Claim: A video shared on Facebook shows former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha making “shocking revelations” about the country’s nuclear assets being “at risk”. Fact: The video does not show Lt Gen Shuja Pasha. It appears to have been taken from the now-deleted YouTube channel of Pakistan Army veteran Captain (R) […]
Claim: According to a post shared by social media news site Startup Pakistan, citizens of Pakistan have rejected the government’s ban on tea. Fact: The post is false. The Government of Pakistan has not banned tea or tea imports. In a statement to the media, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal urged the […]
Claim: A photograph from a protest in India depicts Indian Muslim journalist Rana Ayyub being manhandled by a police officer. Fact: The photograph does not show journalist Rana Ayyub, but rather depicts Indian Muslim student activist Aysha Renna. The photo was taken in June 2022 in the city of Malappuram in Kerala. Fact or Fiction? […]
Claim: An image shared on social media shows a copy of the Quran found in the deep-sea. According to posts, the Quran remained intact and legible despite being underwater for several years. Fact: The claim is false. The image is not of a Quran that was found in the deep-sea, but of a dictionary that […]
Claim: In a viral video, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can be heard calling for protest against his own government. Fact: Sharif’s 27 March address to his followers in the context of the Mehngai Mukao March was doctored to make it seem like the PM criticised his own government. On 18 and 19 June 2022, a […]
Claim: According to a screenshot of a tweet by Geo News’s official account, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said, “People who cannot afford inflation should increase their income as it’s not the government’s job to run their houses.” Fact: The quote is being wrongly attributed to the federal minister in posts shared […]
Claim: A video shared on social media sites allegedly depicts a Hindu mob beating Muslims in India in 2022. Fact: The claim is false and misleading. The video is actually from 2020 and shows an incident involving the mob lynching of a man falsely accused of kidnapping a child in India’s Madyah Pardesh province. On […]
Claim: The Government of Pakistan under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will soon allow the United States to use its airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan, according to a CNN report. Fact: The CNN article cited in viral claims is actually from October 2021. At that time, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to […]
Claim: A picture shows Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif wearing a yellow kurta under a medium dark yellow, chequered blazer. Fact: The picture has been doctored. A yellow paint overlay appears to have been applied to Hamza Shahbaz’s blazer using a photo-editing application. The original photo shows Shahbaz […]
Claim: A video shows a large group of people in Pakistan protesting in response to recent controversial remarks by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former spokesperson Nupur Sharma and party leader Naveen Kumar Jindal that were seen as insulting the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Fact: The video is from 2021 and is not connected to any anti-India […]
Claim: Official PTI handles, digital media outlets, and think tanks have uploaded congratulatory messages to their social media pages claiming Pakistan has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. Grey list-designated countries are those which are required to make commitments to take stronger measures against the financing of criminal activities such […]
Claim: A video circulating online shows a JF-17 Thunder aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) being stolen by supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Fact: The video was, in fact, posted by a Reddit user who, along with his friends, was watching a JF-17 aircraft taxiing into a PAF base. An aircraft was […]