Claim: A viral video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being seriously injured in an attack in Tel Aviv in October 2026, with a plane being sent to transport him to the United States. Fact: The footage shows an attempted gun attack on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan in Sofia on 19 January 2013, not an […]
Claim: A viral video shows Lt Gen Girish Kalia stating that China captured three areas in Arunachal Pradesh and that Indian troops were denied supplies Fact: The video is digitally manipulated. The original footage is from a 27 October 2023 press briefing in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, during which Kalia discussed infiltration attempts along the […]
Claim: A photograph circulating on social media shows a Saudi official kissing Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s hand during diplomatic talks in Tehran. Fact: The photograph has been altered. The original image, published in July 2026, shows Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji shaking hands with Pezeshkian, not kissing his hand. On 27 October […]
Claim: Indian MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan presented a masked impostor as former SSG commando Mohammad Asif because Indian forces had killed the real Asif. Fact: A viral graphic falsely attributes the remarks to Jaiswal. He made no allegation about a masked impostor in the original MEA briefing. On 8 October 2026, a […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army personnel deployed in Peshawar following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The footage was previously shared by a Syrian broadcaster in connection with clashes in Al-Hasakah, Syria. It does not show army deployment in Peshawar. On 12 October 2026, a 36-second Instagram reel posted […]
Claim: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved a 10-day Basant festival across Punjab from 29 January to 7 February 2027. Fact: The 10-day festival is scheduled for Lahore, not across Punjab. Several social media posts, including a Facebook post by Business Bytes Pakistan, claims Punjab’s CM Maryam approved a 10-day Basant festival across the […]
Claim: An image shows men using a wooden board to push aside a nail-studded shipping container ahead of a PTI protest. Fact: The image contains OpenAI provenance signals and is AI-generated. The Facebook version is a cropped and annotated derivative of the wider image. On 19 September 2026, a Facebook account named Shahid Isf Charsadda […]
Claim: Geo News reports that Shahid Afridi was appointed chief selector of Pakistan’s men’s cricket team in September 2026. Fact: The Geo News graphic is from December 2022, when the PCB appointed Afridi interim chief selector for the home series against New Zealand. The PCB has not announced a new appointment in September 2026. On […]
Claim: Folk singer Mai Subhai was shot dead in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Fact: The singer died during the 1980s. A letter issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner South Dera Bugti also confirmed the recent reports are “incorrect and misleading.” On 2 September 2026, Pakistani news outlet ARY News posted a news bulletin on […]
Claim: Dawn News reported that 80% of Pakistanis were “happy with how a soldier was beaten at Islamabad [a] University”. Fact: The claim seems to refer to an incident at Sarhad University. Dawn’s reporting on the matter does not contain any survey on public opinion, and makes no reference to an 80% figure. No other […]
Claim: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi resigned and approved the dissolution of the Lok Sabha in July 2026. Fact: The claim is false. Narendra Modi has not resigned and the 18th Lok Sabha remains in session. In late July 2026, a Facebook page called Sky News Urdu Pakistan shared a reel falsely claiming that Indian […]
Claim: Seven protesters were killed, 391 injured, 32 critically injured, and more than 250 arrested by the Indian Army and Delhi Police during the 20 July 2026 CJP protest in Delhi. Fact: No protest-related deaths were reported. Available evidence does not support the claimed injury toll, number of critical cases, or arrest total. On 20 […]