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Claim: Cricket Australia dedicated its World Cup trophy to Imran Khan and invited him to Australia as a chief guest to present him with the Medal of the Order of Australia. Fact: Cricket Australia has confirmed to Soch Fact Check that no such letter or invitation has been sent to Imran Khan and that the […]

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Claim: An official advertisement from the Government of Pakistan government’s says, “Dear world, thank you for playing with our balls.” Fact: A humorous image from 2018 recently reappeared online with user’sfalsely claiming it is  the Pakistan government’s official advertisement for the FIFA 2022 World Cup, held in Qatar. From 19 November, an image was shared […]

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Claim: A screenshot of Afghan cricket player Farid Malik apologising after for a recent on-field feud with Pakistan’s Asif Ali was widely shared on social media Fact: The Twitter account purportedly representing Farid Malik is fake, and neither player has issued an apology for the verbal spat, which turned violent. Pakistan’s cricket team faced off […]

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