Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowed down to touch Donald Trump’s feet during his recent meeting with the US president at the Oval Office. Fact: The viral video is fake and does not depict real events. It was likely created using AI tools. A video shared online shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowing down to […]
Claim: Several videos have emerged online showing clashes between the Afghan and Pakistani forces along the border. Fact: Both videos are old and unrelated to the recent military clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. On 12 October, a video of what looks like a plane on fire was shared online with the caption: “🚨🔴 BREAKING: (No […]
Claim: An image shows protesters with flaming torches in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: The image is likely AI-generated. On 28 September, an image showing people with flaming torches was shared online by users who linked it to the recent JAAC-organised protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Deadly Protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif abruptly being escorted out of a meeting by a law enforcement official. Fact: The video was likely created using a still image and is not an authentic video of the prime minister being escorted out. A video shared online shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif being escorted out […]
Claim: A video shows a man being dragged by his beard and violently assailed in Punjab. Fact: The viral video originates from Manikganj in Bangladesh. Multiple news reports on the incident from Bangladeshi outlets identified the attacker and stated that he was arrested. A video circulated among Pakistani users on social media platforms with the […]
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: 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 1: China initiated a war with India, ordering its military to seize control of Ladakh. Following the recent attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, a video (archive) was shared on YouTube featuring an image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with a clip of Imran Khan. It included […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump criticised the Pakistani government over the injustices faced by Christians, and threatened to bring the community to the US if the issue was not addressed. Fact: The claim is false. The video is a deepfake, and there is no evidence that Trump made such a statement advocating for Christians in […]
Claim: A video shows an Afghan migrant admitting to damaging public property and committing violence on the instructions of Pakistani nationalist leaders. Fact: The caption of the post makes a false claim. The migrant, who returned to Afghanistan, did not confess to anything of the sort in the video. Speaking in Pashto, he actually says, […]
Claim: A video circulating online claims that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir of destroying the country and doing so in Sharif’s name. Fact: Sharif actually criticised former Prime Minister Imran Khan while reciting a couplet during a speech in Sheikhupura in 2023. The name “Munir” refers to the […]
Claim: An video clip circulating on social media supposedly features US President Donald Trump making statements about Imran Khan and Pakistan’s incumbent government in an interview. He can be heard criticising former US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani Army. Fact: Trump never made such statements. Audio analysis, AI […]