Claim: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced at a recent press conference that Pakistan would recognise the state of Israel soon. Fact: The claim is false. A review of the clip in the claim as well as Dar’s full press conference from 30 September confirmed that he did not make such a […]
Claim: A video shows a contingent of the Pakistan Army in Makkah, after Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a defence pact on 17 September 2025. Fact: The video is unrelated to the defence pact and likely shows Saudi security personnel, not Pakistani soldiers. On 29 September, a Facebook user posted a reel that apparently showed […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani soldiers departing for Saudi Arabia after the two countries recently signed a mutual defence agreement. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question shows Pakistani soldiers who are part of UN peacekeeping forces. Following the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September, X user […]
Claim: A video shows Yemen’s Brigadier General Yahya Qasim Sare’e issuing a threat to Pakistani soldiers who would be stationed at the Saudi-Yemen border following the signing of a defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Fact: The video statement of the Yemeni commander is unrelated to the recently signed mutual defence pact between Saudi […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistanis welcomed with “Pakistan Zindabad!” chants in Saudi Arabia after both countries signed a defence agreement on 17 September. Fact: The clip is old and unrelated to the signing of the defence pact. On 18 September, Shama Junjejo posted a video (archive) that apparently showed officers at an airport in Saudi […]
Claim: A holiday has been announced for 23 September 2025 and a notification issued in this regard, according to Pakistani media outlets. Fact: No holiday has been announced in Pakistan for 23 September 2025. The news reports by Pakistani media outlets are actually about the 95th Saudi National Day, but they carry misleading, clickbait headlines. […]
Claim: A video shows Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lambasting US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk for “ignoring” the Palestinian people and abusing the Kingdom’s investments for their “own personal gain”. Fact: The video is manipulated, likely using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On 24 May 2025, Facebook user ‘Sain Baba’ […]
Claim: A video shows the arrest of an Imam in Saudi Arabia who criticised the current Saudi government for its failing religious policies and the Crown Prince of being an agent of the American and Israeli governments. The Imam was later hanged. Fact: The video shows an elderly man with a psychological disorder who […]
Claim: Several videos and images show that a Mauritania Airlines aircraft carrying over 200 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia has crashed. Fact: No such air accident has occurred. Moreover, some of the videos and images are old and unrelated, while others are AI-generated as well. At the end of May 2025, several videos and images […]
Claim: A video shows people in Saudi Arabia protesting against the ruling Al Saud royal family for giving in to US President Donald Trump and demanding the rulers “leave the government” as they “have bowed [their] head to America”. Fact: The video shows the mediation of a murder case between two tribes, not a protest […]
Claim: A news anchor from the UAE confronted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for performing Umrah with his family on state expenses during an interview. Fact: The claim is false; the viral video has been dubbed over. The video in the claim is from an interview which dates back to 2023, and it does not contain […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling at a meeting from his recent visit to the Gulf states. Fact: This claim is false. The video does not show Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling. Instead, it shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun falling at the Arab League Summit in 2017. […]