Claim: Viral videos show the PTI’s Long March. Fact: The footage dates back to 2023 when protests took place near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.. On 4 October 2026, journalist Sami Abraham posted a video on X claiming to show a huge crowd alleged to be from the current PTI Long March. There was an Urdu caption […]
Claim: A viral video shows six young Pakistani men and women warning about the unforeseen consequences of joining protests that may turn violent. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 25 and 26 September 2026, multiple different social media users shared a video, allegedly of young Pakistani men and women, warning against joining protests that […]
Claim: Different videos show Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar speaking in favour of Imran Khan and asking people to raise their voice for Pakistan’s former PM, while expressing love for him and condemning the way he was arrested. Fact: All four videos have been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools; none of the original clips show […]
Claim: Viral videos show incarcerated former PM Imran Khan giving a speech from Adiala Jail ahead of the 27 September 2026 protest calling for his release. Fact: The clip in question is AI-generated, and there has been no public address from the former PM from Adiala Jail. The video was posted on X, and shared […]
Claim: The Cabinet Division has ordered the deployment of 23,500 police personnel from different provinces to Islamabad. Fact: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting debunked the notification as fake. Two AI detection tools flag the text as likely AI-generated. On 13 September 2026, an account on X named Iram (Summan) Dar shared a notification by […]
Claim: An image shows men using a wooden board to push aside a nail-studded shipping container ahead of a PTI protest. Fact: The image contains OpenAI provenance signals and is AI-generated. The Facebook version is a cropped and annotated derivative of the wider image. On 19 September 2026, a Facebook account named Shahid Isf Charsadda […]
Claim: A video shows one of Imran Khan’s sons, Sulaiman Khan, wearing a t-shirt that says, ”Free Imran Khan”. Fact: This claim is false. The video is AI-generated. On 23 August 2026, X user Khaula Chaudhry posted a video showing Sulaiman Khan sporting a t-shirt that read, “Free Imran Khan”. The video was posted with […]
Claim: Sky Sports apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for airing Imran Khan sons’ interview during the test match at Lords. Fact: No official apology has been made by Sky Sports to the PCB. On 29 August 2026 several social media users, including an X profile called Zard si Gana posted a clip of a […]
Claim: A viral reel claims Imran Khan was transferred from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital on the night of 20 August 2026. Fact: Khan was examined at PIMS, not Shifa International Hospital, and returned to Adiala Jail at around 5 am on 21 August. On 20 August 2026, Facebook page Umeed News shared a […]
Claim: A viral image shows Imran Khan at Shifa International Hospital in August 2026. Fact: The image is taken from an AI-generated video and does not show Khan at Shifa International Hospital. The video has been circulating since 21 July, before the Supreme Court ordered Khan’s transfer to a hospital. A Facebook post by Habibullah […]
Claim: A viral audio recording captures PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and Senator Mashal Yousafzai arguing in a party WhatsApp group. Fact: DeepFake-O-Meter returned high AI-generation scores, while GODDS found signs of artificial manipulation and concluded that the recording was likely generated using AI. On 10 August 2026, Instagram page Pakistan Connect shared an […]
Claim: A video shared on 20 August 2026 shows Imran Khan announcing that he has received bail in all cases and is now free. Fact: The footage is from 12 May 2023, when Khan received interim and protective bail, along with temporary protection from arrest. He remains in custody in August 2026. On 20 August […]