Claim: Sindh Police and Pakistan Army exchanged fire in Karachi killing dozens of police men and army personnel. Fact: There are no reports of violence between police and army personnel in Karachi, although Sindh Police’s high command has protested the alleged intimidation of IGP Sindh by the military. In what seems to be a coordinated […]
Claim: The Indian flag was raised at a Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally. Fact: The Indian flag was doctored into some images of crowds at the PDM rally. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) held a rally in Karachi as a part of their plan to oust Imran Khan’s government on allegations of election interference. On […]
Claim: Mualana Fazal ur Rahman was pictured with a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey on a plane. Fact: The image in question is doctored. On 25 September 2020, an image of Mualana Fazal ur Rahman on a plane went viral on Twitter and Facebook. The image shows the JUI-F president talking on the phone while […]
Claim: Pakistan Navy submarine seen in flooded streets of Karachi to rescue residents Fact: The video and image showing a submarine in Karachi’s streets were both doctored. On August 30, after the urban flooding that occurred in Karachi, a doctored video was shared by an Indian account showing a submarine traversing through Nagan Chaowarangi, a […]
Claim: Hotels in Naran, Kaghan and Shogran have been sealed shut due to the discovery of recent Covid-19 cases in the region. Fact: This claim is false, at least two hotels in Naran and one in Shogran are open and fully operational. Moreover, the managers of these hotels say that authorities never told them to […]
Claim: Pakistani journalist and author claimed that locals hoisted the Indian flag in Balochistan. Fact: The flag in question is of the Baloch National Party- Mengal; it is not an Indian flag. On August 15, Tarek Fateh, a Canada-based Pakistani author and journalist tweeted a video of young boys holding and hoisting a three-coloured unofficial […]
Claim: Half of the UK’s imported Covid-19 cases are from Pakistan. Fact: The majority of imported Covid-19 cases in the UK are from European countries. Soch Fact Check received a screenshot of an article published on The Telegraph for verification on Whatsapp. The article’s headline stated that half of the United Kingdom’s imported Covid 19 […]
Claim: Covid-19 is a bacterium and not a virus. Fact: Covid19 is caused by the novel coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2). A widely circulating WhatsApp message claims that the Italian health ministry has discovered that Covid-19 is caused by bacteria. However, this is not the case. There are multiple kinds of coronaviruses and some of them cause illnesses […]
Claim: A bus caught on fire near Quetta after an accident on the N-25 National Highway claiming 47 lives. Fact: No such incident took place. Pictures and videos shared on social media were taken out of context On 8 June 2020, Soch Fact Check received a Facebook post for verification regarding a fatal bus accident […]
Claim: The “GOP Health Department” issued a notice announcing an immediate ban on poultry due to the presence of Covid-19. Fact: Various official sources clarified that no such notification has been issued. Covid-19 cannot spread to poultry. The following image of an alleged government notification dated 4 June 2020 was received by Soch Fact Check […]
Claim: Liquor shops have been directed to reopen by the excise and taxation department Islamabad under lockdown. Fact: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad M Hamza Shafqaat clarified on Twitter the notification is fake. Liquor shops have been shut since lockdown began in Islamabad. On 20 May 2020, the following image of an alleged government notification dated 19 […]