Claim: Bangladesh replaced Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s statue with one of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan. Fact: We did not find any credible news reports or other evidence to suggest that such a statue exists anywhere in Bangladesh. The image of Imran Khan’s statue in the claim is fake. A video shared on Facebook contains the […]
Claim: During a speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India would use Afghanistan to fight Pakistan. Fact: A review of the original footage and AI-based deepfake detection models confirms that the clip was manipulated. A video of Indian prime minister has been shared online containing the following text: “بھارتی صحافی گیتا بسو اس نے […]
Claim: Pakistan Army spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry spoke favourably about Imran Khan and asked for his forgiveness in a video interview, while criticising the military chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. Fact: The video has been digitally altered, likely using AI. The footage used for the manipulated clip is originally from a BBC […]
Claim: Multiple videos have surfaced online showing young soldiers from the Pakistan Army accusing senior generals of seeking service extensions and demanding the same for themselves. Fact: The viral videos do not depict real events. All three were likely created using Sora, an AI text-to-video model as they contain the application’s logo. Video 1: A […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowed down to touch Donald Trump’s feet during his recent meeting with the US president at the Oval Office. Fact: The viral video is fake and does not depict real events. It was likely created using AI tools. A video shared online shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowing down to […]
Claim: Three videos show Pakistani soldiers criticising the armed forces’ actions, as well as Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s allegedly authoritarian leadership. The first shows an officer telling another that there was a need to take “a decisive step”. Two other clips depict senior officers sitting among colleagues while speaking on phone and lamenting the […]
Claim: A clip shows the exact moment a flash flood hit a mountain-side village in Swat and destroyed multiple houses in August 2025. Fact: The clip is synthetically generated, likely using AI tools. On 18 August 2025, TikTok user @rababskills posted (archive) a video they claimed shows floodwater thundering down a mountain in Swat before […]
Claim: Dr Adeeb Rizvi has advised people against taking medication for blood pressure issues and undergoing medical procedures such as surgeries. Instead, he promoted a natural recipe of his own, while claiming the success and effectiveness of the said cure in an audio message. Fact: The audio is fake and wrongly attributed to Dr Rizvi. […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif abruptly being escorted out of a meeting by a law enforcement official. Fact: The video was likely created using a still image and is not an authentic video of the prime minister being escorted out. A video shared online shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif being escorted out […]
Claim: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a statement titled “Bajaur clashes: losses of the mujahideen and an appeal to the public,” in which it admits losses and appeals to locals to provide its fighters a safe passage. Fact: The statement is not authentic and was likely created using Meta AI. On 29 July 2025, […]
Claim: A video shows a group of people in Israel standing and panicking during a barrage of missile strikes as Iran launched its retaliatory attacks in June 2025. Fact: The video was generated through artificial intelligence (AI). On 22 and 23 June 2025, multiple Facebook users shared a video they claimed shows Iran’s attacks on […]
Claim: YouTube has announced that it will “pay only for real voices & original content” starting 15 July 2025, effectively demonetising channels that use artificial intelligence (AI). Fact: YouTube is not introducing any major changes to its YouTube Partner Program monetisation policy but strengthening it to better identify and flag unoriginal content. The update to […]