Ammodump is not owned by Maurine Waqar or Khurram Ahmad
Claim: Ammodump shooting range, where journalist Arshad Sharif spent his last night is owned by Waqar Ahmad, his wife Maurine Waqar and his brother Khurram…
False
Misleading
Daily Jang misled by YouTuber Chandler Hallow’s tweet
Claim: Digital news media misreported Youtuber Chandler Hallow’s accidental death Fact: Chandler Hallow shared a doctored screenshot of a BBC News webpage in a humorous…
False
Aurat March Poster goes Viral on Twitter
Claim: A placard raised at Aurat March 2022 “God Please Give Me a Penis I Want To Rape Men” Fact: A poster raised at Aurat…
Out of Context
Image used out of context to criticize Sindh govt’s rejection of the Sehat Card
By Areeba Fatima | 06 January 2022 | 07:32 PM Claim: A tweet criticising the rejection of Sehat Card policy in Sindh shared an image…
Misleading
Afghan flag has not been banned, but restricted in practice by the Taliban government
By Areeba Fatima | 26 October 2021 | 10:32 AM Claim: Twitter users claimed Member of National Assembly (MNA) Mohsin Dawar’s Tweet saying the tri-color…
False
Shabaz Gill lies about the Forbes’ article “20 Most Dangerous Places For Women”
By Areeba Fatima | 21 September 2021 | 6:30 PM Claim: Forbes’ article does not consider Pakistan in the 20 Most Dangerous Places for Women.…
Disinformation
Zaid Hamid has amplified the COVID-19 vaccine disinformation campaign
By Areeba Fatima | 15th June 2021 | 3:41 PM Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid, far-right writer and activist has regularly been posting tweets on his…
Out of Context
PM Khan did not threaten to dissolve the assemblies
An excerpt of the statement made by Asad Umar has been taken out of context to imply the presence of an imminent threat that Prime Minister Imran Khan may dissolve the assemblies. However, Asad Umar said this in the context of when and if Opposition blackmails Khan into straying from his goal to bring change to Pakistan.
True
The No Confidence Motion has been filed
Fact: The No Confidence motion against the PM has been filed by the Opposition Claim: The No Confidence motion has been tabled at the Parliament…
False
Ministry of Finance spokesperson lies about India’s inflation rate
By Areeba Fatima | 22 October 2021 | 9:45 AM Claim: India’s rate of inflation was 7.5% in September 2021 Fact: India’s rate of inflation…
