Claim: A Geo News post, which includes an image of dismembered ears among shorn hair, claims that a barber cut off the ears of a man who criticised Imran Khan. Fact: No such incident took place and the news card is doctored. Soch Fact Check spoke to multiple Geo News employees, who asserted that the […]
Claim: Imran Khan said “I know Daily Mail did not genuinely apologize” with regards to the Daily Mail apology to Shahbaz Sharif. Fact: The false quote has been edited onto a Geo Headline template. Geo has neither published this statement nor has Imran Khan made such a statement. On 8 December 2022, the Daily Mail […]
Claim: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial during a hearing pertaining to the election of Punjab’s chief minister was reported as saying, “It is rainy season [but] no one brought pakoras for us,” according to a Geo News bulletin. Fact: Justice Bandial made no such comment; a Geo News bulletin was doctored to […]
Claim: A video is being shared on Facebook with a caption that states it depicts Geo News anchor Sana Mirza crying during a live TV segment in the aftermath of Imran Khan’s removal from office as “her heart could not allow her to lie after seeing people’s love for Imran Khan.” Fact: The caption of […]
Claim: Individuals associated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have shared brief clips of women praising Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government. These posts are accompanied by captions in favour of Pakistan’s ruling party. Fact: The videos are snippets from two interviews from 2021 of the same woman. She has appeared in several videos on […]