Viral Video Falsely Depicts Imran Khan Meeting Barrister Gohar

A viral video claiming to show former Prime Minister Imran Khan meeting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Adiala Jail has been found to be fake.

The nine-second clip surfaced on social media in August 2026 and appeared to show Imran Khan and Barrister Gohar sitting across from each other. However, fact-checking found no credible evidence that the footage is genuine.

Fact Check

On August 25, 2026, a Facebook page named Daily Youth Vision shared a nine-second video allegedly showing a meeting between Imran Khan and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Adiala Jail.

The Urdu text displayed on the video read:

“Footage of Imran Khan and Barrister Gohar Khan’s meeting goes viral; you will be surprised to learn the truth.”

Similar versions of the video were subsequently shared on Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, with some users presenting the footage as authentic CCTV footage of the two politicians meeting at Adiala Jail.

However, Barrister Gohar himself denied the authenticity of the footage and described the circulating video as fake.

Barrister Gohar Denies Meeting Footage

Before the viral video appeared, Barrister Gohar had already denied reports that he had recently met Imran Khan.

On August 12, 2026, reports quoted Gohar as saying that he had not met Imran Khan since October 15, 2025, and that he had repeatedly been denied permission to meet him.

After the video went viral on August 25, Barrister Gohar specifically rejected the footage, saying that the purported CCTV video of his meeting with Imran Khan was fake.

AI Detection Raises Further Doubts

Further analysis of the viral footage provided additional evidence that the video had been digitally manipulated.

Google Gemini detected a SynthID watermark in part of the video between 0:00 and 0:08.

According to Google, the detection of SynthID indicates that all or part of an image or video may have been created or edited using Google AI technology.

A frame-by-frame examination of the footage also revealed an unusual CCTV-style timestamp. The timestamp initially shows 11:37:06, then moves backwards to 11:37:01 before returning to 11:37:06.

Such backward movement is inconsistent with a normal continuously recorded CCTV timestamp and raises further questions about the authenticity of the footage.

The analysis also identified shifting details in the faces, hands and markings on the wall. However, these changes were not considered conclusive on their own because low-resolution footage and compression can also create visual distortions.

Video Circulated Amid Imran Khan Health Dispute

The video emerged amid an ongoing dispute over Imran Khan’s medical treatment.

On August 18, 2026, the Supreme Court ordered that Khan be transferred to Shifa International Hospital. The government subsequently filed a review petition and transferred him to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on the night of August 20.

Government representatives said doctors found Khan medically fit, while PTI disputed the process and alleged that authorities had not followed the Supreme Court’s directions.

Against this backdrop, the fake meeting footage was widely circulated online and could potentially be misused to make claims about Khan’s health or his current situation in jail.

Viral Spread

The claim circulated across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok.

Fact-checkers reviewed 10 Facebook posts, six Instagram posts, two X posts and one TikTok post. By 5:40pm on August 26, the posts had collectively received at least 288,000 views, 1,831 likes or reactions, 406 comments or replies and 287 shares or reposts.

Conclusion

The viral video does not show genuine footage of Imran Khan meeting Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Adiala Jail.

Google Gemini detected a SynthID watermark in part of the footage, while Barrister Gohar categorically denied that the circulating video was authentic. The inconsistent CCTV timestamp further raises doubts about the video's authenticity.

The footage is therefore fake and cannot be used as evidence of a recent meeting between Imran Khan and Barrister Gohar or to make claims about Khan’s health.