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Foreign interference

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Claim: The New York Herald published a cartoon hinting at the United States’ alleged intervention in support of the no-confidence motion through which Imran Khan was removed from power. The cartoon shows Uncle Sam patting a Pakistani judge on the head. Fact: The cartoon has been doctored. The original image was created by Brazilian artist […]

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Claim: A viral video shows people chanting “You’re a thief!” at Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during his visit to a Ramzan bazaar in Lahore. Fact: No one chanted “You’re a thief” during Sharif’s visit; the chants have been edited into the video. On 24 April 2022, Twitter user @DrErfanOmar tweeted a video showing PM […]

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Claim: According to posts online, Pakistani jurist Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal wrote a note defending former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and supporting the claim that his removal from office was spurred by foreign interference. Fact: Justice (r) Iqbal has refuted the claim, saying she is not on social media and has not written […]

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Claim: A viral video shows US President Joe Biden celebrating the successful passing of the vote of no-confidence against Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan. Fact: The video, in fact, shows Biden and Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrating the latter being confirmed to the US Supreme Court. Jackson is the first Black woman to serve as […]

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Claim: An image is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows an anti-US protest staged in Russia in support of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan. Fact: The image is doctored. The photo is in fact of a 2021 protest in the Russian capital Moscow against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. […]

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