Claim: Video shows Lebanese citizens celebrating the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah by Israel. Fact: The video is from January 2020 when demonstrators in Beirut, Lebanon demanded the setting up of a new government to bring an end to the economic crisis in the country at the time. On 28 September, X user @NiohBerg posted a […]
Claim: The Maronite bishop of Haifa, Yosef Yacoub, stated that Christians are loyal citizens of Israel and are grateful that they don’t share a country with Hezbollah while calling them “troglodytes stuck in the 7th century.” Fact: The claim is false on two accounts: Firstly, Yousef Yakoub is not a Maronite bishop of Haifa. Secondly, […]
Claim: A widely circulated image shows Natasha Danish recording herself while driving recklessly. Natasha was involved in a deadly traffic accident in Karachi in August. Fact: The image does not show Natasha Danish. We found the image was taken from a video that was originally posted by a TikTok user, who has published several other […]
Claim: Arab citizens and singers released a song celebrating Israel’s recent pager attacks in Lebanon. Fact: The album ‘Pager’ by a Saudi Arabian singer Saleh Khayri, was released in 1995. The song has nothing to do with the recent wave of deadly pager attacks in Lebanon. On 17 September, X user @EYakoby posted (archive) a […]
Claim: Video shows Hezbollah’s missile attack on Israel amid the recent escalation of conflict between the two countries. Fact: The video is unrelated and shows an explosion at a gas station in Aden, Yemen in August 2024. On 22 September, X user @GNMadani shared a video (archive) apparently showing Hezbollah’s missile attacks on Israel. “Breaking […]
Claim: Hamas operatives killed an Israeli woman, cut open her stomach, and took the fetus out to die slowly. Fact: The government of Israel has publicly shared a comprehensive list of all children, men and women killed on 7 October 2023, Soch Fact Check did not find any mention of a pregnant woman whose stomach […]
Claim: A video shared on social media shows Bangladeshi Muslims chanting pro-Pakistan slogans in a rally. Fact: The claim is false on three accounts: The caption is unrelated to the video, as the video does not show people raising pro-Pakistan slogans. The slogans that can be heard in the video claim are against Bangladesh’s former […]
Claim: An image shows a Greek-flagged cargo ship attacked by Houthi rebels on 22 August. Fact: The image shows an attack by Houthi rebels on Chios Lion, the Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker, that was carried out in July 2024. On 24 August, X (formerly Twitter) user @aforizmrus posted a picture (archive) apparently showing a Greek-flagged […]
Claim: A video shows Hamas supporters in Brussels protesting over Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination. Fact: The video is from October 2022 when pro-Palestinian groups protested in Brussels to show support for Palestinians’ right to freedom. On 2 August, X user @visegrad24 posted (archive) a video which showed protests in Brussels after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh […]
Claim: An image shows Russian and Chinese bombers entering the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in July 2024. Fact: The image shows two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 turboprop-powered strategic bombers flying over Moscow during Victory Day celebrations in May 2018. On 25 July, X user @visegrad24 posted (archived) a picture of two bomber aircrafts flying […]
Claim: An image shows the aerial bombing of Hajjah and Hodeidah in Yemen by the US and UK on 21 July. Fact: The picture shows an attack by the Houthi rebels in Sana’a, Yemen in 2014. Moreover, the bombing on the Hodeidah Port on 21 July was carried out by Israel, and not the US […]
Claim: A screenshot shows Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur’s statement on the clashes at the Bannu peace march and he praised the armed forces for saving the area from major destruction. Fact: The claim is misleading as the Chief Minister praised the armed forces in the context of the terrorist attack on Bannu […]