Claim: A viral image appearing to be a news update claimed PTI leader Shahbaz Gill said, “I do not wish to maintain political ties with Imran Khan” Fact: Shahbaz Gill did not make such an announcement. He remains a senior PTI leader and close ally of Imran Khan. The image is doctored. On 17 September […]
Claim: Imran Khan pleads for Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa’s tenure extension in his interview with journalist Kamran Khan on Dunya News. Fact: Imran Khan did not plead for General Bajwa’s tenure extension. On 12 September 2022, Former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared in ‘Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Saath’, a talk […]
Claim: A graph shared in a viral tweet shows the rate of inflation in Pakistan along with the level of media outcry about inflation under the PTI government vs the PDM government. It claims that the media disproportionately created an outcry about inflation under the PTI government, as compared to the growing inflation under PDM […]
Claim: According to British journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer, extreme weather events are not increasing worldwide Fact: Extreme weather events are increasing across the globe, especially in North America, Europe and Asia, according to the Summary for Policymakers report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). On 2 September 2022, Talk TV, a recently launched British […]
Claim: Multiple social media reports claim that Junaid Safdar, the grandson of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was arrested in London over either a fake degree or involvement in a stolen Bentley Mulsanne case. Fact: The video is over four years old and shows Junaid Safdar being detained following a physical altercation in London […]
Claim: Journalist Waqas Ahmed has started working at the International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF). Fact: Both Waqas Ahmed and the IHRF deny the claim. On 25 August 2022, a Twitter account called Standup Pakistan shared a tweet claiming that 29-year-old journalist Waqas Ahmed is the first Pakistani to work for the IHRF. This tweet gained […]
Claim: A video on Facebook claims Shehbaz Sharif asked Imran Khan to help raise funds for flood victims in Pakistan. The video also claims the government urged Imran Khan to collect donations because large amounts of donations are being withheld by Pakistanis as well as foreign countries and organisations due to mistrust of the current […]
Claim: Twitter account @CMParvzElahi has been posting updates that appear to be from the Chief Minister of Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. Fact: The account is not operated by Pervaiz Elahi or his team. Elahi’s verified Twitter account is @ChParvezElahi. Soch Fact Check received multiple tweets from a Twitter account, Ch Parvez Elahi (@CMParvzElahi), which has […]
Claim: Shi’ite rallyists attacked the peaceful Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat’s (ASWJ) rally in Khairpur on 11th Muharram. #StopSunniGenocide, #شیعہ_دہشتگردی_نامنظور [Shia terrorism is unacceptable] and #Shi’iteAttackonASWJRally were trending on twitter following the event. ASWJ media and supporters call Shia folk enemies of Islam and the state. ASWJ’s media team is using the clash to justify the implementation […]
Claim: Awami National Party’s provincial president for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Aimal Wali Khan stole money from a donation pool for flood affectees. Fact: A video was doctored to play in reverse to make it look like Aimal Wali Khan was stealing money from a donation pool when, in fact, he is adding cash from his pocket. […]
Claim: A screenshot of a Whatsapp chat suggests that Pakistan’s Olympic javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem said that PML-N’s Nawaz Sharif”s political struggle inspired him to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 despite an injury. Fact: Arshad Nadeem clarified he did not have any such conversation with anyone and the screenshot doing the […]
Claim: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan called for the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan’s resignation for not including Khan’s photo in the new PKR 75 note. Fact: The news was shared by satire Twitter account South Youthia Index and is being shared as real news across social media platforms. Fact or Fiction? On […]