Claim: Passengers refused to travel with Nawaz Sharif in an airplane Fact: A doctored screenshot falsely claims that journalist Rana Waheed reported that passengers refused to travel with Nawaz Sharif. Rana Waheed clarified that he did not report this. On 11 April 2023, a pro-PTI Twitter account posted a tweet sharing a screenshot which claims […]
Claim: Maryam Nawaz Sharif recently said in an interview that it is time for Imran Khan to be erased. Fact: A snippet of an old interview of Maryam Nawaz Sharif was taken out of context to imply that she believes that it is time Imran Khan to be “erased”. The complete sentence is: “Zulm jab […]
Claim: A social media post suggests that Geo News reported, “No one knows General Asim Munir better than me, he is a human being, Imran Khan.” Fact: The post doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Geo News never reported or shared any such story. Fact or Fiction? On 9 April 2023, Twitter user […]
Claim: A Twitter post claims that it shows Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeting Nawaz Sharif at the airport. Fact: The claim is false. The picture is from 2016, when Sharif was prime minister and attended the North Thunder Exercise, a joint venture of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia military forces. On 11 April […]
Claim: A visual shows pictures of three different PTI workers allegedly injured during clashes with the police in Lahore on 8 March 2023. Fact: The picture in the centre is from 2014 and is unrelated to the PTI, while the other two photos are, in fact, of the same individual but from different times and […]
Claim: An image featuring a large group of people, law enforcement officers, and multiple barricades is from Zaman Park, Lahore, where supporters of Imran Khan have gathered to prevent authorities from arresting him. Fact: The picture is, in fact, from February 2023 and shows people gathered outside the Lahore High Court. It does not show […]
Claim: A video shows a group of police officers in Lahore in a verbal altercation with women belonging to the PTI, with one of the cops yelling, “Don’t touch me”, and another pushing a woman. The clip goes on to show police baton-charging people near a container and behind barbed wire at the scene. Fact: […]
Claim: An image shared on social media shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) public gathering at Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan on 25 March 2023 Fact: The claim is false. The image dates back to September 2014 when PTI organized their “Azadi March” at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. On 26 March 2023, a Twitter account posted an image with […]
Claim: A photo shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s rally at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore held on 25 March 2023. Fact: The photo taken on 29 April 2018 shows PTI’s Minar-e-Pakistan rally in Lahore held five years ago. Fact or Fiction? On 26 March 2022, columnist Orya Maqbool Jan posted a photo showing the aerial view of a public gathering […]
Claim: A video shows PTI supporters — transgender people and women — attacking the police during the recent clashes in Zaman Park, Lahore. Fact: The video is from September 2022, when a clash erupted between transgender persons and police in Defence Housing Authority, Lahore. Fact or Fiction? On 14 March 2023, Facebook user Ahmed Khan […]
Claim: Salman Ahmad of Junoon has been arrested recently. Fact: Old videos of Salman Ahmad being arrested were shared out of context. On 25 March 2023, YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan shared a tweet claiming Salman Ahmad, a former member of the band Junoon, had been arrested. At the same time, a video was shared on […]
Claim: Miftah Ismail said that Imran Khan is a good politician, the military helped remove him from power, and elections should be held within 90 days. Fact: Miftah Ismail’s interview with We News was taken out of context. Three separate sentences were spliced together, which inaccurately portrayed his views as supporting Imran Khan. On 20 […]