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information

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Claim: Geo News reported that a new American visa policy will allow foreign workers to move to a state in the US where they will be given free accommodation, three meals a day, and a job with a salary of 45 lacs a month. No prior experience or qualifications are required and so labourers can […]

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Claim: Recent internet disruptions in Pakistan are not being caused by any kind of firewall installation or ‘web management system’ upgradation. And the UK and US also have a firewall similar to the one being installed in Pakistan right now.  Fact: Several digital rights advocates, journalists and international organisations have reported internet disruptions in Pakistan […]

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Claim: New technology allows hackers to extract fingerprints from photographs posted online where a person’s fingertips are visible, when making a peace sign, for example. These biometric details can then be used to hack into someone’s phone or commit a range of cybercrimes, including bypassing authentication processes and hacking into banking accounts. A good way […]

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Claim: Ataullah Tarar stated in a press conference that the social media platform X is not blocked in Pakistan. Fact: Contrary to Tarar’s claim, evidence suggests that X has been restricted in Pakistan since 17 February 2024. On 13 March 2024, Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ataullah Tarar held a press conference to claim […]

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Claim: Gharidahh Farooqi claimed to have exposed Mahrang Baloch’s big lie and revealed that her brother Nasir Baloch is in Quetta, Balochistan and is not missing.   Fact: Mahrang Baloch did not claim that her brother Nasir Baloch was still missing in 2023 or 2024. He was reported missing in 2017 and Mahrang and other […]

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Claim: In a video statement, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said the police personnel at Zaman Park were “unarmed”.  Fact: Several video clips on social media show that police officers and rangers were holding  guns and firing rubber bullets at civilians.  On 14 March 2023, Islamabad Police attempted to arrest Imran Khan from his residence in […]

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Claim: According to Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, the Daily Mail UK has not been able to prove the allegations its journalist David Rose leveled against Shehbaz Sharif and his son-in-law. She also stated that the Sharif’s have “already won the case on the stage of presentation”, and the British publication deliberately delayed the defamation case. […]

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