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: Pakistan has shot down an Indian Sukhoi jet near Bahawalpur for violating the Line of Control (LoC). Fact: No such incident took place. An accompanying image is from June 2024 when an Indian jet crashed in Nashik, Maharashtra, due to what was reported to be a “technical snag”. On 27 April 2025, Facebook page […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani checkposts in flames after they were attacked by the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC). This occurred amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Fact: The video shows supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protesting against Imran Khan’s detention in May […]
Claim: A video showing heavy artillery exchange between India and Pakistan, in the Tatta Pani sector along the Line of Control (LoC), has emerged online. The skirmish was reported amid the rise in diplomatic tensions between the two countries, following the militant attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: The video […]
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: A video shows police prevented Muslims from praying on Eid in Indian occupied Kashmir. Fact: The video shows Indian police officers violently enforcing COVID-19 lockdown by hitting people with sticks in 2020. On 31 March 2025, a post on Facebook showed a video of police officials threatening and hitting people with canes. […]
Claim: A video shows a man accusing soldiers of the Pakistan Army of assaulting his daughter. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a political activist from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ghazi Shehzad, recounting a story he heard from a fellow inmate while imprisoned at Central Jail Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. The alleged perpetrators […]
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 […]
Correction: This article was edited after publishing to change the terms “Pakistan-occupied Kashmir” to “Pakistan-administered Kashmir” Claim: The United Arab Emirates endorsed India’s territorial division of the sub-continent, which considers Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir as Indian territory. Fact: The UAE Deputy Prime Minister only shared a video which included an image of a map which […]
Claim: After the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, the Canadian government has issued a travel advisory against travelling to India, citing terrorism concerns. Fact: India has issued a travel advisory against travelling to Canada, citing concerns of terrorism, not the other way around. On 21 September 2023, social media user Asif Jatt shared […]
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 photo shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ticket holder from PP-148 in poor condition in jail. Fact: The photo is not recent, nor does it have anything to do with Ibad Farooq. In fact, it is from 2019 and shows a young man from Indian-occupied Kashmir with pellet wounds all over his body. [Content warning: The […]