Claim: Pakistan Navy submarine seen in flooded streets of Karachi to rescue residents Fact: The video and image showing a submarine in Karachi’s streets were both doctored. On August 30, after the urban flooding that occurred in Karachi, a doctored video was shared by an Indian account showing a submarine traversing through Nagan Chaowarangi, a […]
Claim: Viral video shows Karachi residents catching a crocodile that escaped Manghopir Shrine due to urban flooding. Fact: This video is from August 2019, and was filmed in Vadodara, India A video clip that shows a crocodile being caught in flooded streets was posted to Facebook and shared on WhatsApp after heavy monsoon rainfall caused […]
Claim: Pakistani journalist and author claimed that locals hoisted the Indian flag in Balochistan. Fact: The flag in question is of the Baloch National Party- Mengal; it is not an Indian flag. On August 15, Tarek Fateh, a Canada-based Pakistani author and journalist tweeted a video of young boys holding and hoisting a three-coloured unofficial […]
Claim: PPP Senator Gianchan shared an image allegedly showing thick vegetation in Thar after the monsoon season. Fact: The image in question is actually from Palakkad in India. On 20 August, PPP Senator Gianchan Tweeted an image of a road surrounded by green hills with the caption “Beauty of Thar.” The Senator, who heads the […]
Claim: A video is being circulated on Twitter and Facebook, allegedly depicting two Muslim men beating an elderly Hindu woman and forcefully taking a young girl away.Fact: The video was actually taken in Kalu Khan Ki Dhani village in Rajasthan, India on 11 September 2017. Verdict: False A video showing two men beating an elderly […]