Claim: An image of a mass gathering in Lahore, Pakistan, is being shared on social media platforms with the claim that it shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally that took place on April 21, 2022, following Imran Khan’s ouster. The Minar-e-Pakistan monument can be seen in the foreground of the photograph shrouded in green light. […]
Claim: A viral video shows people chanting “You’re a thief!” at Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during his visit to a Ramzan bazaar in Lahore. Fact: No one chanted “You’re a thief” during Sharif’s visit; the chants have been edited into the video. On 24 April 2022, Twitter user @DrErfanOmar tweeted a video showing PM […]
Claim: A video circulating on social media shows Lahore Qalandars’ fans celebrating their team’s PSL victory at the Liberty Roundabout in Lahore. Fact: The video is actually of an independence day celebration from 14 August 2021. Fact or Fiction? On 28 February 2022, Facebook page Sunday Times posted a video claiming it shows fans celebrating […]
Claim: A video is being circulated with the claim that it shows an elderly woman, Naseem, protesting outside the Lahore Press Club following the disappearance of her daughter, who has been missing for four days. Fact: The clip does show Naseem but it is not recent. The video is from January 2021; it is being […]
Claim: Lahore is now the centre of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in Pakistan. Fact: Lahore’s COVID-19 positivity rate is lower than some other Pakistani cities such as Karachi, Muzaffarabad, Hyderabad and Islamabad, as of 21 January 2022. It may, however, have the highest positivity rate of cities within the province of Punjab. On 21 January […]
Claim: A photo of a grave shows the final resting place of Liaquat Ali Khan, one of Pakistan’s founding fathers and the country’s first prime minister. Fact: The grave is in fact of Liaquat Ali Khan’s mother, Mahmuda Begum. On 28 September 2021, a Facebook user shared a photo of an old, crumbling grave, with […]
Claim: Ayesha Akram called Prime Minister Imran Khan during a televised live event in which he was taking calls from citizens. Fact: The video has been doctored. Footage of a television broadcast from several months ago has been overlaid with another voiceover to depict a phone call from Akram. Background On 14th August, TikToker Ayesha […]
Claim: Two mass Covid-19 vaccination centres in Karachi and Lahore are experiencing a shortage of the vaccine. Fact: The claim is half true, half false. Karachi’s Expo Centre has run out of stock of the CanSino Bio and Sinopharm vaccines. Only AstraZeneca and Sinovac are available, while Sinopharm is only available for those returning for […]
Fact: Videos on social media show Saad Rizvi being welcomed by TLP workers after being released from jail. Claim: Saad Rizvi has not yet been released from prison and the videos are from a previous TLP rally. Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader Saad Rizvi was arrested earlier this month, leading to widespread protests, as well as clashes […]
Claim: A complaint filed to the Ministry of Interior alleged that non-governmental organization (NGO) Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) evaded taxes and registration with the government. The complaint also alleged that DRF’s director Nighat Dad embezzled funds that were received in foreign donations. Fact: DRF is a tax-exempt NGO registered with the government Economic Affairs Division […]
Claim: Shehla Raza tweeted three photos of the 13 December PDM rally in Lahore. Fact: One of these pictures is from Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s funeral. Member of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Minister For Women Development Sindh and Ex-Deputy Speaker Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Syeda Shehla Raza posted a tweet on 13 December 2020, claiming that […]
Claim: Khadim Rizvi started breathing again after being declared dead and was brought back to the hospital. Fact: Khadim Rizvi passed away at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore late evening on 19 November 2020. News broke around 9pm today that 54 year-old Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Chief Khadim Rizvi passed away at Lahore’s Sheikh Zayed Hospital. Soon […]