The...]]> ]]> A video widely circulated on social media claims to show a Pakistan Army officer being caught smuggling drugs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The claim is false. The video is old and does not show a serving army officer.

On May 15, a user shared a one-minute video on X, formerly...]]> ]]> Multiple posts circulating online claim that Pakistan’s drug regulator has barred doctors from prescribing medicines by brand name and now requires them to write only the generic name or chemical formula of a medicine. The posts further allege that doctors violating the rule...]]> ]]> A video circulating on social media shows several people assaulting a man inside a mosque. Multiple posts claim that one of the attackers is an office-bearer of the opposition political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , who allegedly attacked a prayer leader in Lahore for not praying...]]> ]]> Posts online claim that Pakistani citizens can identify fake currency notes by looking at their serial numbers. For example, a Rs500 note starting with "AF", a Rs1,000 note with "CE", or a Rs5,000 note with "HO" will be a counterfeit.

The claim is false.

On January...]]> ]]> Amid a fragile ceasefire and following initial rounds of talks held in Pakistan, between the United States and Iran in April, a video circulating on social media has garnered tens of thousands of views. The clip claims that Iranian state television accused Pakistan’s army chief,...]]> ]]> A claim circulating online alleges that Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, during a recent media interaction, praised Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and suggested that Pakistan could have become a superpower had he assumed office a decade earlier.

This...]]> ]]> Last week, social media in Pakistan was flooded with claims that three people in the federal capital Islamabad died after consuming contaminated juice boxes.

The claim is false.

“There are reports of three deaths in the past 72 hours reportedly...]]> ]]> After the Punjab government held a marathon and cycling race in Lahore on April 19, photographs from the event began circulating online showing participants wearing T-shirts featuring the image of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Several users questioned whether the images...]]> ]]> Online posts accuse the Punjab government of using an old and decommissioned airplane to transport patients under its air ambulance service, putting lives at risk.

The claim is incorrect.

Recently, the Punjab government bought a Gulfstream jet to...]]> ]]> Multiple online platforms are sharing footage that allegedly shows US President Donald J Trump warning Pakistan to stay out of the Middle East conflict in defence of Saudi Arabia and instead focus on stabilising its economy.

However, the video circulating online is a...]]> ]]> A statement attributed to the president of Türkiye is being widely circulated on social media in Pakistan, claiming he said Türkiye would have attacked Israel if Pakistan had not mediated talks between the United States and Iran this month.

The claim is false. Turkish President...]]> ]]> Following reports that Pakistan facilitated talks between the United States and Iran after both sides agreed to a temporary ceasefire on April 8, two video clips began circulating online. These clips allegedly show an Indian journalist and politician criticising Indian Prime Minister Narendra...]]> ]]> Online users are circulating an inappropriate video of a woman and a man, claiming it shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activist Sanam Javaid Khan with an unidentified individual.

The claim is false. The video was created using artificial intelligence tools.

On April 7, a user...]]> ]]> Online posts claim that a documentary on cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi, allegedly produced by Lahore Qalandars and Geo News, is set to be released this month. Social media users are also sharing what they claim is a poster of the upcoming documentary.

The claim is false. No such...]]> ]]> An alleged post circulating on social media suggests that the federal ombudsperson has stated that a man in Pakistan can be heavily fined for sending even a "good morning" message to a woman.

The claim is misleading. Penalties apply only in cases of...]]> ]]> A video circulating on social media in Pakistan falsely claims to show a news segment by France 24 reporting on fake social media accounts posing as Iranian users to run a disinformation campaign against Pakistan.

No such segment was aired by the channel.

On March 29,...]]> ]]> Online posts claim that Kasim Khan, the son of former prime minister Imran Khan, demanded that Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus status be suspended during his speech at a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on March 25.

The claim was also shared...]]> ]]> Posts on Pakistani social media have shared an article purportedly from an Urdu newspaper claiming that, due to the presence of "non journalists" in the media, the government has announced that it will conduct examinations for journalists.

This claim is baseless. No such...]]> ]]> A claim circulating online states that the Punjab government introduced a scheme titled the “Maryam Nawaz Sharif Eidi Scheme,” providing Rs5,000 to low-income families during Eid ul-Fitr.

The claim is false.

On March 11, an Instagram...]]>