership is “acting as proxies of Iran and Pakistan”. He also requested US President Donald Trump to hand over such people. Fact: The video is altered, likely […]
Claim: Americans overwhelmingly prefer Pakistan and its military over India and Israel, according to a video compilation of street interviews. Fact: The video was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It has no basis in reality and the original creator’s social media profiles are almost entirely full of AI slop. On 2 May 2026, X […]
Claim: A picture shows a woman sitting in a police station after being arrested for allegedly sexually abusing young boys. Fact: The picture is AI-generated. Furthermore, there are no verifiable news reports about such an arrest being made in Karachi. On 22 May 2026, different Facebook users posted an image of a woman sitting inside […]
Claim: A video shows a giant bull towering over people at a cattle market in Karachi ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 18 May 2026, Facebook page ‘Absnews24’ posted a video showing a notably large, dark-coloured bull at a mandi — or livestock market — in Karachi, Pakistan, ahead of the Islamic […]
Claim: An Iranian shopkeeper put up a sign telling people to “take whatever” they need and “pay later after the war” that the US and Israel are waging against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Fact: The picture of the shop and the related sign is AI-generated. Towards the end of March 2026, multiple leading Pakistani […]
Claim: A video shows a PTI supporter claiming he would give up his wife and daughters for Imran Khan. Fact: The viral clip is AI-generated and does not depict real events. On 21 January, a Facebook user shared a video with the following caption: “اینکر اگر اپ سے عمران خان اپکی دونوں بیٹیاں مانگے تو […]
Claim: A video shows children from the Tirah Valley in thin, worn-out clothes standing and shivering in an open area amid heavy snowfall. They are among the thousands displaced due to an army operation in the area. Fact: The video was likely created using AI tools. In late January 2026, multiple social media users shared […]
Claim: The Punjab government issued a notification approving a PKR 40 million “special” grant for the “personal makeup” of two provincial ministers, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Azma Bokhari. Fact: No such notification was issued by the Punjab government. The document was generated using Google’s AI tools. On 19 January 2026, multiple social media users shared a […]
Claim: An image shows Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir addressing a recent Corps Commanders’ Conference while sitting behind bulletproof glass. Fact: The picture is fake. An authentic photo of Munir from the 273rd Corps Commanders’ Conference was manipulated using Google’s AI tools to depict him sitting behind bulletproof glass. On 27 December 2025, X (formerly […]
Claim: Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim has cast doubt on claims by both the PTI and Imran Khan’s family about the incarcerated former PM’s jail conditions, saying the accusations “require substantiation” and there was “no court order, medical report or independent inspection” to support such allegations. Fact: The video is digitally manipulated, likely through AI […]