Claim: An image shows Pakistan’s national flag being burned in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The claim is false as the image is not recent or from Pakistan. The image is from 2013 when protesters in Afghanistan set Pakistan’s flag on fire after border clashes between the two countries. On 20 January 2025, a user […]
Claim: A widely shared video shows a young victim of the recent violence in Parachinar in the Kurram District. Fact: While the violence in Kurram, which began on 21 November 2024, has claimed over 80 lives—including women and children—and injured more than 100, this specific video is not from Pakistan and predates the recent episode […]
Claim: An image of a wounded girl has surfaced on social media, who was injured during the recent violence in Parachinar. Fact: Although the violence in Kurram, which began on 21 November 2024, has reportedly since claimed over 80 lives, including those of women and children, and left more than a 100 injured, the viral […]