Claim: A video shows a large group of people sleeping in an open ground after losing their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires. Fact: The claim is false because the video is from 2023 and shows people, who attended the “ World Youth Day” in Lisbon, Portugal, sleeping in Tejo Park. On 24 January 2025, […]
Claim: A series of images shows the wildfire in Los Angeles. Fact: The post is false as the footage is AI-generated and does not show real visuals from the incident. On 12 January 2025, a user on Threads posted a series of images with the caption: “Why isn’t this contained yet? It’s now coming up […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Air Force helicopter shot down by the Afghan Taliban along the disputed Durand line. Fact: The claim is false as the video is from September 2023 and shows a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashing due to a mechanical fault. On 28 December 2024, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted […]
Claim: A video shows children falling sick in school after receiving polio vaccination in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The claim is false as these children did not receive the polio vaccine. The video is from the November 2024 deworming campaign in which students fell sick in a school in Jamrud after allegedly […]
Claim: A viral video on social media shows Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister fleeing after he was frightened by the firecrackers set off to welcome him at Riyadh’s Chinese Embassy. Fact: The claim is false as the video is not from Riyadh. It is actually from 2019 and shows a mock military drill in Kuwait. On […]
Claim: An image shows Pakistan’s national flag being burned in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The claim is false as the image is not recent or from Pakistan. The image is from 2013 when protesters in Afghanistan set Pakistan’s flag on fire after border clashes between the two countries. On 20 January 2025, a user […]
Claim: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has changed its policy and does not include the special designation “Resident of AJK State” on Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir residents. Fact: The claim is misleading as no such changes have been made in the policy. NADRA refuted the claim and […]
Claim: The Government of Punjab has extended winter vacations from 13 January to 18 January 2025 amid cold weather in the region. Fact: The claim is false as no such notification has been issued. Schools reopened on Monday 13 January 2025. On 11 January 2025, Soch Fact Check received a WhatsApp forward of an official […]
Claim: A video shows a group of male lawyers beating a Hindu girl who was trying to enter the court to raise attention about the police not filing a case regarding the kidnapping and rape of her minor sister. Fact: The claim is false as the video is from 2019 and shows Amrat Shahzadi, a […]
Claim: A video of several men fighting on a road is being shared online as evidence of the growing lawlessness in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The claim is misleading as the video is from 2016 and being reshared out of context. On 16 December 2024, an X user who identifies as a supporter of the Pakistan […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan successfully testing a new missile Zarar III with a range of 7000 km after US sanctions. Fact: The claim is false. The video is from April 2022 and shows the flight test of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-III, which covers a range of 2,750 kilometres, not 7000 kilometres. On 20 […]
Claim: An image of a large gathering at a funeral apparently shows Khalil Ur Rahman Haqqani’s funeral. Fact: The claim is false as the picture is old and predates Haqqani’s killing. The actual image was available on the internet as early as 2021 and likely shows the funeral of former senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, […]