Claim: A social media post by Geo News suggests that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s chief Imran Khan said those who sexually assaulted former minister Ali Amin Gandapur should be ashamed. Fact: Khan did not give any such statement. The graphic doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Fact or Fiction? On 9 April 2023, Twitter user […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa face off against law and enforcement agencies on Kashmir Highway – also known as Srinagar Highway – in Islamabad, following former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The video is unrelated to Khan’s arrest. In fact, it is from 2021 when Honduran migrants clashed with […]
Claim: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced they will boycott elections in Punjab, which were scheduled to be held on 14 May 2023 as per court orders. Fact: PML-N has not announced a boycott of the upcoming Punjab elections. Fact or Fiction? On 20 April 2023, the Facebook page Pakistantopup shared a claim that […]
Claim: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf failed to build a forensic laboratory for DNA testing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Fact: The Forensic Science Lab in KP became functional on 6 February 2018, although the lab was established three years before then to conduct DNA profiling. Fact or Fiction? On 3 February 2023, Twitter user Faizan Khan claimed that […]
Claim: A photo shows soldiers being taken as hostages following a siege at the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) compound in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Fact: The photo is old. It was featured in a March 2008 article. Fact or Fiction? On 19 December 2022, Twitter user M. Salman Farooqui shared a photo implying that it shows […]
Claim: People in Pakistan can get free petrol for their cars after the discovery of a grand, new petrol reserve in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Fact: The reserve was in fact discovered in July 2021 and the specifics of the discovery differ slightly from what is claimed in the news piece. On 30 September 2021, […]