Claim: A video shows a landslide sweeping away houses amid the recent deadly floods in the northern areas of Pakistan. Fact: The clip was linked to a 2021 landslide incident in Japan in news reports by reputable media outlets. Following the recent flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir due to monsoon […]
Claim: A viral video of a broadcast news report from Gujranwala shows a motorcyclist slipping on the road. Fact: The absence of background noise from the environment, verbal inaccuracies, and the reporter’s lack of a reaction to the accident suggest that the video is AI-generated. A video was shared on Facebook with the caption: “گوجرانوالہ […]
Claim: Pakistan Navy submarine seen in flooded streets of Karachi to rescue residents Fact: The video and image showing a submarine in Karachi’s streets were both doctored. On August 30, after the urban flooding that occurred in Karachi, a doctored video was shared by an Indian account showing a submarine traversing through Nagan Chaowarangi, a […]