Claim: An image shows a child killed in the recent bombing in Tirah Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The image of the child predates the incident and appeared as early as May 2025. On 22 September, an X user posted a photo (archive) purportedly showing a child killed in the recent bombing that was reportedly carried […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani soldiers departing for Saudi Arabia after the two countries recently signed a mutual defence agreement. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question shows Pakistani soldiers who are part of UN peacekeeping forces. Following the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September, X user […]
Claim: A video shows Yemen’s Brigadier General Yahya Qasim Sare’e issuing a threat to Pakistani soldiers who would be stationed at the Saudi-Yemen border following the signing of a defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Fact: The video statement of the Yemeni commander is unrelated to the recently signed mutual defence pact between Saudi […]
Claim: Footage shows the precarious security situation in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 July, following the launch of Operation Sarbakaf. Fact: The video predates 31 July and is not connected to the security situation in Bajaur following the launch of Operation Sarbakaf. Posts circulating online shared a video claiming that it shows the precarious security […]
Claim: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal, said that Field Marshal Asim Munir may not be suitable for the position he has been appointed to. Fact: This claim is false. A video of the complete press conference in question shows that Ahsan Iqbal was citing three negative perceptions that he […]
Claim: An image depicts attacks carried out during ‘Operation Sarbakaf’ in Bajaur. Fact: The image dates back to September 2019 and actually shows the US bombing of an island in northern Iraq. It is unrelated to the operation in Bajaur, Pakistan. An image was shared on social media with captions alleging that it shows attacks […]
Claim: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur confronted the government about the security situation in the country during a National Security Committee meeting. Fact: The viral video is doctored. Gandapur’s clip from a different speech was edited and superimposed on an image from the NSC meeting held on 7 May after India launched […]
Claim: Four videos show the Indian Army’s attacks on Rawalpindi in May 2025. Fact: The videos are old and unrelated; they actually show Iran’s ballistic missiles raining down in Israel in October 2024. On 10 May 2025, Instagram user @pavankumarkudithipati_official posted (archive) a collage of three videos showing missiles hitting various locations, apparently in Rawalpindi […]
Claim: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was hospitalised for haemorrhoids ahead of a major escalation with India and fears of an all-out war, according to a leaked confidential letter from his office. Another notice from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shows that channels and media outlets were warned against publicising any information related to […]
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 […]