Claim: A video shows a recent instance of Awami Muslim League (AML) founder and former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed crying outside a judicial court. Fact: The video is from February 2023 and shows Rasheed being escorted by police to the courts in Islamabad in relation to defamation cases filed against him. On 17 […]
Claim: Social media posts claims that Sheikh Rasheed, the founder of Awami Muslim League, is unwell and will not be attending Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march, which started in Lahore on 28 October 2022. Fact: The claim is misleading. Sheikh Rasheed refuted the claim and shared a video message to say he has joined Imran […]
Claim: A picture shows former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed lying in a hospital bed after it was claimed he checked in there to “hide” from the consequences of his past actions. Fact: The picture is not recent and is, in fact, from 2019, when Sheikh Rashid was admitted to a hospital after experiencing pain […]
Fact: Videos on social media show Saad Rizvi being welcomed by TLP workers after being released from jail. Claim: Saad Rizvi has not yet been released from prison and the videos are from a previous TLP rally. Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader Saad Rizvi was arrested earlier this month, leading to widespread protests, as well as clashes […]