Claim: The Punjab government issued a notification approving a PKR 40 million “special” grant for the “personal makeup” of two provincial ministers, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Azma Bokhari. Fact: No such notification was issued by the Punjab government. The document was generated using Google’s AI tools. On 19 January 2026, multiple social media users shared a […]
Claim: Lahore will receive snowfall during an upcoming cold spell, with some alleging sub-zero temperatures and “several inches” of snow between 16 January to 25 January 2026. Fact: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has dismissed viral claims of record-breaking cold and snowfall in Pakistan, and it has previously said that rumours about snowfall in the plains […]
Claim: A video shows the funeral of 130 Pakistan Army soldiers killed in an August 2024 BLA attack dubbed ‘Operation Herof’. Fact: The clip predates the BLA attack in question. It actually shows a funeral of the police officers who were killed in a bandit attack in Rahim Yar Khan on 22 August 2024. On […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Social media posts claim that the Punjab government has decided to ban cooking and distributing food at funerals. Fact: The claim is false. It was also refuted by Minister for Information and Culture, Punjab, Azma Bokhari via X. A post by Facebook user Israr Ahmed Rajpoot claimed that the Punjab government […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Bondi Beach attackers visited Pakistan between 1 and 5 December 2025. Fact: The claim is false. No such statement has been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Recently an X post by user ‘Lt Colonel Vikas Gurjar’ claimed that Pakistan’s Foreign […]
Claim: A video shows a mob of “Pakistani Islamists” beating and manhandling Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz at a public event in October 2025. Fact: The video is not recent nor does it show “Pakistani Islamists” beating or manhandling Maryam Nawaz. It is actually from September 2020 when a member of her protection detail mistakenly struck […]
Claim: A video shows students at a school raising “Qaidi number 804” slogans during Maryam Nawaz’s visit. Fact: The claim is false; the audio of slogans is dubbed. A video of Punjab’s Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s visit to an educational institute has been shared online. It contains the following text: “لوجی سکول کے بچوں کو […]
Claim: People holding passports issued from Punjab are banned from travelling via Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Fact: The claim is false. However, the FIA has imposed additional security measures to prevent “human trafficking” and “exploitation”, as well as to stop “agent mafias” from deceiving people. On 5 November 2025, Instagram account @ebuzztoday posted (archive) a […]
Claim: Imperial College London is set to build a campus in the Nawaz Sharif IT City in Lahore. Fact: Imperial College London has clarified that it has no such plans to build its campus in Lahore. On 18 October 2025, the Punjab government — which is led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) — and […]
Claim: Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz was standing behind a bulletproof shield as she delivered a speech at a flood relief camp in Depalpur, Okara in October. Fact: The claim is false. A review of the complete footage reveals that Nawaz stood behind a podium without a bulletproof shield. A video shared online shows […]
Claim: An image shows a child trying to drag his mother’s dead body out of water in Pakistan after torrential rains during the 2025 monsoon season left multiple areas flooded. Fact: The photo is from a scripted video made by an Indian content creator, apparently for entertainment. On 10 September 2025, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) posted […]
Claim: An image shows an aerial view of a residential area in Punjab submerged in floodwater. Fact: The image is not from the recent floods in Punjab; it appeared online as early as September 2022, in context of the floods in Pakistan at the time. On 28 August, journalist and anchor Sabir Shakir shared an […]