Fact Check By iVerify

Fact check: Viral Daily Telegraph article praising PAF after India escalation is fake

iVerify Pakistan observed discrepancies in the viral photo, analysed it through tools and checked British publication The Daily Telegraph to see if it had shared any such news story. Updated 15 May, 2025 07:23pm

Fact check: Viral video said to be of Indian attack on Pakistan shows Iranian strikes on Israel’s Nevatim airbase

Posts from several Indian accounts on social media platform X on Wednesday shared a video of the missile strikes; multiple other false and misleading claims recorded. Updated 09 May, 2025 01:18am

Fact check: Dawn.com did not report on TTP stealing PAF F-16; viral screenshot is doctored

The viral screenshot has many stylistic differences from the structure of a normal Dawn.com report. Updated 15 May, 2025 01:36pm

Fact check: Viral PMO notification of PM Shehbaz’s hospitalisation is fake

Document is signed by Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Asad Rehman Gilani when that position was abolished in March. Updated 02 May, 2025 05:17pm

Fact check: Letters about mass resignations, low morale in Pakistan Army after Pahalgam attack are fake

“The resignation of army personnel is totally baseless. This is the fake news which is circulated by Indian social media accounts," says senior military official at Peshawar Corps HQ. Published 29 Apr, 2025 04:35pm

Fact check: Viral video of massive fire at Lahore airport is old from May 2024

No suspension of operations or death of soldiers has occurred. Published 28 Apr, 2025 04:56pm

Fact check: Viral video of PAF fighter jet exercises is unrelated to current Pak-India tensions

The video shows training exercises by the Pakistan Air Force on Islamabad-Lahore motorway in October 2020. Updated 25 Apr, 2025 10:45pm

Fact check: Sketch of Pahalgam attack suspect resembling Babar Azam is doctored

The original sketch of the suspect does not resemble the athlete. Updated 25 Apr, 2025 10:45pm

Fact check: Viral video of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo making statement in favour of Palestine is a deepfake

The video is old from an interview in January 2022. Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:36pm

Fact check: Video of army chief talking to US lawmakers is dubbed

It is dubbed over with an audio of General Asim Munir from a visit to China in April 2023. Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:28pm

Fact check: Viral video shows Lebanese president falling during Arab League summit in March 2017, not PM Shehbaz

Incident occurred at the Arab League summit in Jordan on March 29, 2017. Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:53pm

Fact check: Alleged quote attributed to CM Gandapur disparaging Imran Khan in media interaction is fake

KP chief minister says no such thing in circulating video about PTI founder. Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:38pm

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