Claim: A social media post dated 13 November 2025 alleges that “Afeera Bibi, a Pakistani national, is the wife of Muhammad Umar, the alleged suicide attacker in the Delhi blast case.” The claim is accompanied by an image of a Pakistani national identity card (NIC). Fact: The same NIC image has been used repeatedly in […]
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During the recent tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, misleading information continued to spread widely on social media. While some fake news originated from Indian accounts, Afghan accounts were also active in sharing false claims. One such example includes Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid sharing a photo of a missile, falsely claiming that the Afghan Defence Forces
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Claim: A video circulating widely on social media alleges that amid ongoing Pakistan–Afghanistan border tensions, terrorists have shot down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft. Fact: The claim is false and misleading. Verification shows that the video is neither recent nor related to Pakistan. The footage is from India’s Rajasthan state, depicting a three-year-old Indian
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Claim: Following the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense agreement on September 18, a video began circulating on social media, shared by multiple Indian users, claiming that a Houthi operative threatened Pakistan after the deployment of its troops to the Saudi-Yemen border. The viral posts suggested that Pakistan had sent 25,000 troops to the border, prompting a severe
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Some social media accounts have been circulating one or two photos along with the claim that a Baloch youth was beaten by security forces near the Pakistan-Iran border for refusing to pay a bribe. This claim is false. Claim: Posts on social media are sharing images with the caption alleging that security personnel are torturing
A message circulating on WhatsApp groups in Pakistan claims that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced the termination of all services for Afghan refugees in Pakistan starting from 17 August 2025. This rumour surfaced around the same time that Pakistan announced plans to repatriate more than 1.3 million
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Reverse image and video searches have revealed that several videos and images circulating on social media, purportedly showing the aftermath of recent military operations in Bajaur, are in fact old and unrelated. The visuals originate from Iraq, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and past protest events, and have no connection to the 2025 Bajaur incident. In
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Claim: A post circulating on Telegram claimed that militants from the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carried out an attack on Pakistani security forces in Mohmand Agency, reportedly resulting in casualties. Fact: The claim is false. No such incident has occurred, and official sources confirm that the report is entirely fabricated. A widely circulated Telegram post,
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A viral video circulating on social media claims to show women in Bajaur protesting against a recent military operation conducted by Pakistani security forces. The video, widely shared by activists and even some journalists, depicts burqa-clad women marching down a narrow street, some carrying black flags. The accompanying captions assert that women have taken to
The Claim Social media accounts affiliated with the Khawarij are widely circulating a series of images showing a Pakistan Army convoy passing through the Khushhali Minister area of Mir Ali in North Waziristan. These posts falsely claim that the images depict a withdrawal or retreat of security forces, suggesting a symbolic or territorial victory for
