Claim: Footage shows severe destruction across the Line of Control (LoC) after Pakistan attacked India in May 2025. Fact: The video has no connection whatsoever to the military conflict that arose between India and Pakistan during May 2025. It was shared as early as November 2024. On 7 May 2025, X account @azaad_urdu posted (archive) […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan’s military bombing the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as part of an ongoing operation against the proscribed militant group. Fact: The video is at least 10 years old and likely originated in Afghanistan. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) that apparently shows the Pakistan Army conducting an operation against the Balochistan […]
Claim: Al Jazeera broadcast a video showing the Indian Army’s bombardment of Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Fact: The video is actually from Palestine and shows Al Jazeera’s coverage of the bombing of a hospital in Gaza. On 13 May 2025, X user @PranayHinger posted (archive) a video showing heavy bombardment in an area as […]
Claim: According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on 10 May 2025, Imran Khan passed away in judicial custody. Fact: Imran Khan is alive; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) did not issue any notice announcing his death. X user Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala) shared a screenshot of an alleged press […]
Claim: A video shows the aftermath of a Pakistani strike on India’s Udhampur air base during the early hours of 10 May 2025. Fact: The video predates Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes in India. On 10 May 2025, many Pakistani news channels posted a video that they claimed shows a giant fire at the Indian Air Force’s […]
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: 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: 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: 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 […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani checkposts in flames after they were attacked by the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC). This occurred amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Fact: The video shows supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protesting against Imran Khan’s detention in May […]
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 […]