Viral visuals of Imran Khan meeting his lawyers in Adiala jail are AI-generated
“Several people, mostly PTI supporters, shared visuals across social media platforms X and Facebook on November 11, 2026, allegedly showing PTI founder Imran Khan meeting with his lawyers in Adiala jai…”
However, the visuals are generated using AI.Imran has been in prison since August 5, 2023, while his wife was arrested on January 17, 2025, in a separate case in which the couple was sentenced. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed Imran Khan to meet twice a week with his family, lawyers and other associates.
Despite the court rulings, however, his meetings have been largely restricted. Lawyers representing the PTI met Imran on Nov 11, a day after the IHC ordered authorities to facilitate the meeting. They discussed Imran and his wife’s health and legal issues.
How it started. On Nov 11, a pro-PTI account shared animageon X, allegedly showing Imran sitting and talking with his lawyers, Salman Safdar and Sardar Latif Khosa, inside a room in Adiala jail. The caption read: “People are saying this photo is from today’s meeting.
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Is it real?”The post gained 235,949 views. Another pro-PTI account also shared the sameimageon X with the following caption: “Breaking news. Got to see the spiritual guide; a sad heart leapt with joy.
A photo of Khan Sahib, Latif Khosa and Salman Safdar together, released from Adiala Jail. This is a real picture. Enjoy.”The post gained over 25,000 views.
Other PTI supporters also shared the image on X, as can be seenhereandhere, and across Facebook, as seenhere, here, here, here, hereandhere. In addition, a PTI supporter also shared ashort video clipon X with music playing in the background, claiming to be from the same meeting.
The caption said: “Imran Khan’s message to Salman Safdar and Khosa.”That video gained 2,176 views. The video was alsosharedon Tik. Tok by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Aftab Alam and gained over 614,000 views.
MethodologyA fact-check was initiated to determine the veracity of the visuals due to keen public interest in the PTI founder’s appearance and health, as no recent images of him have been available since his incarceration.
A keyword search was conducted to verify whether any credible Pakistani media outlets or official PTI platforms had shared the same visuals of Imran, but no results were found. Investigating the image also revealed several visual discrepancies.
Imran Khan’s hand resting against his face has unclear finger details, with some fingers appearing merged. The viral image was then analysed using AI-detection tools. Deploy Detect flagged it as a 99 per cent deepfake and 1.2pc AI-generated.
Another AI image detection tool, Fake Image Detector, flagged the visual as 73pc AI-generated. The image was analysed using the OpenAI tool for the SynthID watermark, which detected a SynthID signal indicating the image likely originated from, or was edited using, OpenAI tools.
Diopter also flagged the visual with an 83pc cent AI-generated score. The video was also analysed using Diopter, which flagged it as 53pc AI-generated. Undetectable AI gave the video an AI-generated score of 64pc.
Fact-check status: False. The claim that viral visuals show Imran Khan meeting his lawyers inside Adiala jail on November 11, 2026, is false. The visuals are AI-generated.
This fact check was originally published byi. Verify Pakistan— a project of CEJ-IBA and UNDP.
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