Claim: Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) protesters chanted “Pakistan Murdabad” during a sit-in in Karachi. Fact: This caption of the post makes a false claim. The video shows MWM protesters actually chanting slogans against the US, saying “Amreeka Murdabad”. On 2 January, X user @Mati__ur_rehman shared a video (archive) of MWM’s sit-in showing a protest leader chanting […]
Claim: An image shows a funeral procession of people killed in the Parachinar attacks in November 2024. Fact: The image is from December 2009 and shows Shia Muslims carrying mock coffins during a mourning procession observed during the Islamic month of Muharram. On 22 November, the National Commission for Human Rights, a federal statutory body, […]
Claim: A video shows civilians attacking the military after the announcement of Operation Azm-i-Istehkam. Fact: The video actually appeared on the internet as early as 2020, and allegedly shows a clash between the public and the military in Parachinar, after a deadly blast in July of that year. On 24 June 2024, a user on […]
Claim: As tension escalates in Parachinar, Kurram District, a photo shows the Taliban gathered at the Pakistan- Afghanistan border. Fact: The photo has been wrongly linked to the ongoing dispute between two tribes in Kurram; it is an old photo dating back to 2021. Following firing over a land dispute between Bohshera and Dandar tribes […]
Claim: A video shows people carrying coffins of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters who were killed in clashes with the law and enforcement agencies during protests that erupted after former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The video is, in fact, from 4 May 2023, when eight people were killed in separate incidents of firing in the […]