Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling at a meeting from his recent visit to the Gulf states. Fact: This claim is false. The video does not show Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling. Instead, it shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun falling at the Arab League Summit in 2017. […]
Claim: Aimal Wali Khan, President of the Awami National Party (ANP), threatened Maulana Hamid ul-Haq days before he died in a blast at Darul Uloom Haqqania. Fact: The claim that Aimal Wali Khan threatened Maulana Hamid ul-Haq days before his killing is misleading. The video is from November 2020, and unrelated to the attack on […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz refuses to answer a student during a question and answer session when asked about Imran Khan’s imprisonment. Fact: The claim is false; the clip of the student is from an entirely unrelated television show. Complete footage of the episode revealed that Maryam Nawaz did not appear on the news show at all […]
Claim: A video shows Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticising Shehbaz Sharif and the PML-N while speaking at the National Assembly. Fact: PPP Chairman did not target the PML-N or the Prime Minister in the speech in question. In fact, the speech dates back to March 2024, long before tensions arose between the PML-N and PPP. Different […]
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 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: US President Donald Trump invited Elon Musk on stage and said that the ban on X will soon be lifted in all the countries where the platform is currently banned. Fact: The claim is false. Trump did not make any statements regarding lifting bans on X. On 20 January, X user @MShehzadSpeaks, shared a […]
Claim: Videos circulating on social media allegedly show Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz’s interaction with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he was welcomed at the Rahim Yar Khan airport on 5 January. Video 1: Maryam Nawaz is shaking hands with the UAE President while Shehbaz Sharif claps. Video 2: Prime […]
Claim: Students heckled Maryam Nawaz as she entered a hall at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question is dubbed. Following the Chief Minister of Punjab’s visit to Bahauddin Zakariya University to attend a ceremony, users shared a video widely on social media, with the following embedded text: […]
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: In July 2024, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged the Government of Pakistan to tax the rich and provide subsidies to the poor. She also stressed that the global lender has never asked the country to increase the prices of basic utilities. Fact: Georgieva has not made such a comment in July 2024. A visual […]
Claim: Fiverr has been banned in Pakistan. Fact: Fiverr has not been banned, nor has it suspended its services in Pakistan. The platform briefly flagged some Pakistani freelancers’ accounts in August 2024, owing to the ongoing Internet slowdown, but a company spokesperson has confirmed that most of them “have now returned to normal”. On 15 […]