Claim: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle was seen enjoying the snow in Kumrat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fact: The image is doctored; it was made using a photo which originally shows Gayle in New York. On 11 January 2025, a post on Facebook claimed that West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle was spotted in Kumrat, […]
Claim: YouTuber Luke Damant, who was missing for days, has been found dead in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, three weeks after entering the country via Pakistan. Fact: Damant is alive and has refuted the claim through his social media accounts. On 5 January 2024, Facebook page ‘Crick Zone’ posted (archive) a picture of Australian YouTuber and travel […]
Claim: A video shows Richard Grenell praising Imran Khan during a speech at the Republican National Convention. Fact: The video is fake. In his original speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention, Grenell spoke about US President-elect Donald Trump. Several social media users shared a video (archive) showing Trump’s special missions envoy, Richard Grenell, praising […]
Claim: A video shows a firefighting plane crashing shortly after takeoff while attempting to douse a fire in Los Angeles in January 2025. Fact: The video actually shows a firefighting plane that crashed in January 2024 in Chile. It has no connection to the January 2025 Los Angeles fires. On 11 January 2025, Threads user […]
Claim: Donald Trump plans to invite Imran Khan along with his family to his inauguration ceremony on 20 January. Fact: This claim is false. Trump has neither extended any invitations to the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister nor has he made any statements about plans to invite him. PTI’s digital strategist also told Soch Fact […]
Claim: Donald Trump said, “I’ve learnt a lot from Imran Khan, his Islamic style, and his independent policy. He is not only the leader of Pakistanis but he is also my leader.” Fact: Trump has never made any such remarks. On 11 November 2024, Facebook page ‘تحریک انصاف’ posted (archive) a reel with the following […]
Claim: Protesters tear down Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posters after his alleged death. Fact: The viral video is from protests in 2022 after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police (Gasht-e Ershad) On 18 November 2024, a user on X posted a video (archive) of Iranian protesters scaling a building and […]
Claim: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is in a coma and close to death. Some speculate that he has died. Fact: Iran has denied these reports and stated that the Ayatollah has not been ill recently nor has he passed away. On 16th November 2024, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted an image (archive) […]
Claim: Netanyahu is seen being “attacked and beaten up” by members of the Israeli parliament in a video. Fact: The video is old and unrelated; it actually shows an assassination attempt on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan in 2013. On 29 November 2024, Facebook user ‘Syed Waqar Hussain Shah’ posted (archive) a video that initially shows […]
Claim: Images depict Imran Khan and Richard Grenell in intimate moments, including some showing them getting married. Fact: These images are either digitally altered or AI-generated. On 17 December, social users shared photos targeting former prime minister Imran Khan and foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell, who had been appointed by US President-elect Donald Trump as […]
Claim: An image of a large gathering at a funeral apparently shows Khalil Ur Rahman Haqqani’s funeral. Fact: The claim is false as the picture is old and predates Haqqani’s killing. The actual image was available on the internet as early as 2021 and likely shows the funeral of former senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, […]
Claim: There are now over 100 Sharia courts in the UK. Fact: There is no official statistic on the number of Sharia councils in the UK. Moreover, the use of the word ‘court’ implies legal authority, which Sharia councils do not have. On 20 December 2024, a post on X stated the following: […]