Claim: Images shows protesters and the army being called in to maintain law and order during PTI’s November 2024 march in Islamabad. Fact: Three out of four images in the post have no connection to PTI’s November 2024 march or the ensuing clashes between the demonstrators and security forces in Islamabad. On 26 November, an […]
Claim: The US Embassy in Islamabad has reportedly advised its staff to prepare for evacuation, as the UAE mediates a political settlement in Pakistan at the military’s request Fact: The US embassy has made no such announcements. On 26 November 2024, X user @soldierspeaks published a post (archive) claiming that the US embassy in Islamabad […]
Claim: A video shows “Imran Khan zindabad” [Long live Imran Khan] slogans being chanted on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent flight. Fact: The caption of the post is false as the video actually features people chanting ‘Dar sahab zindabad.’ Moreover, it is from October 2023 and was recorded during Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan […]
Claim: Yemen’s Houthis announced a ceasefire with Israel following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US Presidential Election. Fact: This claim is false. The Houthis have not declared a ceasefire following Trump’s re-election. Instead, they have continued their attacks in the Red Sea. On 6 November, @GeneralMCNews took to X, writing: “BREAKING: Iran-backed Houthis declare […]
Claim: Donald Trump campaigned for the 2024 US Presidential Election by having a video of his meeting with Imran Khan from 2019 displayed on a billboard in Times Square, New York. Fact: The video is doctored; the billboard originally featured Pakistani YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman, also known as Ducky Bhai, and his wife, Aroob Jatoi. Just days […]
Claim 1: The US government is forcefully taking children away from their parents and performing gender-affirming surgeries on them. Claim 2: Secondly, this trans agenda has taken root in Pakistan. The US allocated $200 million, according to OpIndia; and the Biden administration allocated a $500,000 grant for English teachers, which focuses on the transgender youth […]
Claim: At the end of 2024, Elon Musk will launch a smartphone called Tesla Pi, with three key features exclusive to this phone. These include a solar-powered battery which doesn’t require the phone to be charged manually. It will also not require an internet connection since all Tesla Pi smartphones will be automatically connected to […]
Claim: While speaking to the press on the morning of 26 November 2024 about the PTI rally heading to Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi claimed that the police officers were not using teargas shelling but the PTI protesters were. Fact: Naqvi’s statement is entirely inaccurate. There are several instances of documented evidence of teargas shelling […]
Claim: PTI leader Advocate Sher Afzal Marwat was arrested on the morning of 26 November, 2024. Fact: PTI’s social media team confirmed to Soch Fact Check that Marwat has not been arrested at the time of publishing. On Tuesday morning, a prominent account on X (formerly Twitter), whose bio identifies the user as a journalist […]
Claim: A video shows Maryam Nawaz allegedly departing for Geneva from Lahore Airport with people chanting, “Maryam kay papa chor hain” [“Maryam’s father is a thief”]. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows Maryam Nawaz arriving in Lahore from London in September 2023, not departing for Geneva. The audio in the clip was doctored […]
Claim: JUI-F’s member Maulana Asad Mehmood has been nominated for the post of Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and current Governor Faisal Kundi has been dismissed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Fact: The claim is false. Faisal Kundi is still the Governor of KP, and JUI-F’s media cell has also refuted the claim. On 21 October […]
Claim: A video shows evidence of attempts to sabotage a PTI rally as uniformed men fired at the tyres of buses to prevent participants from attending the event. Fact: The video is unrelated to the PTI rally in September 2024 and predates the event. It was originally posted on 28 July 2024 with the allegation […]