Investigations confirmed that the video was not latest and was no less than as outdated as January 2026. PHOTO: VIDEO GRAB
A number of pro-PTI accounts and digital media shops have been sharing a video throughout social media platforms since Sunday, claiming {that a} “Free Imran Khan” billboard had just lately appeared in New York amid requires the incarcerated PTI founder’s launch. Nonetheless, the billboard proven within the viral video is just not latest and has been circulating on-line since October 2025.
Imran has remained incarcerated since August 2023 following his arrest in reference to a number of instances. His continued imprisonment and requires his launch have remained a significant political concern in Pakistan, with PTI supporters and the Pakistani diaspora periodically organising demonstrations and displaying “Free Imran Khan” messages in several international locations.
In opposition to this backdrop, photos and movies purporting to point out latest worldwide help for him can entice vital consideration, notably when they’re offered as proof of a brand new growth in his launch marketing campaign.
The way it began
On Sunday, an account that seems to be pro-PTI based mostly on its profile image and previous posts shared a video on X exhibiting a roadside billboard displaying Imran’s image alongside the phrases, “Free Imran Khan,” with the caption: “New York USA!”
The submit gained 30,900 views.
One other pro-PTI account on Monday additionally shared the identical video on X with the next caption: “Simply now, somebody from America despatched a video of Imran Khan’s huge banner, Free Imran Khan Proper now, there’s just one information throughout the entire world, Imran Khan’s launch!!”
The submit gained 32,000 views.
A Pakistani digital media account on Instagram additionally shared the identical video on the identical day, with the caption: “A billboard in New York, USA, has displayed a ‘Free Imran Khan’ message, drawing consideration on social media and amongst supporters of the previous Pakistani prime minister.”
The submit gained 482,000 views.
The official PTI Gilgit-Baltistan account on X additionally shared the identical video on September 1 with the caption: “A ‘Free Imran Khan’ billboard has been displayed within the New York and New Jersey space, organised by the Pakistani American diaspora to demand justice and name for his launch,” gaining greater than 200 views.
The video was subsequently shared by a number of different pro-PTI accounts on X, as may be seen right here, right here, right here, right here, right here, right here, right here, right here, right here, and right here, collectively gaining greater than 10,000 views.
The video was additionally shared by native digital media shops on social media platforms, Instagram and Fb, as may be seen right here, right here, right here, and right here.
Methodology
A fact-check was initiated to find out the veracity of the declare because of its excessive virality and eager public curiosity surrounding reviews and social media posts about requires Imran’s launch.
A key phrase search was performed to confirm whether or not any credible Pakistani media shops or official central PTI platforms had just lately reported {that a} billboard displaying Imran’s image alongside a “Free Imran Khan” message had been positioned within the US. Nonetheless, no latest reviews or official occasion statements confirming the declare or the visuals have been discovered.
The banner within the viral clip featured the next organisation’s title and web site: First Pakistan World.
A reverse picture search subsequently performed to hint the supply of the viral video yielded the same clip in an X submit shared by the organisation on October 2, 2025, that includes the identical billboard.
The submit carried the caption: “Voice of a nation free Imran Khan. This isn’t only a billboard. It’s a megaphone for 250 million silenced voices.”
The caption additional acknowledged that the billboard was situated on Pulaski Freeway in New Jersey and was being seen by hundreds of thousands of drivers.
The organisation described itself as a non-profit organisation comprised of entities and members residing overseas, “devoted to advocating for the betterment of Pakistan”.
Moreover, there was no latest submit or share by the group that stated or indicated that it had once more put up the billboard.
One other submit shared on X on the identical date additionally featured the identical billboard and carried the caption: “Free Imran Khan billboards popping up once more within the USA,” additional indicating that the footage was not latest however older, from October 2025.
Additional searches yielded an Instagram submit by an area digital media outlet, Information PMC, dated January 21, 2026, that includes the identical clip because the viral video.
This confirmed that the video was not latest and was no less than as outdated as January 2026.
🚨 VOICE OF A NATION 🚨
FREE IMRAN KHANThis isn’t only a billboard.
It’s a megaphone for 250 million silenced voices.Pakistan’s hottest chief has been jailed for over 785 days — and nonetheless stands along with his individuals.
Dictators & corrupt elites have put the nation up for… pic.twitter.com/IjpK1oh6uI— FirstPakistanGlobal (@FirstPakGlobal) October 1, 2025
Truth-check standing: deceptive
The declare {that a} viral video reveals a just lately put in “Free Imran Khan” billboard in New York, USA, is deceptive.
The video is just not latest and the billboard is from October 2025, when it was displayed on the Pulaski Freeway in New Jersey.
This truth examine was initially revealed by iVerify Pakistan — a mission of CEJ-IBA and UNDP.
