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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 jail. However, the visuals are generated using AI.

CLAIM

Viral visuals of Imran Khan meeting his lawyers inside Adiala jail

RATING JUSTIFICATION

The iVerify Team investigated the visuals and concluded that they are false.

To reach this conclusion, iVerify Pakistan conducted an extensive keyword and reverse image search to trace the original visuals.

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 an image on 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. Is it real?”

The post gained 235,949 views.

Another pro-PTI account also shared the same image on X a few hours later with the caption: “Real or fake…?”

It garnered 2,086 views.

Several PTI supporters also shared the same image across Facebook, posted here, here, here, here, here, and here.

In addition, a PTI supporter also shared a short video clip 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.

METHODOLOGY

A 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.