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COAS Asim Munir

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Claim: An image shows a biplane carrying a “Welcome Asim Munir” banner which welcomed the army chief upon his arrival in the US.  Fact: The image is fake. It was likely created using a template on the Photofunia site. Social media users shared an image of a biplane carrying the banner “Welcome Asim Munir,” claiming […]

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Claim: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal, said that Field Marshal General Asim Munir may not be suitable for the position he has been appointed to. Fact: This claim is false. A video of the complete press conference in question shows that Ahsan Iqbal was citing three negative perceptions that […]

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Claim: Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir got up from his seat to touch the knees of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman out of respect, according to a viral video Fact: The video is AI-generated and a real picture was likely animated to create the clip. AI and manipulation detection tools also indicated the […]

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Claim: Multiple news outlets claim that 95% of Pakistanis are satisfied with General Syed Asim Munir’s performance as the Army Chief on the one-year anniversary of his appointment. Fact: The claim is inaccurate as no national survey was conducted to assess the popularity of the current army chief. The claim was followed by a series […]

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