Claim: During a heated speech in the National Assembly, Shazia Marri allegedly said, “Release Imran Khan, or you’ll have to face Trump’s wrath.” Fact: This claim is false. The embedded text in the video does not match what Marri said in her National Assembly speech from August 2024. In fact, she originally criticised PTI members […]
Claim: A video shows Maryam Nawaz allegedly departing for Geneva from Lahore Airport with people chanting, “Maryam kay papa chor hain” [“Maryam’s father is a thief”]. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows Maryam Nawaz arriving in Lahore from London in September 2023, not departing for Geneva. The audio in the clip was doctored […]
Claim: A video shows Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari kissing a man. Fact: The video is doctored; Bokhari’s face was superimposed onto an unrelated video of two people who have not been identified. On 25 July 2024, YouTube channel Roaster Boy 💀 posted (archive) a video allegedly showing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Punjab’s […]
Claim: The Government of India has released an official photo of the Saudi army chief meeting his Indian counterpart during his visit to the country in July 2024; The image hung in the background, which shows a Pakistani general signing the Instrument of Surrender that ended the 1971 war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, was […]
Claim: Journalist Hamid Mir challenged PML-N’s Rana Sanaullah to rebuff claims of the government meeting with Imran Khan and offering negotiations to him in jail. Fact: The claim is false as Hamid Mir did not make any such post on X challenging Sanaullah. The screenshot being shared on social media is fake. On 5 June […]
Claim: A video shows federal minister Ahsan Iqbal accusing the army chief of selling Pakistan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and calling his own government traitors. He has also resigned from the ministry. Fact: Ahsan Iqbal has not resigned from his post. The viral video is from Imran Khan’s tenure and its audio has […]
Claim: An image shows Maryam Nawaz wearing a short pink dress, alongside two senior Punjab Police officers in bright pink clothes. Fact: The picture has been doctored, likely using the Generative Fill tool of Adobe Photoshop that uses artificial intelligence (AI). On 26 April 2024, X (formerly Twitter) user @MehreenAli99 posted (archive) a picture of […]
Claim: A video shows former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif receiving a grand welcome on his recent “unofficial” visit to China. Fact: Although Sharif went on a trip to China in April, the video is from his trip to Beijing in July 2013, when he held the premier’s office. Fact or Fiction? On […]
Claim: A social media video shows PML-N member Khawaja Saad Rafique making a statement against PM Shehbaz Sharif. Fact: Rafique did not make a statement against Shehbaz Sharif in a recent press conference. The original clip is from 2022. It has been doctored to include Shehbaz Sharif’s name, whereas it shows Khawaja Saad Rafique taunting […]
Claim: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that the PTI approached the European Union to withdraw Pakistan’s GSP+ status. Fact: Samar Saeed Akhtar, EU Press and Information Officer in Islamabad, denied receiving any official communication from PTI regarding Pakistan’s GSP+ status. Additionally, PTI has denied allegations of writing any such letter to the EU. GSP+ status […]
Claim: Punjab Police has assaulted a group of women waiting in a line to get flour during the rule of Punjab’s new chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Fact: The video is not recent and, therefore, not linked to the time period Maryam Nawaz has been serving as the chief minister of Punjab. It is, in […]
Claim: A picture of Maryam Nawaz Sharif during her oath-taking ceremony as Punjab’s chief minister shows her holding photos of Ziaul Haq and Gen Asim Munir. Fact: The picture is doctored. Maryam Nawaz is actually holding a picture of Nawaz Sharif. On 23 February 2024, X (formerly Twitter) user @WarriorWCA posted (archive) a picture of […]