Claim: 150 school children were swept away after floods hit Buner district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: This claim is false. Our investigation and data from district authorities, along with confirmations from police, journalists, and social workers on the ground, revealed that no such incident took place. On 16 August 2025, a blue verified X account […]
Claim: A video shows a sudden downpour as part of a cloudburst in Mingora, Swat. Fact: The viral video is, in fact, from 2020 and likely shows a wet microburst in Perth, Australia. On 16 and 17 August 2025, multiple social media users shared a video claiming that it showed a cloudburst in Mingora, Swat […]