Claim: Geo News reported that Qayamat has been postponed. Fact: Geo News actually broadcast a video report about an update to the Doomsday Clock, which symbolically indicates the time left until a mass extinction event is caused by manmade technologies. The Clock does not actually make predictions but emphasises the dangers that need to be […]
Claim: Geo News reported that England needed 50,000 urgent workers and 10 companies are offering free visas. Fact: The post is a scam. A Facebook user posted a reel (archive), purportedly showing Geo News announcing that the UK will provide free visas to workers. The text “England 50,000 urgent workers needed. Breaking News” is superimposed […]
Claim: Geo News reported that a new mobile application called ‘mizmaxs’ allows you to earn PKR 1,200 as soon as you download it and you can keep earning more from that point. The report also claims that you can earn money every 4 minutes if you have a phone with a touchscreen. Fact: Geo News […]
Claim: Videos circulating on social media allegedly show Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz’s interaction with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he was welcomed at the Rahim Yar Khan airport on 5 January. Video 1: Maryam Nawaz is shaking hands with the UAE President while Shehbaz Sharif claps. Video 2: Prime […]
Claim: Students heckled Maryam Nawaz as she entered a hall at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question is dubbed. Following the Chief Minister of Punjab’s visit to Bahauddin Zakariya University to attend a ceremony, users shared a video widely on social media, with the following embedded text: […]
Claim: Nawaz Sharif broke down while addressing journalists in London following Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision to grant Imran Khan bail in the Toshakhana 2.0 case. Fact: Nawaz Sharif did not cry during the interaction. Deepfake detection tools revealed significant manipulation in the video. After the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to former Prime […]
Claim: A video shows “Imran Khan zindabad” [Long live Imran Khan] slogans being chanted on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent flight. Fact: The caption of the post is false as the video actually features people chanting ‘Dar sahab zindabad.’ Moreover, it is from October 2023 and was recorded during Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan […]
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. […]
Claim: A still video shows Geo News anchors kissing live on air. Fact: The viral still video does not feature Geo News anchors or its newsroom. Geo’s logos were superimposed onto the visual, which appears to originate from another source. On 29 April 2024, a still video (archive) showing two news anchors kissing during a […]
Claim: A video shows kitchen staff mishandling a fire at Foods Inn, in Karachi resulting in a fire at the restaurant. Fact: The video initially surfaced on social media as early as 2020 and is unrelated to the recent incident at the restaurant in Karachi. A Facebook post (archive) shared CCTV footage claiming to show […]
Claim 1: British parliamentarians have unanimously supported Imran Khan for the role of Chancellor at Oxford University. Claim 2: Three members of the British House of Commons have endorsed Imran Khan for the Oxford Chancellorship. Claim 3: Boris Johnson has withdrawn his candidacy for the same position and expressed his support for Imran Khan instead. […]
Claim: Jibran Nasir, civil rights activist and lawyer was beaten and arrested recently by South police on the instructions of Justice Faisal Kamal of Sindh High Court. Fact: On 2 July 2018, Jibran Nasir was temporarily detained following an incident in which he allegedly refused to give way to the convoy of Sindh High Court […]