Claim: A video shows a swarm of crows in Tel Aviv amid the ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran. Fact: The viral video appeared online as early as 3 April 2024 and was widely shared then in the context of a crow swarm in Texas. A video showing a swarm of crows in a parking […]
Claim: A video shows Afghanistan’s attack on Pakistani military along the Durand Line amid the ongoing conflict. Fact: The claim is false. The viral clip appeared online as early as September 2021. On 26 February, X user @AFGDefense shared a video, writing, “🚨 BIG BREAKING NEWS💥 Extensive offensive operations are underway against Pakistani military centers […]
Claim: A video shows Imran Khan in a wheelchair outside PIMS hospital Islamabad on 27 January 2026. Fact: The claim is false. A comparison with footage shared in November 2022 indicates that the viral clip is likely from that time and is unrelated to Khan’s recent visit to PIMS in Islamabad. On 27 January, a […]
Claim: A video shows a PTI supporter claiming he would give up his wife and daughters for Imran Khan. Fact: The viral clip is AI-generated and does not depict real events. On 21 January, a Facebook user shared a video with the following caption: “اینکر اگر اپ سے عمران خان اپکی دونوں بیٹیاں مانگے تو […]
Claim: A video shows a Hindutva extremist man from India popping a Muslim child vendor’s balloons, raising concerns around minority rights in the country. Fact: The viral clip likely originates from Bangladesh, not India. Pakistan Observer, an English daily newspaper, shared a video on Facebook claiming it shows an Indian man popping the balloons being […]
Claim: A video shows Imran Khan’s sons reciting the azaan, the Islamic call to prayer. Fact: The video is fake. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan did not recite the call to prayer. Results from AI detection tools and a comparison with the original footage indicate that the video was likely created using AI. A video shared […]
Claim: A video shows a man being dragged by his beard and violently assailed in Punjab. Fact: The viral video originates from Manikganj in Bangladesh. Multiple news reports on the incident from Bangladeshi outlets identified the attacker and stated that he was arrested. A video circulated among Pakistani users on social media platforms with the […]
Claim: Students heckled Maryam Nawaz as she entered a hall at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question is dubbed. Following the Chief Minister of Punjab’s visit to Bahauddin Zakariya University to attend a ceremony, users shared a video widely on social media, with the following embedded text: […]
Claim: A still from a longer, leaked video features MNA Mubarak Zeb Khan and a woman in an intimate act. Fact: The still is from a Spanish short film Julia, which appeared online as early as September 2019, and the actor does not bear any resemblance to MNA Mubarak Zeb Khan. X user @CivicDominance shared […]
Claim: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants beheaded a Shia citizen in Parachinar. Fact: The video of a man being beheaded appeared on X on 12 May 2024, with some claims suggesting that it originated from Afghanistan. It has been shared in different contexts since. On 29 July 2024, a user on X posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: A viral Instagram video from a profile called “nova.space” claims to show meteors hitting the Earth in real-time. Fact: The video uses computer-generated graphics and it is evident that this could not be real because the video shows meteors firing up with a trail of smoke a long time before they even reach Earth’s […]
Claim: A viral video on social media claimed that an imam of Masjid Al Haram, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, issued a statement in support of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and praised his efforts for the Muslim ummah. Fact: Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, one of the nine Imam’s of Masjid Al Haram, did not […]