Claim: Hina Pervaiz Butt claimed that prominent journalist and co-founder of the media company Zeteo, Mehdi Hasan, was paid to publish PTI founder Imran Khan’s interview. Fact: The claim is false. The word “paid”, visible in the image of the article shared by Hina Pervaiz Butt, shows that the full interview is only accessible to […]
Claim: A viral video shows Imran Khan arguing his case in front of the Supreme Court through a video call on 16 May 2024 Fact: Besides one photograph, no images or videos of Imran Khan’s video call were recorded on the day of the hearing. In that one photograph, he is wearing a light blue […]
Claim: A video shows a news anchor crying while remembering the former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan during a live transmission. Fact: The video has been altered to include an image of Imran Khan and the former president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi. It is actually from July 2019, and shows an Orient News […]
Claim: A photo shows Dr Yasmin Rashid lying in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask after her health deteriorated twice in April and May 2024. Fact: While reports say Dr Rashid was hospitalised in April 2024, the viral picture of her is from 2023. On 20 April 2024, the Facebook page ‘Ali Farhan’ posted […]
Claim: A video shows an April 2024 mugging incident wherein a woman and her elderly mother were robbed in broad daylight. Fact: The video is not recent. It is, in fact, from November 2022. On 18 April 2024, conservative Pakistani columnist Orya Maqbool Jan shared (archive) closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of a mugging. The video […]
Claim: A court has disqualified Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur from his provincial assembly seat on account of a wrong declaration of his assets. Fact: The politician has not been disqualified. After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) initially accepted a plea for Gandapur’s disqualification, the Peshawar High Court stayed the ECP’s […]
Claim: PTI leader Asad Qaiser refused to support a resolution in the National Assembly condemning Israel’s war in Palestine, saying he wouldn’t support it until a resolution was passed in favour of former prime minister Imran Khan. Fact: Qaiser did not make any such remarks during the parliament’s session on 15 March 2024. Fact or […]
Claim: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has tweeted declaring a general amnesty, forgiving all public and private officers who supported oppression against the PTI. Fact: The politician did not give any such statement. The viral tweet was posted by a fake account, @Ali_Amin_khan, impersonating Gandapur. His official account is @AliAminKhanPTI. In March, a […]
Claim: A photograph shows journalist Gharida Farooqi kissing a dog on the bed. Fact: The viral image is being falsely linked to Farooqi. The woman in the image is Indian fitness model and trainer Aditi Mistry. On 2 April 2023 a photograph of a woman kissing a dog was shared on social media, with varying […]
Claim: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that the PTI approached the European Union to withdraw Pakistan’s GSP+ status. Fact: Samar Saeed Akhtar, EU Press and Information Officer in Islamabad, denied receiving any official communication from PTI regarding Pakistan’s GSP+ status. Additionally, PTI has denied allegations of writing any such letter to the EU. GSP+ status […]
Claim: Punjab Police has assaulted a group of women waiting in a line to get flour during the rule of Punjab’s new chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Fact: The video is not recent and, therefore, not linked to the time period Maryam Nawaz has been serving as the chief minister of Punjab. It is, in […]
Claim: A video doing the rounds on social media following the general elections on 8 February shows former prime minister Imran Khan’s family members greeting him upon being released from jail. Fact: The video is from May 13 2023, when Imran Khan was released from jail after his first arrest. The former premier is currently […]