Claim: CCTV footage shows the moment two men opened fire on TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana’s car and killed her. Fact: The clip is from a separate incident, and it is unrelated to Gilamana’s murder. On 16 August, a Facebook page named World NewsPk shared CCTV footage of a car that was attacked while turning a […]
Claim: An FIR has been lodged in Kasur’s Saddar police station against Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for sedition. Fact: The alleged FIR going viral on social media is fake. The Kasur police say no such FIR has been lodged at their station. On 15 July 2026, a Facebook page named […]
Claim: Azaad Urdu reported that Information Minister Attaullah Tarar defended rape allegations against Raza Dar. Fact: The post is doctored and Tarar has not made any such statement. On 4 July 2026, a Facebook account called ‘Ai video’ shared a text post by Azaad Urdu, which quoted the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah […]
Claim: An image shows Raza Dar, one of the suspects involved in the kidnapping and sexual assault case of two foreign women in Lahore, standing with a police officer. Fact: The image is likely AI-modified. On 4 July 2026, a Facebook account named Asif Khan Marwat shared an image of two men standing with a […]
Claim: An image shows before and after versions of a Pakistani-French woman recently rescued in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The image showing her “before” version is AI-generated. On 26 June 2026, an account on X named Faisal Khan shared a collage of two images, claiming they show a before and after of Sylvie Yasmina, a […]
Claim: An image shows the bullet-riddled car of a Pakistani-Australian family that became a target of CCD’s firing in Chakwal, Punjab.6 Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 13 June 2026, a Facebook account named Muhammad Anees shared an image of a bullet-riddled car with a shattered windscreen. The post reads: “گاڑی کو سامنے سے بھی […]
Claim: An image claims to show a nine-year-old girl named Hania Ahmed who was recently accidentally shot and killed by the Crime Control Department in Punjab. Fact: The image does not show Hania Ahmed. On 14 June 2026, a Facebook page named TrendX Pakistan shared a collage of two pictures: one image showed a bullet […]
Claim: A viral social media post claims that PTI leader Shaukat Tarin had been arrested by the FIA. Fact: He has not been arrested, but he has been charged and may be taken into custody in the near future. In August 2022, two audio clips surfaced of a telephone conversation between PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin […]
Claim: CCTV footage shows a recent mugging at an ATM in Karachi. Fact: The CCTV footage is old and can be found online as early as April 2009. The video does not show a recent mugging at an ATM in Karachi. On 2 February 2023, Facebook user ‘Haris Gulzar’ posted a video (archive) showing what […]
Claim: Viral images and videos of a girl crying over a body in a coffin apparently show the daughter of journalist Arshad Sharif, who was recently killed in Kenya. Fact: The images and videos show Senator Usman Kakar’s daughter grieving her father who was murdered in 2019. On 23 October 2022, Pakistani journalist and news […]
Claim: Inspector General of Sindh Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, claimed in a statement reported by ARY News that Karachi has a relatively lower crime rate compared to other cities in the world. Fact: According to data from the UNODC and crowd-sourced global statistics, Karachi is not one of the safer cities in the world. On […]
Claim: An Israeli journalist visited Makkahand Madina in July 2022 during the time of Hajj (7-12 July) on a permit issued by the Saudi government. Fact: Israeli journalist Gil Tamary entered Makkah unlawfully with the help of a Saudi man who was later arrested by Saudi authorities. On 20 July 2022, a Facebook page called […]