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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. […]

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Claim: Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar was buried by a bulldozer covering his body with mud. Fact: A video showing a body being bulldozed is old and has resurfaced with a false claim. It does not depict Dr. Shah Nawaz’s burial, who was laid to rest by his family on 18 September. Following the death of […]

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Claim: The Israeli consulate in Istanbul was attacked and set on fire by protesters after the May 2024 airstrike on Rafah. Fact: There are no reliable reports about the Israeli consulate in Istanbul being attacked or set on fire during a protest on 27 May 2024. Three Turkish journalists and fact-checkers also asserted that the […]

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Claim: Footage aired during Adil Shahzeb’s show shows Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel. Fact: The footage used is not connected to Iran’s 13 April attacks on Israel. The video is from the Turkish-Syria war in Idlib in 2020 when the conflict reached its peak. On 15 April, Adil Shahzeb’s show aired misleading footage […]

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Claim: The News, Geo News, Arab News Pakistan, Express Tribune, and other social media users claimed on 23 July 2023 that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) has agreed to appoint Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as the caretaker prime minister. Fact: The claim is false. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who are both […]

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Claim: Mari Matta Mandir in Soldier Bazaar was not demolished; instead, a woman’s private property adjacent to the temple was destroyed with her consent. Fact: The structure that was demolished was not the woman’s house but the main area of the temple that had been encroached over the past few years. The majority (280 sq […]

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