Claim: Footage shows the precarious security situation in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 July, following the launch of Operation Sarbakaf. Fact: The video predates 31 July and is not connected to the security situation in Bajaur following the launch of Operation Sarbakaf. Posts circulating online shared a video claiming that it shows the precarious security […]
Claim: A picture shows an elderly woman, who was displaced due to the August 2025 Bajaur security operation, moving from her home to a safer location. Fact: The image is from Afghanistan and appeared online as early as 23 July 2021. It shows a woman who was displaced due to escalating violence in the Kandahar […]
Claim: Pictures comprising headshots and a funeral show the soldiers who died in July 2025 during the military operation that targeted terrorists in Bajaur. Fact: The pictures are old and unrelated to the ongoing operation in Bajaur. On 30 and 31 July 2025, pictures of apparent deceased members of the Pakistani security forces and their […]
Claim: Three pictures show children who were killed in an operation conducted by security forces against terrorists in Bajaur towards the end of July 2025. Fact: All three pictures are unrelated to the security operation in Bajaur in July 2025 as they were found online before the recent development. One of them seems to show […]
Claim: An image depicts attacks carried out during ‘Operation Sarbakaf’ in Bajaur. Fact: The image dates back to September 2019 and actually shows the US bombing of an island in northern Iraq. It is unrelated to the operation in Bajaur, Pakistan. An image was shared on social media with captions alleging that it shows attacks […]
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 1: TTP militants staged a video at an abandoned US checkpoint in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, falsely claiming they captured a checkpoint in Bajaur, Pakistan. Claim 2: In their capture of the checkpoint, TTP militants took over a significant area of Bajaur and 13 personnel from the Pakistan army were martyred. Fact 1: […]
Claim: A still from a longer, leaked video features MNA Mubarak Zeb Khan and a woman in an intimate act. Fact: The still is from a Spanish short film Julia, which appeared online as early as September 2019, and the actor does not bear any resemblance to MNA Mubarak Zeb Khan. X user @CivicDominance shared […]
Claim: A video has been circulating online with the claim that an angry crowd tried to burn a Member of the National Assembly Mubarak Zeb Khan. Fact: The video is from a clash that broke out at the final match of the Bajaur Cricket League. However, MNA Mubarak Zeb was not present at the event. […]
Claim: PTI’s candidate from NA-8, Rehan Zeb Khan, was shot dead in Bajaur. Fact: The claim is misleading because Rehan Zeb Khan was a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the Bajaur district, while also contesting for the elections independently after PTI did not nominate him as their official candidate for general elections. On 31 January […]
Claim: A visual comprising three photos shows the bodies of three people who were killed in the 2023 Bajaur bombing. Fact: These pictures have nothing to do with the 2023 Bajaur bombing. They are older photos linked to different conflicts. On 31 July 2023, Facebook page ‘Musa IK (کپتان کا دیوانہ)’ posted (archive) a visual, […]
Claim: The UAE has banned visitors from certain cities across Pakistan from entering on a visit visa. Fact: UAE immigration authorities have rejected the claim and confirmed that they have not banned visitors from any city in Pakistan. On 24 December 2022, several pages on Facebook and Instagram shared the claim that Pakistanis living in […]