Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) rally at D-Chowk held earlier this month. Fact: The video is clearly AI-generated. On 5 October, X user @Abdulla_Alamadi posted a video (archive) apparently showing Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) supporters marching on a road to D-Chowk during a protest. The user wrote: “𝑫𝙊 𝙊𝑹 𝑫𝙄𝑬: The Pakistani […]
Claim: A video shows clashes between security forces and Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) supporters in Islamabad in October 2024. Fact: The video is from Bangladesh when student-led protests were held against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024, leading to her ouster. On 5 October, X user @RealBababanaras shared (archive) four videos apparently […]
Claim: A video shows rockets that were fired towards Parachinar in Kurram amid recent tensions in the region. Fact: The video is actually from 13 April 2024, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli artillery positions in response to their military strikes in southern Lebanon. On 24 September, X user @_Saira_Khan787 posted a video (archive) that […]
Claim: A video shows Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal being heckled by a group of people at a fast food chain, just days after Pakistan’s top judge, Justice Qazi Faez Isa, was yelled by an employee at a local doughnut shop. Fact: The video of Iqbal is old. The altercation with the planning minister took place […]
Claim: A clip shows traffic caused by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s convoy travelling to Islamabad to participate in a PTI rally in October 2024. Fact: The video has no connection to the PTI or its October 2024 gathering in Islamabad. It actually shows a traffic jam on a major Los Angeles thoroughfare […]
Claim: The people of Chitral Drosh have slain a 15-foot dragon-like snake that had become a source of fear, as reported by local social media pages. Fact: Dragon-like snakes are not found in Chitral as confirmed by the Wildlife Department. The image is likely fake. On 1 September, a Facebook user shared an image of […]
Claim: 50 new green buses have been acquired and have arrived in Quetta, Balochistan. Fact: The provincial government has approved the acquisition of nine green buses, as part of “People’s Bus Service Quetta & Turbat,” under the 2024-2025 Public Sector Development Programme. On 30 September, a Facebook page Quetta Capital News (archive) falsely claimed: […]
Claim: A viral video shows Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa eating a doughnut during a Supreme Court session. Fact: The video is doctored; it appears that a clip from a Supreme Court session was manipulated. On 27 September, a video showing the Chief Justice of Pakistan eating a doughnut during a Supreme Court […]
Claim: A video shows Meena Majeed and Sarfraz Bugti embracing each other. Fact: The claim is false as the artificial intelligence software, Vidu, was used to generate this video. On 29 September, X user @WowBaloch posted a video (archive) apparently showing Meena Majeed, a Provincial Assembly of Balochistan member, reaching out and embracing Sarfraz Bugti, […]
Claim: Authorities have recovered slaughtered dogs and food made with dog meat from restaurants in Karachi. Fact: The claim is false as the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) has refuted the reports. The accompanying pictures are also old and unrelated. On 9 September 2024, Soch Fact Check received a WhatsApp message containing the screenshot of a […]
Claim: A video shows a crocodile dragging a man’s corpse in a lake. One post claims it is an illegal immigrant who tried crossing into the UK via Dover, while another claims it is a Pakistani man who wanted to enter the US. Fact: The video shows an incident that took place at Laguna del […]
Claim: Pakistan army’s emblem is engraved into a door of Pataudi House in Haryana, India. Fact: The emblem on the door is not of the Pakistan army. Rather, it is the emblem of the Pataudi royal family. On 14 September 2024 a Facebook user posted (archive) a photo of Indian actress Kareena Kapoor Khan posing […]