Claim: A video shows a large number of people gathered at Zaman Park in Lahore to stop Imran Khan from being arrested. Fact: The clip is old and does not show Zaman Park. It is from a protest against Khan’s ouster back in April 2022 when his supporters gathered near Millennium Mall in Karachi. On […]
Claim: A Dawn report quotes Imran Khan as saying “hope lies with the establishment in ending this farce” in a live address on 15 March 2022. Fact: Khan actually said, “I would like to say it to the judiciary, before anything else, that the only hope we have left is in the judiciary.” He then […]
Claim: The caption of a video posted on Facebook claims that a naked girl attacked the media at the 2023 Aurat March in Lahore, Pakistan. Fact: The caption has nothing to do with the video, which just shows the reaction of a video blogger, Malik Ali, to the Aurat March. On 9 March 2023, Malik […]
Claim: A video shows pills found inside cakes by Turkish brand Luppo to subtly “sterilise” Muslim children in Pakistan. Fact: The video is old and not related to Pakistan. The company has refuted the claims and provided laboratory results showing its products are not contaminated. The image of a girl child accompanying one of the […]
Claim: A video on social media shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticising the Pakistani government after Imran Khan’s ouster. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video was from 2019, when Khan was in power and Modi criticised him during his election campaign. On 11 January 2023, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member and lawmaker Senator […]
Claim: A video shows an Indian aeroplane making an emergency landing at an airport in Pakistan. Fact: The video was uploaded in September 2022 by YouTube channel BBB-Gaming, which flagged it as a “flight simulation” and “not real”. On 5 January 2023, Facebook page ‘Mr Joy YT’ uploaded a video showing an aeroplane marked ‘Air […]
Claim: The Pink Peoples Bus Service in Karachi, Sindh, is the first women-only bus service in Pakistan. Fact: The Pink Bus Service in Sindh is the first women-only bus service in the province, but not the country. The women-only buses were launched in Lahore in 2012, in Peshawar in April 2019 and in Gilgit-Baltistan in […]
Claim: According to a survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan, 90% of Pakistanis believe that respecting the army is an important part of being a true Pakistani. Fact: The survey in question had less than 1,800 respondents. Furthermore, it was conducted in 2021. A Twitter account named DG ISPR Urdu tweeted a graphic stating that 90% […]
Claim: A photo shows a huge crowd in Islamabad with some people holding passports and fleeing Pakistan due to the current economic crisis. Fact: The photo dates back to October 2020 when Afghans queued up in Jalalabad, Afghanistan to collect the tokens needed to apply for Pakistan’s visa. On 16 February 2023, Twitter user @rjs32826722 […]
Claim: A group of Indian doctors have invented a piece of advanced equipment to remove coronary artery blockages called Megavac, a mechanical thrombectomy system which removes blockages, mitigating the need for open-heart surgery. Fact: Megavac was created by Dr Richard Fulton, who has also made the SonoGlo and the MammoMark. He clarified that he developed […]
Claim: CCTV footage shows a recent mugging at an ATM in Karachi. Fact: The CCTV footage is old and can be found online as early as April 2009. The video does not show a recent mugging at an ATM in Karachi. On 2 February 2023, Facebook user ‘Haris Gulzar’ posted a video (archive) showing what […]
Claim: ARY News on 9 February 2023 published a news report with the headline, “Student, 16, stabbed to death by schoolmates,” making it appear as if the incident occurred in Pakistan. Fact: The stabbing, in fact, took place in Haryana’s Faridabad district in India. ARY News’ report and relevant links on Facebook and Twitter are […]