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Claim: A video shows one of Imran Khan’s sons, Sulaiman Khan, wearing a t-shirt that says, ”Free Imran Khan”.  Fact: This claim is false. The video is AI-generated.  On 23 August 2026, X user Khaula Chaudhry posted a video showing Sulaiman Khan sporting a t-shirt that read, “Free Imran Khan”. The video was posted with […]

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Claim: Sky Sports apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for airing Imran Khan sons’ interview during the test match at Lords.  Fact: No official apology has been made by Sky Sports to the PCB.  On 29 August 2026 several social media users, including an X profile called Zard si Gana posted a clip of a […]

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Claim: A viral reel claims Imran Khan was transferred from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital on the night of 20 August 2026. Fact: Khan was examined at PIMS, not Shifa International Hospital, and returned to Adiala Jail at around 5 am on 21 August. On 20 August 2026, Facebook page Umeed News shared a […]

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Claim: A viral video shows Imran Khan meeting PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Adiala Jail. Fact: Gemini detected Google’s SynthID watermark in part of the visuals. Barrister Gohar also said the footage was fake. On 25 August 2026, Facebook page Daily Youth Vision shared a nine-second video that appears to show former Prime […]

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Claim: A viral image shows Imran Khan at Shifa International Hospital in August 2026. Fact: The image is taken from an AI-generated video and does not show Khan at Shifa International Hospital. The video has been circulating since 21 July, before the Supreme Court ordered Khan’s transfer to a hospital. A Facebook post by Habibullah […]

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Claim: A video shows a high-security protocol escorting former prime minister Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital. Fact: The clip can be traced back to April 2026 and does not show Khan en route to the hospital. On the night of 20 August 2026, a Facebook page named IK Today shared a […]

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Claim: The image shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan being helped out of an ambulance on the night of 21 August 2026 at Shifa International Hospital.  Fact: The image is AI-generated. Imran Khan was treated at PIMS Hospital and not at Shifa International Hospital.  On 21 August 2026, Instagram user Hammad Muhammad Beyg posted an […]

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Claim: A video shared on 20 August 2026 shows Imran Khan announcing that he has received bail in all cases and is now free. Fact: The footage is from 12 May 2023, when Khan received interim and protective bail, along with temporary protection from arrest. He remains in custody in August 2026. On 20 August […]

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Claim: A video shows a large convoy of vehicles transporting PTI founder Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa Hospital for treatment following the Supreme Court’s 18 August 2026 order. Fact: The clip is from 2025 and may show KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi travelling to attend a session of the Punjab Assembly in December […]

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Claim: A video claims to show former Prime Minister Imran Khan leaving a hospital in a wheelchair. The claim is being shared amidst reports of Khan being shifted to Shifa International Hospital.  Fact: This claim is false as the footage is unrelated to the current events, and has been found to be dated back to […]

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Claim: An image shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail, getting treated for high blood pressure at PIMS Hospital.  Fact: The image is AI-Generated, Imran Khan was not seen in PIMS Hospital.  On 11 August 2026, X user ‏زہـــرہ لیــاقت  posted an image with an Urdu caption:  بریکنگ نیوز مرشد کا […]

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Claim: A viral image and video of former Prime Minister Imran Khan claim to show him in two different looking jail cells.  Fact: The viral video and image are both AI-generated. On 8 July, a verified Facebook page called Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh shared a video claiming to show Imran Khan in a prison cell. The […]

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