Claim: A viral video shows Pakistanis leaving India in large numbers. Fact: The claim is false. The video is not from the India-Pakistan border. In fact, it shows displaced Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim corridor along Salah al-Din highway in the Gaza strip following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in January 2025. On […]
Claim: India attacked Karachi Port on 8 May. Following the attack, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) authorities admitted suffering major losses. Fact: Karachi Port was not attacked by India, and the KPT’s post on X claiming as such is false. The X post came after KPT’s official account was hacked briefly on the morning of […]
Claim: Plumes of smoke can be seen in a video depicting India’s airstrikes in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Fact: The video has no connection to Pakistan or India. It is originally from Palestine and shows Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. On 7 May 2025, Sabir Shakir, a YouTuber and TV anchor previously associated with ARY News, and TV9 […]
Claim: Amid the ongoing military escalation between India and Pakistan, DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed the loss of two JF-17 aircraft in a press conference held on the night of 8 May. Fact: The video is altered. Moreover, there is no evidence to suggest that the DG ISPR or Government of Pakistan […]
Claim: In response to a question from CNN’s Becky Anderson, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said he saw the proof of three Indian fighter jets shot down by Pakistan on social media. Fact: The claim is misleading. Asif did not say that social media was his source of evidence for claiming that Pakistan had shot down […]
Claim: A video shows US President Donald Trump threatening to destroy Pakistan if it attacked India. Fact: The viral video is digitally manipulated. Trump has consistently taken a neutral stance on tensions between India and Pakistan. Forensic audio analysis and deepfake detection tools confirm that the clip is fabricated. A video (archive) circulating widely on […]
Claim: During a bulletin, BBC suggested that Pakistan may possess Turkey’s KORAL electronic warfare system. Fact: The BBC’s broadcast news bulletin about Pakistan possessing Turkey’s KORAL electronic warfare system was not found on any official BBC channels. Moreover, the viral video’s audio was likely digitally altered. X user @FarrukhJAbbasi shared a video (archive) of a […]
Claim: A video depicts an Indian Rafale jet after it was struck down by Pakistan. Fact: The video is not authentic; evidence suggests it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI). In the early hours of 7 May, India launched Operation Sindoor, striking at six locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. In response, Pakistan downed several […]
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: In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, personnel within the Pakistan armed forces have sent in a mass number of requests for resignation. Fact: Two letters being circulated online are fake as they contain a number of linguistic, and visual errors. On 28 April 2025, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted […]
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 […]