Claim: Russian President Vladimir Putin told the media that he would “visit Pakistan to sign a major oil pipeline deal”. Fact: Vladimir Putin did not tell the media he will visit Pakistan to sign an oil pipeline deal. Fact vs Fiction On 27 February, a video of Vladimir Putin speaking to the press in Russian […]
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 […]
Claim: A video doing the rounds on social media depicts Pakistani soldiers fighting in Siachen. Fact: The video is not of Pakistani soldiers fighting in Siachen. The caption shared alongside this video on Facebook states, “How Pakistan army fights enemy in Siachen,” implying that the characters in the video are members of the Pakistan armed […]