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....]]> ]]> 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...]]> ]]> Social media posts are claiming that the Federal Board of Revenue has announced a 50% reduction in tax liabilities for senior citizens aged 60 and above.

This claim is inaccurate. No such directive has been issued recently.

On March 15, an Instagram user...]]> ]]> Following the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict, which has raised concerns about a global energy and supply chain crisis, a claim circulated online that the Punjab government had shut down the Negahban Dastarkhwan programme, which provided free meals during Ramadan, as part of austerity...]]> ]]> After the US and Israel attacked Iran, a video circulating online that has gained tens of thousands of views, claims to show the President of the United States saying that Pakistan has threatened to join the war and strike Israel.

The claim is false. The clip of Trump was created using...]]> ]]> Following US and Israeli attacks on Iran, a video circulating on social media claims to show Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas alleging that the United States used Pakistan’s airspace to launch strikes on Iran during a television talk show.

The...]]> ]]> After violent protests erupted near the American Consulate in Karachi on March 1 following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a video began circulating on Pakistani social media supposedly showing an arrested protester saying he was instructed to target the...]]> ]]> Prior to the start of the month of Ramadan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs38 billion Ramadan relief package under which Rs13,000 would be digitally transferred to 12.2 million low-income families across Pakistan.

Soon after the announcement, a message began...]]> ]]> A video circulating online claims to show French President Emmanuel Macron saying that France has already lost billions of dollars in the Rafale fighter jet market due to the inefficiency of the Indian Air Force during its conflict with Pakistan in May last year.

The...]]> ]]> Viral posts circulating on social media in Pakistan claim that the British Broadcasting Corporation has reported that people vaccinated against Covid-19 will die by June 2026.

This dangerous misinformation has no basis in fact and is entirely fabricated.

“People...]]> ]]> Following Pakistan’s defeat in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against India on February 15 in Sri Lanka, a video began circulating on social media claiming that India’s victory was celebrated in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan.

The claim is...]]> ]]> Following the start of the holy month of Ramadan in February, a claim circulated online alleging that the National University of Modern Languages and Bahria University had warned female and male students not to stand together during the month.

According to the claim,...]]> ]]> A document widely shared online claims that the personal car of Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain is exempt from paying toll tax at motorway toll plazas.

Several social media users criticised the minister for allegedly avoiding a fee...]]> ]]> Multiple online posts claim that Islamabad’s administration recently stopped Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital from holding a fundraising event by withdrawing a no-objection certificate .

The claim is false.

On February 15, Mohammad...]]> ]]> A clip circulating on Pakistani social media allegedly shows Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim stating that Kasim and Sulaiman, sons of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, were prepared to travel to Pakistan but were stopped by Tyrian White, and are unwilling to travel unless Imran...]]>