Introduction:

Recently, a picture was circulated on social media, which said that “Pakistan will impose economic sanctions on Russia”, and “Prime Minister Imran Khan said that they owe Russia more than $1 billion in debt that they do not plan to repay”. This news was first published on 28^th February, 2022 on an Indian news website ‘The Fauxy’.

(Screenshot from the website)

Fact Check:

Website Analysis

Website Nature: Satire – Doesn’t pretend to be real news website and serves a purpose as commentary or entertainment. If people are not familiar with a satire site, they can share the news as if it is legitimate.

Origin:

The Fauxy is an entertainment website owned by PRANA ONLINE MEDIA NETWORKS LLP (Government Of India, Ministry Of Corporate Affairs, incorporated pursuant to section 12(1) of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008).

‘Fauxy’ trademark is registered under Government Of India, Ministry Of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Controller General Of Patent Design & Trade Marks.

Content of The Fauxy is created by a group of individuals who are well known for producing humorous and entertaining content which keeps going viral online on a daily basis, particularly on social media websites. Content of the Fauxy is original and purely for entertainment purpose.

PRANA ONLINE MEDIA NETWORKS LLP is an Indian company incorporated on 9^th September, 2020 and its registered office address is C/O ANIL KUMAR, BACK SIDE HAWELI, NARWANA,Haryana,Haryana,India. The LLP Identification Number (LLPIN) of the company is AAT-7341 and its total obligation of contribution is Rs. 10000. Based on the official records, the current age of the company is 1 Year 6 Months 28 Days years.

PRANA ONLINE MEDIA NETWORKS LLP is registered at Registrar of Companies, Delhi (RoC-Delhi). Its authorized share capital is INR 0 and its paid up capital is INR 0. The industrial and the SIC code for PRANA ONLINE MEDIA NETWORKS LLP is 22. The current status of this company is Active.

PRANA ONLINE MEDIA NETWORKS LLP is a company based on the National Industrial Classification (NIC) code of 22 and it is involved in the business activities related to this industry code such as Manufacturing (Paper & Paper products, Publishing, printing.

Website Owner:

Furthermore, The Fauxy news website is inaccessible in Pakistan, most of its news on Pakistan is false and bogus.

This Fake news is likely to be deliberately produced to defame Pakistan on international level. Imran Khan announced on February 28 that Pakistan will import about 2 million tons of wheat and buy natural gas from Russia under a bilateral agreement signed during an official visit to Moscow last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Imran Khan in the Kremlin on February 24, hours after Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine.

Debunked Sources

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Pakistan Imposes Economic Sanctions On Russia, Refuses To Repay Loans

Conclusion:

Disinformation/Propaganda

This Fake news is likely to be deliberately produced to defame Pakistan on international level. Imran Khan announced on February 28 that Pakistan will import about 2 million tons of wheat and buy natural gas from Russia under a bilateral agreement signed during an official visit to Moscow last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Imran Khan in the Kremlin on 24^th February, hours after Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine.