Category: Fact Check
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Fact-check: Is PM Shehbaz Sharif’s UN address the most watched on the UN’s YouTube channel?
The government on Monday, shared a picture on the Instagram page ‘govtofpakistan’ which claimed that Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech got more views than any world leader on the official YouTube channel of the UN. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said that PM Shehbaz Sharif’s speech was watched by…
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PTI supporters share old rally picture to claim Lahore rally success
In an interesting development yesterday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters shared old pictures of the party rally on social media, alleging that the September 21 Lahore rally was successful. Many users pointed out that the images being shared by PTI-affiliated accounts are from the 2022 PTI rally and not yesterday. Journalists, including Sabir Shakir, Tariq Mateen,…
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False claims link bailed Mahal Baloch to BLA suicide attacker
A series of violent attacks took place on August 26 in Balochistan, including a suicide attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Lasbela. The BLA identified one of the bombers as Mahal Baloch in the attack on the Frontier Corps (FC) camp. On social media, people linked her to a recently bailed woman named…
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Fact-Check: Has Google changed Adiala Jail’s name to Imran Khan Jail?
Social media is packed with posts claiming that Google Maps has labelled Rawalpindi’s Central Jail aka Adiala Jail as ‘Imran Khan Jail’. On July 25, a user on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that Google had changed the name of Adiala Jail (where former Prime Minister Imran Khan is detained) to show its association with the…
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FACTCHECK: Did Umair Jaswal really say, ‘Mera aur Khawar Maneka ka gham aik jaisa hai’?
On Sunday, Neo News posted an article with the title “Mera aur Khawar Maneka ka gham aik jaisa hai: Umair Jaswal”. Later, they deleted the article as singer-cum-actor Umair Jaswal explained that a fake X account with his identity appeared on social media after his former wife Sana Javed married cricketer Shoaib Malik. Umair Jaswal…
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Fact Check: Did Damon Imani actually tell World Economic Forum to f*** new world order?
A video circulating on the internet featuring Damon Imani allegedly hurling swear words at Klaus Schwab-Chairperson of the World Economic Forum-during the 2024 Davos Meeting, has sparked curiosity among netizens. The video claims that “A new WEF participant does the unthinkable at the 2024 Davos Meeting.” However, the video is satirical and the incident did…
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Fact check: Did Bangladeshi fans beat Shakib-al-Hassan at the airport?
Did Bangladeshi fans beat Shakib-al-Hassan at airport?
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Viral video about Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is actually from four kilometres away
A video going viral on the other side of the border shows a group dancing at what seems to be an event. The video was spread in India with claims that liquor and meat were served at the event in the Gurdwara Sahib. It is to be noted that meat and alcohol are strictly prohibited…
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Fact-check: Is Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen dead or alive?
News about veteran Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s death started circulating on social media today. A social media post about Sen’s death that the Indian media was quoting was from Claudia Goldin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, which turned out to be a fake account. I don’t think she has tweeted that. I think…
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Fact Check: Did the Army Chief say ‘No political party is sincere with Pakistan?’
On Sept 4, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir pledged unwavering efforts to attract foreign investment and rejuvenate the economy during an extensive meeting with members of the business community. In the meeting, he engaged openly and candidly with them. The controversy started when a renowned businessman Zubair Motiwala appeared in Nadeem…