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A Pakistani fan was not killed in clashes with Afghan fans at the Cricket World Cup

Published on 12 July 2019 at 10:30

A photograph of a dead man in a body bag has been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts and WhatsApp messages that claim it shows a Pakistani killed in clashes with Afghans at the Cricket World Cup 2019 in Headingley, England. The claim is false; the photo actually shows a car accident involving illegal migrants in Turkey; West Yorkshire police said they had no reports of fatalities after the clashes in Headingley.

Pakistan’s second tallest man is the victim of a death hoax

Published on 11 July 2019 at 07:30

Facebook posts which have been shared tens of thousands of times claim that Pakistan's second tallest man has died. The claim is false -- AFP spoke to Naseer Soomro by phone in June, 2019. “I am alive and speaking to you and I don’t understand what people get from spreading such false news,” he said.

No, Israel's prime minister did not attend this June 2019 summit in Kyrgyzstan

Published on 28 June 2019 at 06:35Updated on 28 June 2019 at 08:16

An image of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that during a June 2019 summit in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek he remained seated as other leaders stood to greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The claim is false; Netanyahu did not attend the summit.

No, these cars did not melt due to hot weather

Published on 28 June 2019 at 05:10

A photo of two partially melted cars has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim hot weather in Saudi Arabia caused the vehicles to melt. Other misleading posts combine the same photo with claims it shows the result of hot weather in other locations, or a forest fire. All the claims are false; the cars were melted by heat from a construction site fire in the US city of Tucson in June 2018.

No, this is not an Islamabad mansion belonging to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan

Published on 24 June 2019 at 10:15

A photo of a large mansion has been shared hundreds of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it is “Imran Khan’s house in Bani Gala”. The claim is false; the image does not show the Pakistani prime minister’s private residence in Bani Gala, a suburb of Islamabad; it shows an estate in the US which belonged to late shoe designer Vince Camuto.

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