Last month, on 15 December 2020, President Arif Alvi approved a set of laws that included court ordered chemical castration as a penalty for sexual violence. Soch Fact Check debunks 3 common myths about chemical castration and its impact on sexual violence. Claim 1: Chemical castration is a permanent procedure that stops a person from […]
Claim: Khadim Rizvi started breathing again after being declared dead and was brought back to the hospital. Fact: Khadim Rizvi passed away at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore late evening on 19 November 2020. News broke around 9pm today that 54 year-old Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Chief Khadim Rizvi passed away at Lahore’s Sheikh Zayed Hospital. Soon […]
Claim: Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed Muslims in France for terrorism following meeting with Bosnian President Fact: PM Khan condemned Muslims for terrorism in France, while also highlighting that freedom of speech should not be used as an instrument to hurt religious communities. On November 4, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina […]
Claim: “Modi Modi” slogans were raised in favor of the indian Prime Minister during the 27th session of the National Assembly. Fact: Parliamentarians raised “voting voting” slogans in the 27th session of the National Assembly, and the slogans mentioning Modi were not in his support, but rather to denounce any allegiance to the Indian Prime […]
Claim: A WhatsApp message being circulated claims that South City Hospital, Imtiaz Supermarket and Chase Up have all been shut due to Covid-19 outbreaks. The message also claims that 16 positive Covid-19 cases can be traced to Al Jadeed store. Fact: No recent Covid-19 outbreaks have been reported in any of the above mentioned places […]
Claim: Dowry has been banned in Pakistan by a new law making Pakistan the first Muslim country to criminalise the practice. Fact: Dowry has not been banned all over Pakistan and there has been no legislation on the topic recently. Moreover Bangladesh, a Muslim country, has already banned dowry in 1980. On October 8, news […]
Claim: A viral video shows Bilawal Bhutto stating that eggs cost Rs200 per kilogram, potatoes cost Rs100 per dozen, and tomatoes are Rs200 per dozen. Fact: The video has been doctored, Bhutto actually says that one dozen eggs cost Rs200, one kilo of potatoes and tomatoes cost Rs100 and Rs 200 respectively. The Pakistan Democratic […]
Claim: PTI MNA Najeeb Haroon resigned in response to the Gujranwala rally. Fact: Najeeb Haroon resigned in April 2020 because he felt that he was unable to make the changes he would have liked to during his 20 months in office. A tweet recently went viral on October 16, 2020, sharing a Geo News screenshot […]
Claim: A picture is being shared on social media apparently showing Nawaz Sharif meeting with the Israeli Ambassador during his tenure. Fact: The picture is doctored; the original image shows Nawaz Sharif meeting the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on June 8, 2013. An image was shared on Twitter on September 17, apparently showing former […]
Claim: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that CCPO Lahore, Umer Sheikh, will not be transferred from his position. Fact: Imran Khan has not issued such a statement; the PTI government in Punjab is carrying out an investigation into the CCPO’s conduct in the aftermath of the incident. On September 10, two robbers gang-raped a […]
Claim: An angry mob motivated by religion and ignorance uprooted freshly planted saplings in Mandi Kas. Fact: A mob uprooted fresh saplings because the plantation drive was carried out by the government without permission from both parties involved in a dispute over that land. On July 28, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that the federal […]
Claim: Pakistan people’s party Senator Saeed Ghani tweeted a video that claimed TV news headlines lied about the extent of monsoon flooding in Karachi by using old footage in order to defame the Sindh Government. Fact: The video shared by the senator is doctored. Old footage has been edited on top of a recent newsreel […]