Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while Khan was in power. Fact: The video in question is from December 2015 when Khan and Modi met in Delhi. Khan was not Pakistan’s prime minister at the time. Fact or Fiction? On 5 June 2022, Facebook user […]
Claim: In a video posted to his official Facebook account, Former Prime Minister Imran Khan can be seen holding up a banner with a picture of a man, who Khan claims in the video was killed during the 2022 Long March in Islamabad. Khan can be heard blaming the man’s death on federal interior minister […]
Claim: A photo depicts a pile of tear gas shells used by police against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s supporters during the Long March led by Imran Khan on 25 May 2022. Fact: The photo is actually from a protest held in 2014. Fact or Fiction? On 26 May 2022, journalist Imran Riaz Khan shared a photo of […]
Claim: Police personnel pulls out the nails of a young protestor at a recent PTI dharna. Fact: This video is not from a recent PTI dharna. According to multiple statements from police officials, the police constable was trying to snatch a sharp object or blade from the protestor’s hand. While Soch Fact Check can confirm […]
Claim: Pictures show that blockages have been placed on roads to stop Imran Khan’s 25 May 2022 Long March. Fact: Although blockades were actually put in place on roads leading to Islamabad to disrupt the long march, the pictures in question are not from this march. In fact, these pictures are from a similar event […]
Claim: A video shows police firing tear gas shells to disperse PTI protests. Fact: The video in question is from a February 2021 protest at D Chowk where the police used tear gas to disperse government employees who were protesting for a pay raise. A video was shared by former Human Rights minister Shireen Mazari […]
Claim: A Twitter account claiming to be retired Justice Nasira Iqbal states that she, as well as her son Senator Walid Iqbal, are supporting Imran Khan and his long march. Fact: The Twitter account from which the tweet was sent does not belong to Justice Nasira Iqbal. Justice Iqbal does not have any social media […]
Claim: All Confucius Institutes in Pakistan have been shut down. Confucius Institutes are Chinese language and culture centers set up through partnerships between universities in Pakistan and the Chinese International Education Foundation. Fact: Confucius Institutes in Pakistan remain operational. Fact or Fiction? In a 15 May 2022 tweet, TV personality Orya Maqbool Jan stated the […]
Claim: A video of demonstrators gathering around Information Minister for the new PML-N government Marriyum Aurangzeb is being shared with the claim that it shows people gathered around Aurangzeb at an airport to protest against the recent regime change in Pakistan. Fact: The video is, in fact, from a press conference held by Aurangzeb on […]
Claim: A screenshot of a tweet, seemingly posted by politician Jahangir Tareen went viral right before PTI’s long march. The tweet, addressed to Imran Khan, warns him that political circumstances are different than those in 2104. Fact: Jahangir Tareen never tweeted anything of the sort. The tweet was sent out by an account whose bio […]
Claim: Video shows Rana Sanaullah’s daughter dancing. Fact: The video shows someone else dancing in the video, not Rana Sanaullah’s daughter. Fact or Fiction: On 22 May 2022, a video was shared by Tanveer Toofan on his Facebook page with the caption, “رانا ثناء اللہ کی بچی کی ڈانس کی ویڈیو مل گئی…” [Rana Sanaullah’s […]
Claim: A viral photograph shows two PTI supporters kissing. Fact: The picture is, in fact, from the 2014 FIFA World Cup match between Iran and Nigeria, which took place on 17 June 2014. It shows two fans kissing before the match started. The doctored image indicates that the Emblem of Iran has been removed from […]