Claim: Former United States President Donald Trump during a campaign speech said that Afghan women have been wearing veils for years and if he was a woman, he would do it too. Fact: The video is from Trump’s 2015 election campaign speech in New Hampshire. While he discussed women from the Middle East, he made […]
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 photograph shows Bangladeshi student protesters waving the Pakistani flag after Hasina Wajid’s resignation as prime minister in August 2024. Fact: The image shows protesters waving the Pakistani flag, alongside the Bangladeshi and Palestinian flags, at the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. This image was taken at a pro-Palestine protest in 2023. On […]
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: The UK government is preparing to deploy asylum seekers across the country, prioritising immigrants over Britons when it comes to finding housing. Fact: The UK government is not prioritising immigrants over Britons in social housing allocation. X account @EuropeInvasionn shared a photo (archive) of the UK Prime Minister with the caption: “🚨BREAKING UK government […]
Claim: Natasha Danish, identified as the driver of the SUV involved in the fatal Karsaz incident that resulted in two deaths, has reportedly left the country. Fact: Natasha has been sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand and has not left the country. On Tuesday, 19 August 2024, a woman driving an SUV, […]
Claim: A viral video shows a large crowd gathered on Mount Everest for Kamala Harris’ rally. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 15 August, X (formerly Twitter) user @Alphafox78 shared a video (archive) showing a huge crowd, some holding banners, apparently at a rally on Mount Everest that was hosted by Harris. The caption added, […]
Claim: Protesters burn the Indian flag in Dhaka, Bangladesh, while holding India responsible for recent floods in the country. Fact: The image is from 2009 when Muslims in Srinagar, in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, burned the flag to celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day. On 24 August, Threads user @farjana_afrin_tanha claimed (archive), “BREAKING: Indian flag burned […]
Claim: A video shows former prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia after being released from house arrest. Fact: The video is misleading. It is actually from January 2024 when Khaleda Zia was hospitalised after being sick. It shows her going back home after being discharged from hospital. On 6 August 2024, Pakistani journalist Anwar Lodhi […]
Claim: Video shows injured Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s last moments before his death. Fact: The claim is false. The video allegedly shows a Palestinian citizen and appeared on the internet as early as November 2023. On 1 August 2024, a video was widely shared on WhatsApp with the text message, اسماعیل ہنیہ زخمی حالت میں […]
Claim: A video shows the building where Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran. Fact: The building in the video is not linked to the assassination of the Hamas leader. The video shows the building of the Iranian consulate damaged after Israel’s airstrike in April 2024. On 31 July 2024, an X (formerly Twitter) account […]
Claim: Karsaz accident driver Natasha Danish Ali held up the victory sign outside court. Images of her holding up the sign insinuate that she has been acquitted of the case. Fact: The images are fake and have been generated using artificial intelligence. Natasha Danish has not been acquitted of murder charges, and remains under investigation. […]