Claim: An image shows before and after versions of a Pakistani-French woman recently rescued in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The image showing her “before” version is AI-generated. On 26 June 2026, an account on X named Faisal Khan shared a collage of two images, claiming they show a before and after of Sylvie Yasmina, a […]
Claim: An image shows the bullet-riddled car of a Pakistani-Australian family that became a target of CCD’s firing in Chakwal, Punjab.6 Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 13 June 2026, a Facebook account named Muhammad Anees shared an image of a bullet-riddled car with a shattered windscreen. The post reads: “گاڑی کو سامنے سے بھی […]
Claim: A video shows the recent violent clashes between JAAC supporters and police officers in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on 5 June 2026. Fact: The video is old and is not related to the recent tensions in AJK. On 7 June 2026, a page on Instagram named ‘Global Peace Hub’ posted a video showing […]
Claim: A video shows members of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) faking injuries with makeup. Fact: The video predates the ongoing JAAC protests and was originally shared last year on 29 May 2025. On 8 June 2026, a Facebook page named ‘Brotherhood’ shared a video showing several men sitting inside a bus. The clip shows […]
Claim: A video shows Field Marshal Asim Munir telling the soldiers that they are fighting US President Donald Trump’s and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war. Fact: The video is dubbed. In the original clip, he tells the police and the soldiers that they are fighting the state’s and Allah’s war. On 22 December, an […]
Claim: A video shows police cracking down on PTI supporters outside Adiala jail, where Imran Khan is jailed. Fact: The clip is at least a year old and therefore unrelated to the recent protests by PTI supporters outside Adiala jail. On 26 November, an X user posted a clip (archive) claiming it shows the police […]
Claim: A video clip of a group of uniformed men is being shared across social media platforms, accompanied by captions that claim it features Pakistan Army personnel engaged in an exercise. Fact: The video does not show Pakistan Army personnel. The uniforms worn by the men in the footage are identifiable as those used by […]
Claim: A video shows police officers mistreating and beating three women in Balochistan. Fact: While the video does show police officers mistreating three women, the incident occurred in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2021. On 13 March 2025, a video on Facebook claimed to show police officers in Balochistan mistreating three […]
Claim: A video shows police prevented Muslims from praying on Eid in Indian occupied Kashmir. Fact: The video shows Indian police officers violently enforcing COVID-19 lockdown by hitting people with sticks in 2020. On 31 March 2025, a post on Facebook showed a video of police officials threatening and hitting people with canes. […]
Claim: A PTI protester in a shroud, apparently pretending to be dead, was photographed using a phone. Fact: The image does not show a PTI protester. The image, originally shared in 2022, shows a child dressed as a corpse for Halloween. On 23 November, X user @LegiMian shared an image (archive) of a shrouded person […]
Claim: A video has been circulating online with the claim that an angry crowd tried to burn a Member of the National Assembly Mubarak Zeb Khan. Fact: The video is from a clash that broke out at the final match of the Bajaur Cricket League. However, MNA Mubarak Zeb was not present at the event. […]
Claim: Jibran Nasir, civil rights activist and lawyer was beaten and arrested recently by South police on the instructions of Justice Faisal Kamal of Sindh High Court. Fact: On 2 July 2018, Jibran Nasir was temporarily detained following an incident in which he allegedly refused to give way to the convoy of Sindh High Court […]