A photo of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has been repeatedly shared in posts and WhatsApp groups showing him lying in a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask. Several social media posts claim that the photo is fake.
The photo is original and was taken recently.
Claim
On November 11, fact-checker MOIB, a Twitter account run by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, tweeted a picture of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in a hospital, labeling it “fake news”. .
The caption read: “Spreading #FakeNews is not only unethical and illegal but also an insult to the nation.”
Disseminating #FakeNews is not only unethical and illegal but it is also disservice to the nation. It is the responsibility of everyone to reject irresponsible behavior. Reject #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/jtkxEbNyzy pic.twitter.com/xHW3XMLcIy
— Fact Checker MoIB (@FactCheckerMoIB) November 11, 2022
While some tweets alleged that nothing has happened to the minister and it was “all a drama”.
رانا ثنا اللہ کو کچھ نہیں ہوا وہ تو ویسے ہی ڈرامے کر رہا ہے
— Syed shahmeer🇵🇰# (@Syedmim6) November 12, 2022
اصل میں اس نے لانگ مارچ کو دل پر لے لیا تھا جس کی وجہ سے تھوڑی دیر کے لیے ہسپتال جانا پڑا
آپ سب لوگ بھی تو جانتے ہیں کہ ڈرامے کرنا ن لیگ والوں کے آگے بس ہیں
اس لیے فوکس صرف لانگ مارچ پر رکھے
اس کو لندن کا دورہ پڑ رہا ہے
Reality
The picture is authentic. It was taken when the minister was admitted to a hospital in Rawalpindi, Punjab.
Home Minister’s son-in-law Rana Ahmad Shehryar confirmed over the phone with Geofact Check that the minister was admitted to the hospital on November 9 and the photo shared on social media was taken on the same day.
“This is a new picture, taken after a 10-minute procedure at the hospital,” Shehryar said. “He will be back home today or tomorrow.”
The Pakistan Muslim League (N)’s official Twitter handle also released a voice note from Sanaullah confirming that she had undergone a minor procedure.
“For those who are frightened by my picture from the operation theater,” Sanaullah was heard saying, “I would like to tell them that 20 years ago, around 2004, I had a heart operation. That’s why it’s important to have a minor procedure and general checkup every few years.
He further says that he is currently in Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases Rawalpindi.
وزیرِداخلہ رانا ثناءاللہ کا اسپتال سے اپنے چاہنے والوں کیلے پیغام pic.twitter.com/DP5LmbAQV4
— PML(N) (@pmln_org) November 11, 2022
