Claim: During an emotional address, Giorgia Meloni stated, “America and Israel are killers of innocent children!! I am a mother, I cannot sit with murderers!!. Fact: Meloni did not make any such statement directly labelling the United States and Israel “killers of innocent children”. Moreover, the video in the claim shows her making speeches in […]
Author: Aleezeh Fatima Claim: A viral image shows former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan being escorted in handcuffs through an apparent hospital corridor. Fact: The images included in the video are likely digitally manipulated. On 30 March, a video was shared on TikTok which had multiple visuals of Imran Khan making his way […]
Claim: Image shows journalist Imran Riaz Khan sitting with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sons in London. Fact: The image is likely AI-generated. On 22 April 2026, a Facebook page named PK Point shared an image in a public Facebook group called Imran Riaz Khan. The picture shows the journalist sitting with former Prime Minister […]
Claim: A video shows the Iranian delegation arriving in Islamabad on 10 April 2026, for ceasefire talks that are set to take place on 11 April. Fact: The claim is false. The video circulated is old and unrelated. On 10 April 2025 several social media users posted a video with captions like “Iranian delegation arrives […]
Claim: A video leaked by the Iran-linked Handala group, which hacked into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, shows him dancing to a Bollywood song. Fact: The video is unrelated to the FBI Director’s emails leaked by the Iran-linked group in March 2026; it appeared online as early as July 2020. On 30 March, a […]
Claim: Sources linked to the Kaaba and Saudi government have told news outlets that that a viral photograph tied to the “Epstein files” does not show the Kaaba’s Kiswa. Fact: Many reports making this claim are citing the Saudi news outlet Inside the Haramain as their source. The publication describes itself as a private, non-profit […]
Claim: A video shows an attack from the Iranian forces on a nuclear plant in Israel amid the ongoing war. Fact: The video is unrelated to the Iran-Israel war and dates back to 2017. A Facebook user, Media Digital Khanpur Mahar posted a video that went viral amid tensions of the ongoing war, claiming it […]
Claim: A video circulating online is claiming to show Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral. Fact: The video was shared on social media as early as October 2025, and is unrelated. Secondly, the funeral of Khamenei has not taken place yet. Therefore, the claim overall is false. On 1 March, a video was posted […]
Claim: A viral video shows Pakistan’s defence chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, making shocking remarks about the Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos during the country’s May 2025 war with India, saying, “We made fools out of Pakistani citizens.” Fact: An AI-generated deepfake audio was likely overlaid onto footage from Field Marshal Asim Munir’s address at the National […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: China says it will support Iran in case of an imminent US-Iran war. Fact: The claim is false. China is a long-standing trading partner of Iran and shares a positive diplomatic relationship. However, no officials have offered open support for Iran in the scenario of a US-Iran war. On 17 […]
Claim: A viral video shows the arrest of six Indian nationals for rioting and vandalism amid ongoing anti-government protests in Iran. Fact: There is no evidence to suggest that the arrested individuals in the video are Indians. The video contains no verifiable identifiers establishing nationality, and the circumstances in which the video was recorded are […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian woman in Tehran removing her hijab in public to reveal a T-shirt with an explicit message against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, framed as a direct act of protest inside Iran. Fact: The video was filmed in Paris, France, not Iran. It shows a protest action during a […]