Claim: An image of a man wearing a PTI scarf and holding a weapon at what appears to be a political gathering is being shared on social media with a caption imploring people not to bring weapons to political rallies. The image began to circulate on 25 May 2022, after PTI workers and supporters began […]
Claim: Social media posts claim that on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, which was celebrated in Pakistan from 3-5 May 2022, the government increased the monthly cash disbursement payable to eligible families under the Ehsaas Kafalat program from PKR 14,000 to PKR 36,000. Fact: The claim is false. The government has not issued an announcement relating […]
Claim: A tweet attributed to American security analyst Rebecca L Grant states that America intervened in Pakistan’s internal politics “for remaining neutral” in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The tweet also claims that Grant has proof to back up her claims and that Pakistani journalists are not telling the truth about the regime change in Pakistan. Fact: […]
Claim: A video is circulating that claims to show that Pakistani religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel’s clothing store sells ‘western’ clothes. Fact: Maulana Tariq Jameel’s store outlet does not sell ‘western’ clothes. The shop that can be seen in the video is next to an outlet of the scholar’s clothing brand. On 28th April 2022, […]
Claim: A video shows Captain Bilal Zafar Abbasi hugging his son before leaving to fight in a battle during which he was killed in 2009. Fact: The clip does not show Captain Bilal Zafar Abbasi or, for that matter, Captain Dr Bilal Khali, both of whom were killed in battle. Voice of America journalist Benazir […]
Claim: A viral video shows Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and other members of the government inside the Masjid Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with onlookers chanting the slogans, “Jiye Bhutto [Long live Bhutto]” and “Wazir-e-Azam Zindabad [Long live the prime minister].” Fact: Onlookers did not chant, ‘Jiye Bhutto’ during Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Medina. The […]
Claim: A photograph circulating online allegedly shows Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Khan, and a man labeled as Mrs. Khan’s ex-husband Khawar Maneka, performing Umrah at the Masjid al-Haram, the mosque that surrounds the Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, at the state’s expense. Fact: The man in the photograph walking next to Imran Khan is […]
Claim: An image of Rajput ruler Raja Puran Mal and Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is being shared with the claim that the former defeated the latter “thrice in a row” and that the latter “was so afraid” of the former “that he never met him in the battlefield”. Fact: The claim is factually incorrect as […]
Claim: The New York Herald published a cartoon hinting at the United States’ alleged intervention in support of the no-confidence motion through which Imran Khan was removed from power. The cartoon shows Uncle Sam patting a Pakistani judge on the head. Fact: The cartoon has been doctored. The original image was created by Brazilian artist […]
Claim: A Facebook video shows Imran Khan bowing down to a man. A slowed-down version of the video is being shared with a caption that claims Khan only bows before Jewish people. Fact: The video has been slowed down and is misleading. Imran Khan did not bow before a Jewish person as claimed in the […]
Claim: An image of the newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan sitting in an office in front of two flags — the Pakistan flag and the Government of Punjab flag — is being shared online with claim that “the flag of Azad Kashmir region is missing from the […]
Claim: Posts shared online claim that the “Turkish government has tightened the visa policy for Pakistanis after crimes reportedly involving Pakistanis started surfacing last week”. The Turkish government has also “stopped issuing temporary residence permits for Pakistanis”, according to the posts. Fact: The claims are false and misleading as, at the time of publishing, no […]