Claim: American professor, linguist and activist Noam Chomsky has died. Fact: Chomsky is alive. His wife refuted reports of his death, clarifying that he was hospitalised in Sao Paulo, Brazil but has now been discharged. On 19 June 2024, X (formerly Twitter) user @NiohBerg claimed that American professor, linguist and intellectual Noam Chomsky had died. […]
Claim: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has passed away on 15 May 2024 Fact: According to his manager Maroof Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is alive and well On 15 May 2024, a viral Facebook post claimed that renowned Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had passed away. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, a Pakistani Qawwali […]
Claim: A screenshot circulating online shows that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has confirmed the death of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and offered his condolences via a tweet. Fact: The screenshot shows a tweet by a fake account on X called @anwaar_kakkar. Kakar’s official account on the platform is @anwaar_kakar. Fact or Fiction: On […]
Claim: Former president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, is dead. Fact: Asif Ali Zardari underwent a minor eye surgery in Dubai, which was performed successfully, and his health is gradually improving. On 28 March 2023, a viral tweet expressed sorrow for the death of Asif Ali Zardari, claiming that it has not yet been publicly […]
Claim: A video shows people carrying coffins of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters who were killed in clashes with the law and enforcement agencies during protests that erupted after former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The video is, in fact, from 4 May 2023, when eight people were killed in separate incidents of firing in the […]
Claim: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has died. Fact: Khan is alive. He was presented in the apex court on 11 May 2023 amid tight security, as can be seen in video footage aired by multiple channels. Fact or Fiction? On 11 May 2023, Twitter user Akku Don (@akku_akku18) posted […]
Claim: A photo shows the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan (DG ISI) Nadeem Anjum attending the funeral of former Pakistani president and military dictator General Pervez Musharraf. Fact: The photo is actually from January 2023, when the DG ISI attended the funeral prayers of two martyred officers of the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department. Fact or […]
Claim: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has died. Fact: The rumours that Mahathir has died are not true. He was pictured meeting a dignitary on 3 June 2022 and also attended a conference in Japan on 27 May 2022. Fact or Fiction? On 31 May 2022, Facebook page News Alert Pakistan shared a photo […]
Claim: Khadim Rizvi started breathing again after being declared dead and was brought back to the hospital. Fact: Khadim Rizvi passed away at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore late evening on 19 November 2020. News broke around 9pm today that 54 year-old Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Chief Khadim Rizvi passed away at Lahore’s Sheikh Zayed Hospital. Soon […]