Claim: A CCTV video shows an armed robbery averted after the shopkeeper’s daughter offers the robber a lollipop. Fact: The viral video does not depict real events; our investigation suggests that it is scripted. On 17 November, a video showing an armed robbery attempt was shared widely online. It shows a robber slapping the shopkeeper […]
Claim: New technology allows hackers to extract fingerprints from photographs posted online where a person’s fingertips are visible, when making a peace sign, for example. These biometric details can then be used to hack into someone’s phone or commit a range of cybercrimes, including bypassing authentication processes and hacking into banking accounts. A good way […]
Claim: A foreigner and five Pakistanis were held hostage and robbed on their way to Taxila. Fact: A group of eight people, not six, were robbed on their way back from a hiking trail in Shah Allah Ditta; they were not en route to Taxila. On 8 April 2024, Dawn and Express Tribune published articles […]