Social media is flooded with claims that Geo News recently reported that former prime minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his political rival, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, apologising for targeting him with false allegations.
This claim is false. Geo News did not air any such report.
Claim
On December 23, a Facebook account shared a 39-second video, which allegedly showed a news report aired on Geo News, overlaid with the text: “Imran Khan has apologised to Nawaz Sharif.”
In the video, Geo News’ anchor is supposedly heard saying that the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder has written a letter to Nawaz. The report claims Khan expressed regret for accusing Nawaz, entangling him in false corruption cases, and “brainwashing” the youth of the country.
“I admit I spread hatred and violence in the younger generation,” Khan allegedly told Sharif, according to the video.
The video quickly gained traction, accumulating over two million views, 31,000 shares, and 18,000 likes at the time of writing.
The video and claims were also shared on X, formerly Twitter, here and here.
Fact
Geo News has confirmed that no such report was aired. A spokesperson from the channel stated that there is no record of such a report being broadcast. “The video seems altered and fake,” the spokesperson added.
Further investigation by Geo Fact Check revealed several inconsistencies, suggesting that the video was either created using artificial intelligence (AI) tools or edited by combining clips from various Geo News broadcasts. Notable irregularities include:
- The voice of the anchor in the video does not match the anchor seen on screen.
- In the original Geo News bulletin, the logo appears with a timestamp, while the online video has no timestamp accompanying the logo.
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