Tag: fact check
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Fact check: Did passengers refuse to travel with Nawaz Sharif in a plane?
Claim: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has reached Saudi Arabia from London to perform Umrah. A fake screenshot was shared by multiple Twitter accounts that passengers have refused to travel with Nawaz in the same airplane. The screenshot was taken from 7News and it has the name of the reporter Rana Waheed. Fact:…
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Fact check: No one died from the leopard attack in Islamabad
Claim: In an unusual incident, a leopard on Thursday was found on the loose in well-known private housing— Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Islamabad, attacking the people who tried to capture it. The wild animal was captured by the Wildlife Board in the evening. However, speculation was rife on social media that one person had…
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ enters the ‘200 crore club’, smashes previous records
The Legend of Maula Jatt headlined by Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Mahira Khan is by far the most expensive film to come out of Pakistan. It is unquestionably the biggest Pakistani release ever internationally. The film opened to packed houses on October 13th and earned record-breaking figures on day one despite the fact…
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Fact Check: Morocco is not the first Muslim country to reach FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals
Morocco advanced to the FIFA World Cup semi finals on Saturday, defeating Portugal 1-0 and becoming the first Arab and African country to make it to the round of four in tournament history. Since the stunning victory, various news reports have stated that Morocco is the first Muslim country to reach the World Cup semi-finals.…
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Faisal Vawda and Murad Saeed summoned by commission looking into Arshad Sharif’s murder
A fact-finding committee set up by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the murder of senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif has Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed and ex-member of the party, Faisal Vawda. The two politicians have been directed to appear before the committee next week on November 21. The FIA has…
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Fact Check: Sharif family ki corruption par independent documentary toh ban rehi hai, lekin it isn’t confirmed if it’s on Netflix/Amazon
Claim: Several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) politicians and multiple social media users on Twitter are claiming that an upcoming documentary, about the alleged corruption of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his family, will be released on Netflix and Amazon Prime. The trailer of the new documentary, titled “Behind Closed Doors” was released on…
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Fact check: Shehbaz Sharif did not meet singer Farhan NTF at PM House
Claim: PM Shehbaz Sharif invited singer Farhan NTF to the PM House Fact: Shehbaz Sharif met Farhan NTF at his private residence in November 2021, almost 5 months before becoming Prime Minister. A video of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif meeting singer, composer and writer Farhan NTF went viral on Friday in which the singer…
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Fact check: Was Khan’s Peshawar jalsa visible from space?
Claim: Imran Khan’s jalsa in Peshawar was visible from space as shown in a photography taken by NASA Fact: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Peshawar jalsa was massive. Visuals and videos from the jalsa are doing the rounds on social media. However, PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan went overboard as he shared a photo from the United…
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Did the establishment fact-check PM Khan?
In an exclusive interview with ARY News’ senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif on April 1, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was asked about options given to him by the Opposition to which the premier said that he does not think he should talk to people like Shehbaz Sharif. However, PM Khan revealed that he was given…
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Fact Check: PM Khan misquoted Ronald Reagan at the 76th UNGA?
Claim: Imran Khan misquoted President Ronald Reagan’s statement at the UN General Assembly session Fact: Imran Khan misquoted President Ronald Reagan’s statement at the UN General Assembly session Prime Minister Imran Khan misquoted United States President Ronald Reagan’s statement, while delivering his address to the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on…