Claim: A clip shows ongoing protests in Tehran caused by poverty, starvation, unemployment, the non-payment of salaries and pensions, uncertainty, instability, and terrorism. Fact: The footage posted is from January 2026, and not from August 2026. Hence, the claim is misleading. A Facebook account called ‘Publication and Research Organization’ posted a 13-second video displaying large […]

Claim: YouTube, X, and all other social media apps and accounts are inaccessible in Pakistan, while they are still accessible in other parts of the world, such as Europe and other Western countries.  Fact: Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads faced a worldwide outage, becoming inaccessible for tens of thousands of people across the globe. […]

Claim: Ahsan Iqbal condemned the PDM government for failing to avoid the nationwide electricity shutdown on 23 January 2023.  Fact: This video was released on social media by the PMLN in January 2021 to condemn a similar nationwide electricity shutdown which took place at the time. On 23 January 2023, Taimur Khan Jhagra and Zartaj […]