Claim: A video shows three gunship helicopters as part of a recent military operation against the “Fitna-al-Khawarij” in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Fact: The claim is misleading as the video dates back to January 2025, and therefore, unrelated to any military operations taking place in KPK in September 2026. On 20 September 2026, X […]
Claim: Private jets were found hidden inside a warehouse near Chaman, Balochistan. Fact: The video is AI-generated and does not show real aircraft. Google’s Gemini detected an embedded SynthID watermark in the visuals, while forensic tools FauxLens and HiveDetect also assessed that the footage is AI-generated On 6 September 2026, the Facebook page Upstein shared […]
Claim: The Cabinet Division has ordered the deployment of 23,500 police personnel from different provinces to Islamabad. Fact: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting debunked the notification as fake. Two AI detection tools flag the text as likely AI-generated. On 13 September 2026, an account on X named Iram (Summan) Dar shared a notification by […]
Claim: Folk singer Mai Subhai was shot dead in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Fact: The singer died during the 1980s. A letter issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner South Dera Bugti also confirmed the recent reports are “incorrect and misleading.” On 2 September 2026, Pakistani news outlet ARY News posted a news bulletin on […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Army vehicle charging at civilians in Balochistan. Fact: The video was first posted over six years ago and likely shows Afghanistan, not Pakistan. On 10 August 2026, multiple social media users shared a video of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle apparently charging into a crowded market that, according to […]
Claim: A video shows army officers opening fire on civilians amid recent protests in Balochistan. Fact: The video is old and was shared on X as early as 2024. On 8 July 2026, a Facebook user named Wasim Tajak shared a video that shows a large gathering of people dispersing after gunshots are heard. The […]
Claim: A video shows a BLA attack on a train in Quetta, Balochistan, on 24 May 2026. Fact: The video is old, having appeared online as early as April 2022, and likely shows a BLA attack on a train in January 2022; therefore, it is not linked to the recent incident. Soon after a deadly […]
Claim: A photograph shows Pakistani soldier holding Baloch women and children at gunpoint inside their home. Fact: The image is AI-manipulated and likely created using an authentic photo from 2006, taken during the Iraq war. On 22 February 2026, X (formerly Twitter) user @jasmcv8 posted (archive) a photo showing a soldier standing in what appears […]
Claim: A video shows a soldier praising his commander amid the recent attacks across Balochistan. Fact: The viral clip is likely AI-generated. Following the recent wave of deadly attacks across Balochistan, a clip of a Pakistan Army soldier praising his commander was shared online. The video, which shows the soldier acknowledging that a “mission” was […]
Claim: A video shows the funeral of 130 Pakistan Army soldiers killed in an August 2024 BLA attack dubbed ‘Operation Herof’. Fact: The clip predates the BLA attack in question. It actually shows a funeral of the police officers who were killed in a bandit attack in Rahim Yar Khan on 22 August 2024. On […]
Claim: A video shows the proscribed militant group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeting Pakistan Army soldiers in December 2025. Fact: The clip does not show any recent attacks as it appeared online as early as February 2025. In late December 2025, many users posted a video purportedly showing militant separatist fighters targeting Pakistan Army soldiers […]
Claim: A viral video shows a recent terror attack on Pakistan’s security forces. Fact: The footage is not from either of the recent suicide attacks reported in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In fact, it dates back to October 2024 and shows the aftermath of an explosion near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. On 30 November, a […]