Pakistani Travelers Spam X with Identical ‘Peacemaker’ Tales After Iran Ceasefire – Caught Red-Handed
Picture this: a big US announcement on a ceasefire with Iran, and suddenly X lights up with Pakistani travelers boasting about warm welcomes from immigration officers worldwide. They all claim officers hailed them as “global peacemakers” thanks to Pakistan’s role. Sounds heartwarming, right? Not quite. People quickly called it out as a blatant coordinated fake.
It started Tuesday when President Donald Trump revealed a two-week truce with Iran. He name-dropped Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir in the statement. Sharif jumped on X to celebrate a “peaceful resolution.” But right after, a flood of nearly identical posts hit the platform from accounts linked to Pakistan.
These stories followed the exact same script, just with different countries swapped in. One guy wrote about landing in Mexico: “Handed my Pakistani passport to immigration. The officer smiled big, looked at me, and said, ‘You’re a global peacemaker. We’re proud of you.’ Best day ever.”
Another from Germany: “Just arrived, showed my passport, and the officer grinned warmly. ‘Welcome, you are peacemakers of the world.’ Made my day.”
Then Italy: Same deal – warm smile, “You’re a global peacemaker. We’re proud.”
Netizens didn’t buy it for a second. The posts popped up around the same time, with cookie-cutter wording. One sharp-eyed user pointed it out: “Dozens of Pakistani accounts ‘landing’ everywhere at once, all reciting the same line. Swap the country, same script, same timing. Total copy-paste job.”
Others piled on with sarcasm. “If lying had limits, they wouldn’t blast through them like this,” one said. “Funniest scam of the year,” laughed another. “Even faking stories needs some creativity.”
The mockery even touched Sharif’s post. Some spotted what looked like a “Draft” note in his message, suggesting it was pre-written. “No wonder their bots can’t original anything – even the PM gets scripted lines from the White House,” one commenter jabbed.
A New York Times report added fuel, saying the White House okayed Sharif’s X post beforehand, per sources close to the talks.
It’s a classic case of social media hype gone wrong. What do you make of these viral fakes – clever propaganda or just embarrassing?
