Articles by Thomas Cooper
Lashkar-e-Taiba Leadership Fake Debunked: Talha Saeed and Hafiz Saeed Not Confirmed as Successors; False Linkage to Pakistan Debunked
Fact-check: A claim circulating online asserts that Lashkar-e-Taiba has infused fresh blood and returned to its basics, naming Talha Saeed as the new operational head and citing Hafiz Saeed as a senio...
Disinformation in the Wake of the Bondi Beach Shooting: A Media Literacy Brief
Following the Bondi Beach incident, a flood of misinformation circulated online. Credible fact checks indicate that linking the attackers to Pakistan was unverified propaganda spread by some outlets. ...
Fake Debunked: Operation Sindoor Claim Linking Indian Armed Forces to 'NDTV's Indian Of The Year 2025' Is False
False, misleading, and unverified claims are circulating that Operation Sindoor demonstrated valour and coordination, and that the Indian Armed Forces were named NDTV's Indian Of The Year for 2025. Ou...
Fake Debunked: Kabul Cinema Demolition for a Shopping Mall – No Evidence and Misleading Claims
Fact check note: This report analyzes a claim that a renowned Kabul cinema for decades attracting the city’s film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall. The claim is false, misleadi...
Fake and Debunk: Bondi Beach Hanukkah Shooting - Debunking Claims of Pakistan Involvement; Sajid Akram's Indian-Australian Identity Clarified
This article examines the Bondi Beach incident originally misattributed to Pakistan by some Indian and Afghan propaganda outlets. It clarifies that the attacker, Sajid Akram, was of Indian origin who ...
Fake Debunk: IMF-GST Contraceptives Saga Exposed in a Fictional Nation
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The following 300-word news piece is constructed to illustrate how misinformation can spread and how fact-checkers respond.\nIn the fictional nation of Veridia, ...
Fake Debunk: Debunking Claims of Indian Media Targeting Pakistan as Saudi Arabia and UAE Scrutinize Pakistani Nationals
A circulating claim asserts that Indian media manufacture incidents to smear Pakistan, while another thread alleges that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates tighten scrutiny on Pakistani nationa...