what iVerify found
iVerify Pakistan investigated conflicting narratives surrounding viral videos and images from the recent elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The investigation highlights the difficulty of fact-checking in an environment characterized by communication blackouts and widespread disinformation.
Why it matters
It underscores the critical challenge of verifying digital evidence during political unrest and the impact of information warfare on public perception.
--> Home Pakistan Viral Kashmir visuals. One media blackout: what an investigation found As Azad Kashmir votes amid a communications shutdown, iVerify Pakistan traces what can be verified, and when it can’t
facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> SCREENGRAB The situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir created an environment ripe for mis- and disinformation to spread freely from all sides, with old or doctored visuals or allegations against each other. Conditions such as the suspension of connectivity and curbs on reporting access created significant challenges for fact-checking efforts at times when it was most urgently needed to dispel falsehood and misleading information.
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