FACT CHECKER ✪

Independent fact-checking for the digital age. We verify claims, debunk misinformation, and cite our sources. 🔍 No spin, just facts.

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Claim: Video shows PTI protesters confronting security forces in Peshawar amid emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

◼️ Social media posts, including those circulated by Indian accounts such as @BhairavForce, have shared a video with the claim that it shows unarmed residents in Peshawar amid smoke and armored security vehicles during the current situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under emergency measures and Governor’s Rule. The claim is false and misleading. Verification indicates that the video is not from the present situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

◼️ Upon review, the footage was found to be old and related to a protest by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) that took place in October 2025. The visible on-screen mark “©RSM” refers to Rizvi Sher Media, also known as the RSM Digital Network, which functions as an official media and digital broadcast platform associated with TLP.

◼️ The video has been recirculated out of context by online accounts to create a misleading impression of unrest and disorder in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Indian and Afghan social media accounts have been among those amplifying old and misleading footage over the past two days. Reposting outdated material as if it were current amounts to misinformation and appears aimed at creating confusion, spreading unrest, and diverting attention through false narratives.

Truth Prevails over Falsehood

#PTI #KPK

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@AfArm0 Stop it, you are making fun of yourself https://t.co/mNQrHZ9dZ0

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Claim: @afarm0 Claims Pakistani Forces Abandoned Posts Along the Durand Line

Fact Check

■ A viral X post by @afarm0 claims that Pakistani forces have abandoned numerous posts along the Durand Line in Kandahar’s desert, Shorabak and Spin Boldak, following a clash in which four Pakistani soldiers were allegedly killed and a post destroyed.

■ The claim is false and misleading. The video being circulated as evidence is old and unrelated to the alleged recent clash.

■ The original video was uploaded around a year ago by Abdul Manan Danish, a Taliban-associated mouthpiece. https://t.co/BTAHQZofnD

■ The footage is from Helmand, Afghanistan, and therefore cannot substantiate claims of recent Pakistani casualties, destroyed posts or abandonment of positions in Kandahar, Shorabak or Spin Boldak.

■ More importantly, the footage visibly shows Taliban personnel preparing an improvised explosive device using a canister/container, wiring and explosive material. Rather than showing Pakistani forces abandoning a post, the footage depicts the preparation of explosive material by militant elements.

■ The provenance of the footage and its original publication by a Taliban-associated mouthpiece raise serious questions regarding the presence and operational activity of terrorist elements on Afghan soil, including the continued operating space and alleged patronage available to groups such as the TTP.

■ Verdict: FALSE CLAIM. An old video from Helmand, originally uploaded around a year ago by a Taliban-associated account, is being falsely presented as evidence of a recent clash and alleged abandonment of Pakistani posts.

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Claim: Taha Siddiqui Claims "In-Fighting" Among Pakistan's Top Military Command Over PTI

Fact Check

■ A viral X post by Paris-based journalist Taha Siddiqui claims there is "in-fighting" among Pakistan's senior military command over PTI, portraying Lt Gen Nauman Zakaria as part of a confrontation with Field Marshal Asim Munir.

■ The claim is false. No authenticated document, official communication, identifiable incident, or credible independent evidence has been presented to establish such a split.

■ Siddiqui is an exiled journalist and long-time critic of the military. He has previously circulated sensitive military-related claims based on unnamed sources, including a 2019 claim that F-16s were used against India.

■ Lt Gen Nauman Zakaria has served as Director General Military Operations, Chief of Logistics Staff and Commander I Corps. Nothing in the viral claim shows he is part of any confrontation over PTI.

■ The same narrative has also been circulated by Indian and Afghan social-media accounts, showing a common amplification pattern.

■ Verdict: FALSE CLAIM. No verifiable evidence has been presented to support the alleged military "in-fighting" over PTI.

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Claim: Viral X Post Claims “Khariji Attack” on Military Intelligence Office in Peshawar

🔎 Fact Check

■ A post circulating on X, including content attributed to the account @warmonitorpak, claims that a Khariji/“Fitna al-Khawarij” attack took place at a Military Intelligence office in Peshawar.

■ The claim is false and fabricated. No such attack on a Military Intelligence office in Peshawar has been credibly reported.

■ The post provides no verifiable evidence, official statement, identifiable incident details, or credible news reporting to substantiate the alleged attack.

■ The claim appears to be part of an attempt to circulate false and misleading security-related information through social media.

■ There is no credible evidence supporting the alleged incident, while the account @warmonitorpak has circulated the fabricated claim.

■ Verdict: FALSE & FABRICATED. No credible evidence supports the claim that a Khariji attack occurred at a Military Intelligence office in Peshawar. The post should not be treated as a genuine security incident.

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Claim: Viral Image of “Pakistan MFA Cable” Addressed to Israel’s Foreign Ministry

🔎 Fact Check

■ A viral image on X claims to show a “Most Confidential” Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs cable dated 17 May 2026 and addressed directly to Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

■ Pakistan has no diplomatic relations, embassy or formal government to government channel with Israel, making the alleged direct MFA cable highly implausible.

■ The document’s “TO/FROM/SUBJECT” format does not match typical classified diplomatic cable conventions and lacks credible routing, reference and precedence markings.

■ Its vague, generic language contains no identifiable operation, incident or official. AI analysis also assessed the text as 97% likely to be AI generated.

■ Neither Pakistan’s Foreign Office nor Israel’s Foreign Ministry has authenticated or acknowledged the document.

■ Verdict: FABRICATED & AI GENERATED. No credible evidence supports the cable’s authenticity. Its format, wording, 97% AI score and lack of official verification point to a fabricated document designed for viral circulation on X.

[FACT CHECKER ✪ @FactCheckerOrg]

𝗨𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 “𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲���� 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗔𝗙 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗻” 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗦-𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢)

◾ The claim by the News Agency that Muhammad Aryan was a former Deputy Chief of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is not correct. No officer by this name is listed among former Deputy Chiefs of Air Staff or senior PAF leadership.

◾ The attribution of remarks to an ex PAF Officer of this name regarding US-Iran negotiations and Israel’s role is hence incorrect. The quoted individual’s true identity and credentials require confirmation.

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FACT CHECK

◼️Sharifzad's claim linking Kabul explosion to a Pak airstrike is unverified.

◼️ No evidence/ official confirmation supports PAF involvement. Preliminary indications suggest the blast was more likely caused by an IED or a factional/internal attack.

[Eagle Eye @zarrar_11PK]

Pakistan Army soldiers crossed into Afghan territory, seized control of a key Afghan command headquarters, and subsequently destroyed it using explosive materials.

[Attaullah Tarar @TararAttaullah]

✅Operation Ghazb lil Haq
✅Update 1500 hours 2 March

✅ Summary of Afghan Taliban losses
▪️435 Killed,
▪️630 + Injured
▪️188 Check posts destroyed
▪️31 Posts captured,
▪️188 tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns destroyed
▪️51 locations across Afghanistan effectively targeted by air

[Baaghi TV باغی ٹی وی @BaaghiTV]

When the Books Turn Green: How a 542 Billion Rupee Surplus Just Changed the Game

#BaaghiTV #Pakistan #EconomyPK #Bailouts #FY2026 #BudgetSurplus #BreakEven #Credit #SIFC #EarningRevenue #TaxCollection #StateBankProfits #FutureOfPakistan

https://t.co/lTAWQK9nJg

[Policy Wire @policy_wire]

Open Letter to Amnesty: Take the Refugees If You Care So Much, Pakistan Is Full: writes DJ Kamal Mustafa @mekamalmustafa @amnesty @amnestysasia

https://t.co/HkzRkjPfx0

#amnesty

[ARY NEWS @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL]

The ‘#BattleOfGalwan’ Lie: How #Bollywood Scripts Victory Where the Indian Army Failed https://t.co/VnM1gBUNUR

[ARY NEWS @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL]

The ‘Battle of Galwan’ Lie: How Bollywood Scripts Victory Where the Indian Army Failed

https://t.co/VnM1gBUNUR

#ARYNews

[Embassy of Russia in Pakistan @RusEmbPakistan]

🇷🇺🇵🇰 On December 12, President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif in Ashgabat.

#RussiaPakistan

[Angle 360 @TheAngle360]

Rab Izzat De Pak Fauj Ko | National Song 2025 🎶
A heartfelt tribute to Field Marshal Asim! 💚
Watch the full video NOW: https://t.co/KrvbwCAJfV

🎬 Like, RT & Share - let’s make this national pride go VIRAL! #PakFauj #NationalSong #Tribute #FieldMarshalAsim

[Fact Checker MoIB @FactCheckerMoIB]

🔎 Fact Check | Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Title: Did the Afghan Taliban destroy the Pakistan-side border gate at Chaman?

🟠 Claim (spread by Afghan pro-Taliban accounts & Indian social media):

A video circulating online claims that Afghan Taliban fighters destroyed the Friendship Gate at the Chaman Border on the Pakistan side and also blew up Pakistani trucks. Afghan propaganda accounts and Indian platforms are presenting the footage as “evidence” of Taliban success.

✅ Reality / Official Counter-Facts

🔶 The video is artificially generated, not real footage
Independent visual analysis shows the clip is AI-generated, not authentic. Multiple elements inside the video expose it as fabricated propaganda.

🔶 Turkey’s flag appears in the video — Pakistan does not share a border with Turkey
◼ A clear Turkish flag is visible in the footage.
◼ Pakistan and Turkey do not share any land border, making the scene geographically impossible.
◼ If the video was real, why is there no Afghan flag anywhere on the alleged Afghan side?

🔶 The “Pakistani flag” is incorrect and shown mounted above the Turkish flag

◼ The flag shown as “Pakistan’s flag” has wrong dimensions and shading.
◼ Even more absurd, it appears mounted above the Turkish flag, which makes no geopolitical sense and exposes the video generator’s lack of knowledge.

🔶 A third flag appears from a 19th century African kingdom

◼ On the right side of the video is a red flag with a large white circle.
◼ Historically, this was the flag of the Yeke Kingdom in the 19th century, a region now part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
◼ Accepting this as real would mean believing Pakistan shares a border with Congo, proving the video is fabricated.

🔶 The truck flag glitch exposes AI generation

◼ The truck displays a “Pakistani flag,” but at the 2-second mark, the flag vanishes or melts into the frame, a common AI rendering error.
◼ No real camera footage behaves this way.

🔶 The video is Taliban–aligned AI propaganda to conceal their failures

◼ The clip appears designed to boost morale after Taliban losses and Pakistan’s firm response at the border.
◼ Afghan pro-Taliban pages frequently rely on AI content to create false narratives of “victory.”
◼ Even Indian social media amplified the video uncritically, ignoring the blatant visual errors.

📊 Verdict

◼ The circulating footage is not from Chaman, not real, and not filmed in Pakistan.
◼ It is an AI-generated propaganda video created by pro-Taliban accounts and amplified by Indian networks.
◼ No gate on the Pakistan side of Chaman has been destroyed.
◼ Pakistan responded firmly and effectively to recent Afghan aggression — facts the propaganda attempts to hide.
◼ As per reliable information from official channels, Afghan Taliban have suffered heavy casualties of men, material and equipment while there has been no loss on Pakistan's side.

📢 Advisory

◼ Avoid sharing unverified videos from propaganda sources.
◼ AI-generated content is increasingly used by hostile networks to mislead viewers.
◼ Always verify through official Pakistani authorities and credible sources before accepting border-related claims.

[Fact Checker MoIB @FactCheckerMoIB]

🔎 Fact Check | Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Title: False BLF & Indian Media Claims About “Woman Suicide Bomber Killing Chinese Nationals at FC HQ, Chaghi”

🟠 Claim (circulated by BLF mouthpieces & Indian media):

Propaganda accounts of the banned terror outfit BLF, amplified by segments of Indian media, claimed that on 30 November 2025, a woman named Zareena carried out a suicide attack at Frontier Corps HQ, Chaghi, killing: 6 Pakistani personnel, and 2 Chinese nationals.

✅ Reality / Official Counter-Facts

🔶 The suicide attack was foiled in Nokundi

◼️ Law enforcement and FC units successfully thwarted the attack.
◼️ 6 BLF terrorists were neutralized before they could breach the central compound.

🔶 BLF attempted an assault on the FC HQ compound, but failed

◼️ Terrorists launched an attack targeting the central Frontier Corps headquarters.
◼️ The attack did not succeed; FC forces repelled all attackers.

🔶 No Chinese nationals were killed, claim is fabricated

◼️ There were no Chinese personnel present at FC HQ during the incident.
◼️ The Chinese Embassy, Government of Pakistan, and local authorities made no announcement regarding foreign casualties, because none occurred.
◼️ Claims of “Chinese deaths” are a deliberate BLF–Indian propaganda narrative.

🔶 False claim of “6 Pakistani soldiers martyred”

◼️ Contrary to BLF’s fake statements, no 6 soldiers were martyred.
◼️ Two Frontier Corps personnel embraced martyrdom during the counter-operation.

🔶 “Missing person” propaganda exposed

◼️ Among the attackers killed was Nabeel Ahmed, for whom BYC had been holding protests claiming he was a “missing person.”
◼️ He was discovered inside a BLF camp and actively involved in the assault, proving the “missing by state” narrative to be false.

🔶 Indian media amplified a banned outfit’s fabricated narrative

◼️ As seen repeatedly, certain Indian media outlets promoted BLF’s false claims without verification.
◼️ These outlets ignored official reports and attempted to internationalize the event through fake Chinese casualty claims.

📊 Verdict

◼️ The BLF claim is false, misleading, and based on propaganda.
◼️ No Chinese nationals were killed.
◼️ Two FC soldiers were martyred, not six.
◼️ 6 terrorists were neutralized and the attack was successfully foiled.
◼️ Indian media again amplified banned outfit disinformation without verification.
◼️ BYC’s “missing person” narrative stands exposed.

📢 Advisory

◼️ Treat claims from banned terror outfits with extreme caution.
◼️ Verify facts through official Pakistani authorities before sharing.
◼️ Do not rely on foreign media narratives that repeat militant propaganda.

[Department of State @StateDept]

The Department of State has IMMEDIATELY paused visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports.

The Department is taking all necessary steps to protect U.S. national security and public safety.