Claim: Multiple visuals show the dead body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the US-Israel joint airstrikes on the Islamic Republic on 28 February 2026. Fact: None of the images are authentic. On 1 March 2026, visuals emerged on social media allegedly showing the body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei […]
Claim: Footage posted recently shows Iran’s drones over USS Abraham Lincoln in January 2026 amid a conflict between US and the Islamic Republic. Fact: The footage is unrelated to tensions between the US and Iran in January 2026 and, in fact, dates back to 2021. On 25 January 2026, Facebook page ‘Buzz Banter’ posted (archive) […]
Claim: A photo shows US soldiers getting off a military helicopter at a building during a raid to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Fact: The viral image is originally from a video showing a US Special Operations Forces’ demonstration at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on 10 June 2025. On 4 January 2026, columnist Mehtab […]
Claim: Multiple visuals show Venezuela’s former President Nicolas Maduro being captured and escorted by US forces over “narcoterrorism” charges after a raid in the country’s capital Caracas. Fact: None of the visuals are authentic. Shortly after the United States’ forces conducted an extensive raid in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to capture President Nicolas Maduro […]
Claim: Visuals show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu present at a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Fact: The pictures are digitally altered, while the video has been created synthetically, likely using AI tools. In late September 2025, social […]
Claim: A picture shows Field Marshal Asim Munir wearing an Israeli flag around his shoulders. Fact: The image is doctored. In the original, Munir is wearing an Ihram while performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia in June 2025. On 30 September 2025, a Facebook user posted (archive) an image of Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed […]
Claim: Donald Trump issued video statements about the devastation caused by the 2025 floods in Pakistan and accused India of causing the destruction by releasing water from its dams. Fact: The videos are doctored, likely using AI. Trump has not blamed India for the Pakistan floods nor has he appealed for help for the flood […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump wore a fighter jet pin during a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, to humiliate India and indicate Islamabad’s victory over New Delhi in the May 2025 conflict. Fact: Trump wore the pin during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
Claim: A video shows a large number of demonstrators in Seattle protesting against US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Fact: The video in question appeared online as early as 15 June 2025, a week before the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Therefore, it could not have been a protest against the US strikes […]
Claim: A video shows Trump breaking down and crying over the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires during a visit to the disaster site in California. Fact: The video is most likely AI-generated. Just a week after wildfires erupted in Los Angeles on 7 January 2025, multiple posts surfaced on social media carrying a video of […]
Claim: An video clip circulating on social media supposedly features US President Donald Trump making statements about Imran Khan and Pakistan’s incumbent government in an interview. He can be heard criticising former US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani Army. Fact: Trump never made such statements. Audio analysis, AI […]
Claim: A video shows Donald Trump seeking forgiveness from Allah following the devastating fires in Los Angeles. Fact: The absence of credible news reports and an audio analysis of Trump’s alleged voice confirms that it is doctored. A video (archive) shared on Facebook allegedly features the US President asking for Allah’s forgiveness after the wildfires […]