Claim: Official PTI handles, digital media outlets, and think tanks have uploaded congratulatory messages to their social media pages claiming Pakistan has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. Grey list-designated countries are those which are required to make commitments to take stronger measures against the financing of criminal activities such […]
Claim: A drone strike killed sevenin Shawal, District North Waziristan on 10 April 2022. Fact: There was no drone attack in Waziristan in April 2022. Pakistani social media was flooded by the news of a drone attack that allegedly took place in Shawal Valley killing seven people on the night of 10 April 2022. A […]
Claim: News websites claim Anas Haqqani is Norway’s most wanted terrorist Fact: Anas Haqqani is not Norway’s most wanted terrorist. On 25 January 2022, a delegation of the Afghan Taliban visited Oslo, following which several news websites ran stories with the headline, “Norway shocked as its most wanted terrorist Anas Haqqani lands in Oslo.”This headline […]