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Fact-check: Viral image of Indian filmmaker Rathna Kumar holding anti-Aurangzeb placard is edited

The image claimed to show a Chennai Super Kings fan displaying anti-Aurangzeb sentiments at an IPL match. Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:49pm

Fact check: Video doesn’t show anchor confronting PM Shehbaz about funding Umrah for 30-member delegation

The dubbed-over clip is edited with AI-generated audio over an interview from January 2023. Published 26 Mar, 2025 04:23pm

Unconnected videos, images attributed to Jaffar Express incident

KARACHI: Several videos circulating on social media platforms that are being linked to the hijacking of the Jaffar... Updated 13 Mar, 2025 09:57am

Fact check: Viral video of train attack is old from Jan 2022, does not show Jaffar Express hijacking

Posts from several Indian accounts on social media platform X on Tuesday shared a video of a train explosion; multiple other false claims recorded. Updated 13 Mar, 2025 11:04pm

Fact check: Punjab textbook includes not only CM Maryam, Kulsoom Nawaz but also other prominent women

Others included are Fatima Jinnah, ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, Fehmida Mirza, LHC CJ Aaliya Neelum in section on contribution to national development. Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:40pm

Fact check: Viral X post of incoming US official Richard Grenell asking army chief to resign is fake and edited

Grenell was actually referring to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass who he has been criticising for her handling of the wildfires. Published 10 Jan, 2025 05:24pm

Fact check: Letter of UAE embassy to govt requesting action for propaganda involving Emirati president is fake

FO Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan says the ministry never received any such letter. Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:00pm

Fact check: Imran listed as honourable mention in 500 most influential Muslims for 2025, not ranked in top 25

Report mentions that, unlike the ranking in the top 50, the order of listing in the honourable mention sections carries no significance. Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:46pm

Fact check: Viral video does not show MWM protesters chanting anti-Pakistan slogans

The chanting in the video was actually against the United States. Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:33pm

Fact check: Video said to be of journalist Mati­ullah Jan being drummed out from PMA is a deepfake

Original video is a scene from a drama serial that has been edited through use of AI to impose Jan’s face over the original actor’s. Published 04 Dec, 2024 04:53pm

Fact check: US expert Michael Kugelman did not call PTI protest’s turnout ‘total flop’, screenshots of X posts are fake

“This is another fabrication. Both tweets below are fake. I never said any of this,” says Kugelman. Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:37pm

Fact check: Video of Attaullah Esakhelvi urging people to come out for Imran is old, not for Nov 24 rally

Video is from March 2022 when Esakhelvi was urging people to participate in PTI’s March 27 rally. Another version of him criticising Imran is fake. Updated 20 Nov, 2024 05:52pm

Fact check: Nawaz did not say Khawaja Asif’s London heckling is ‘written in his fate’

Viral clip is incomplete and shows the PML-N supremo referring to overseas PTI supporters. Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:10pm

Fact check: Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal did not delete his old X posts criticising Donald Trump

These posts were not deleted and can still be found on Ahsan Iqbal’s X timeline. Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:32pm

Fact check: Viral clip of Trump promising to free Imran Khan after US elections win is fake

The clip has been dubbed over and is from 2017 when Trump was not talking about Khan but about firing ex-FBI director James Comey. Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:33pm

Fact check: There was no recent book fair in Lahore that sold only 35 books

The news started from actor Khaled Anam's social media account; he later offered an apology and posted a clarification video. Published 24 Oct, 2024 04:42pm

Fact check: JUI-F’s Asad Mehmood has not been nominated as KP governor

JUI-F spokesperson rubbishes claims as "baseless news" rooted in “fabrication and lies”; Governor Kundi has not been removed and still continues in office. Published 22 Oct, 2024 08:27pm

Fact check: Notification regarding removal of KP information adviser Barrister Saif is fake

No such development has occurred and the alleged notification is fake, confirms KP government official. Updated 10 Oct, 2024 05:21pm

Fact check: Viral missile fire video is from Hezbollah attack on Israel in April 2024, not recent Parachinar violence

The clip is actually from April 2024 when Hezbollah retaliated and attacked artillery positions in Israel. Published 30 Sep, 2024 05:34pm

Fact check: Viral image of sealed shop not the same as where alleged altercation between CJP Isa and employee took place

The claim was linked to a video making rounds on social media involving CJP Isa. Updated 30 Sep, 2024 12:33pm