Claim: During a bulletin, BBC suggested that Pakistan may possess Turkey’s KORAL electronic warfare system. Fact: The BBC’s broadcast news bulletin about Pakistan possessing Turkey’s KORAL electronic warfare system was not found on any official BBC channels. Moreover, the viral video’s audio was likely digitally altered. X user @FarrukhJAbbasi shared a video (archive) of a […]
Claim 1: China initiated a war with India, ordering its military to seize control of Ladakh. Following the recent attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, a video (archive) was shared on YouTube featuring an image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with a clip of Imran Khan. It included […]
Claim: A video circulating widely on social media claims to show the final moments of Indian naval officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife before Narwal was killed in the Pahalgam attack on 23 April. Fact: The video does not feature Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife. It actually shows another couple, Ashish Sehrawat and […]
Claim: Ten Indian soldiers were killed after militants fired on the green bus on 9 June in Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: The photo of the green bus is not from the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Moreover, on 9 June, 10 Hindu pilgrims were killed on a bus in the Reasi district of Jammu […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani politician and election candidate, Daniyal Aziz, slapping a cricket player. Fact: The video does not show Daniyal Aziz and it is not from Pakistan. It depicts a physical altercation between two Indian politicians. On 23 January 2024, the Facebook page ‘Pti Narowal’ posted (archive) a video showing an altercation that […]
Claim: Social media posts claim that Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that Imran Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), will govern Pakistan in the new government. Fact: The claim is false. The video clip is from 2018, when PTI was elected for the first time. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq did not predict that the […]
Claim: A viral image of what appears to be Pakistani men holding up a banner reading “We don’t want Kashmir, give us Virat Kohli” shared on social media. Fact: The image is doctored. The original picture shows pro-Pakistan residents of Kashmir holding a banner that read, “We want independence”. On 23 October 2022, Pakistan and […]