Claim: A video shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visiting the Strait of Hormuz amid the “current situation”. Fact: The claim is false.The clip from the foreign minister’s 2024 visit to a missile ship. In April 2026, Facebook user Sindh Observer Digital,posted a clip showing the Iranian Foreign Minister on a ship with a navy […]
Claim: The man arrested for shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on 25 April 2026 has been confirmed dead, according to CNN. Fact: This claim is false. CNN did not report any such development. Cole Tomas Allen is alive and has been charged with attempting to assassinate the US President. On 26 April 2026, […]
Claim: The caption states that Saudi Arabia has stated it will no longer support Donald Trump, bringing a major shift in Saudi-US relations after many years. Fact: The claim is false. A video posted along with the claim does not show a Saudi official making any such statements about the country’s ties with the US […]
Claim: A video shows Shashi Tharoor calling out the Indian government for “strategic failure” amidst Pakistan mediating a ceasefire for the US-Israel war on Iran. Fact: The clip’s audio is digitally manipulated. Tharoor did not make any such statement about the Indian government in the original interview. The video is actually from the end of […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tried to kiss his former teacher’s hand during his visit to Pakistan as a sign of respect. Fact: The video is from an event at Tabriz University, in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. […]
Claim: A video claims US President Donald Trump carried a white flag and bowed down, after accepting defeat in the US-Israel war against Iran. Fact: The claim is false, and the clip is likely AI-generated. On 8 April 2026, a Facebook page, named AK Today, posted a reel of Trump climbing down a plane while […]
Claim: A video shows Aleema Khan calling Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal, Asim Munir, a radicalised Islamist who wants a war with India, during an interview with Yalda Hakim of Sky News. Fact: The clip is doctored. Moreover, Yalda Hakim refuted the claim, saying it was a deepfake. On 21 April 2026, […]
Claim: A video shows the Iranian delegation arriving in Islamabad on 10 April 2026, for ceasefire talks that are set to take place on 11 April. Fact: The claim is false. The video circulated is old and unrelated. On 10 April 2025 several social media users posted a video with captions like “Iranian delegation arrives […]
Claim: Multiple social media users have shared a video along with captions that claim the clip shows Imran Khan’s son, Kasim Khan, calling for the revocation of Pakistan’s GSP+ status with the European Union at a recent conference. Fact: Kasim Khan did not call for the revocation of Pakistan’s GSP+ status. The video is from […]
Claim: A video shows an attack from the Iranian forces on a nuclear plant in Israel amid the ongoing war. Fact: The video is unrelated to the Iran-Israel war and dates back to 2017. A Facebook user, Media Digital Khanpur Mahar posted a video that went viral amid tensions of the ongoing war, claiming it […]
Claim: A video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on fire following an Iranian strike. Fact: The viral clip predates the ongoing conflict and actually shows a residential house fire in Galloway Township, New Jersey. A Facebook user shared a video showing a house on fire. It contained the following text: “بریکنگ نیوز دل […]
Claim: In a past interview with Rajat Sharma in ‘Aap ki Adalat’, Imran Khan admitted that his cancer hospital, Shaukat Khanum, was a front for unethical drug testing experiments, with links to his former in-laws’ pharmaceutical companies. Fact: The video in the claim is edited to misrepresent Khan’s response. In fact, he rebutted the allegations […]