Claim: During a press conference, PTI member Asad Qaiser said that Justice Athar Minallah is a senior leader of the PTI and will be appointed as a senator from the party after retirement. Fact: The claim is false. Qaiser did not make any such remarks about the Supreme Court judge during the press conference. X […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally, likely from the recent protests held in August 2025. Fact: The footage is likely AI-generated. On 5 August, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) that apparently showed a rally organised by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to call for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The […]
Claim: A viral image and a video show Imran Khan with a beard. Fact: The visuals are digitally altered. TikTok user @journalist_Mudasir shared a video that shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan with a beard. A still image from this video is also being shared online widely. Imran Khan granted bail in 9 May cases […]
Claim: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been released from jail. Fact: The claim is false. While the Supreme Court recently granted bail to Khan in eight cases related to the 9 May riots, he remains imprisoned at Adiala Jail. A video showing Imran Khan in a crowd was shared online with the text: “تازه […]
Claim: A video shows spectators chanting derogatory anti-Nawaz and pro-PTI slogans during Maryam Nawaz’s recent press conference in Japan. Fact: The original footage of Maryam Nawaz’s Japan press conference shows only supportive chants. No derogatory or pro-PTI slogans can be heard. The viral videos are dubbed. A video from Maryam Nawaz’s press conference during her […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters removing a shipping container in Lahore amid the demonstration on 5 August 2025. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the recent protests. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) that purportedly showed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protesters in Lahore removing a shipping container from a road amid […]
Claim: During an interview for Real America’s Voice, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan said that he was looking towards Israel to help secure his father’s release from prison. Fact: The caption of the post makes a false claim. Kasim Khan did not make any such statement in the accompanying clip in the […]
Claim: A video shows Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar recently being heckled at a US airport following his comments about Aafia Siddiqui’s case. Fact: This claim is misleading. The video in question predates his remarks. A video has been shared online alleging that Ishaq Dar was recently heckled after his remarks about […]
Claim: A video shows Africa’s elected president, Ibrahim Traoré, chastising Pakistanis for not speaking up for Imran Khan — whom he praises as a leader “of the entire Muslim Ummah” — and vowing to raise his voice for the former premier at the United Nations. Two other clips show him glorifying the Pakistani leader and […]
Claim: According to the footage, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz called her uncle, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, a thief. Fact: An old video from October 2021 has been shared out of context. Nawaz was referring to the former prime minister Imran Khan, not Shehbaz Sharif. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: The menu of the Capitol Hill Club, where Imran Khan’s sons recently dined, mentioned that it does not serve halal or kosher food. Fact: The claim is false. The menus shared on the club’s website do not contain any guidelines saying that they do not serve halal or kosher food. Additionally, the viral document […]
Claim: A post suggests Kasim and Sulaiman Khan have arrived in Pakistan. Fact: The image of Khan’s sons is AI-generated and the video in the background shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally held in Gujranwala in 2022. On 12 July 2025, a Facebook user posted an image of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan’s […]