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Pahalgam attack Kashmir

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Claim: US President Donald Trump mocked Pakistan after India announced plans to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty. Fact: Donald Trump did not mock Pakistan. The viral video is from 2016, recorded during a campaign rally in Texas, where Trump mocked his then-Republican rival Marco Rubio. A Facebook user shared a clip (archive) of the US […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Claim: The Lahore Airport was shut down after a “massive” blaze erupted when a tyre of an incoming Pakistan Army aeroplane caught fire. A slightly different version states that it was caused by a blast from the missile battery of air defence systems. Fact: No such incident occurred and the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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