Claim: The University of Oxford rejected Imran Khan’s application of candidacy in the Chancellor election following a request by the Government of Pakistan, citing his stance “against Israel and in favor of Palestine”, him being “a supporter of Taliban”, and his wish to implement Shariah law in the country as its reasons. Fact: Oxford University […]
Claim: Yemen’s Houthis announced a ceasefire with Israel following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US Presidential Election. Fact: This claim is false. The Houthis have not declared a ceasefire following Trump’s re-election. Instead, they have continued their attacks in the Red Sea. On 6 November, @GeneralMCNews took to X, writing: “BREAKING: Iran-backed Houthis declare […]
Claim: King Charles unveiled a poster of Benjamin Netanyahu, designating him as a “terrorist” and calling for his immediate arrest, according to a video. Fact: The video is doctored. It is actually from May 2024 and shows King Charles unveiling a portrait of himself, painted by Jonathan Yeo. On 4 November 2024, X (formerly Twitter) […]
Claim: Video shows Hezbollah’s attack on a petrochemical plant in the south of Haifa, Israel. Fact: The claim is false as the video appeared in September 2024. It shows an Israeli airstrike in Yemen following the bombing of Lebanon. On 27 October 2024, an account on X (formerly Twitter) posted a video (archive) with the […]
Claim: Image shows explosion resulting from Israel’s targeted airstrikes in Iran on 26 October. Fact: The image is old and shows a fire that broke out at an oil refinery in Tehran in June 2021. On 26 October, X user @RadarHits posted a picture (archive) apparently showing an explosion somewhere in Iran, after Israel’s targeted […]
Claim: Two pictures show a plane landing in Beirut during an Israeli airstrike near the airport. Fact: These images are AI generated and, hence, fake. On 21 October 2024, X user @s_m_marandi posted images of planes apparently landing on a runway with an explosion in the background. According to the post, the picture showed Beirut […]
Claim: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was admitted to a hospital after Iran’s 1 October attacks on Israel. Fact: There are no credible news reports to suggest that Netanyahu was recently hospitalised, especially following Iran’s attack on Israel in October. The claim circulating on social media is false. On 4 October, X user @IR_Urdu claimed […]
Claim: Yahya Sinwar’s wife was seen carrying a $32,000 Birkin bag while walking in a tunnel. Fact: Samr Mohammed Abu Zamer, wife of the late Yahya Sinwar, was not carrying a Birkin bag. Soch Fact Check’s analysis revealed that the bag in the image circulating on social media does not match the Hermès Birkin bag. […]
Claim: A video shows Israeli soldiers running away after Iran’s attack on Israel. Fact: The video actually shows Israeli soldiers running and screaming during a rocket attack launched by the Palestinian resistance from Gaza during the Seif al-Quds battle in May 2021. Following Iran’s attack on Israel, X account @RTarabic shared a video of Israeli […]
Claim: Herzi Halevi, Chief of the General Staff of Israel Defence Forces (IDF), was killed in a drone attack by Hezbollah on 13 October. Fact: Herzi Halevi was not killed in a drone attack and has since appeared in a press conference. On 13 October, social media users began sharing posts claiming that the Israeli […]
Claim: A video shows Benjamin Netanyahu running, apparently in fear, after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in October 2024. Fact: The viral clip is unrelated to Iran’s October 2024 attack on Israel. It is actually from 2021 and shows Netanyahu running to the Israeli parliament to cast his vote for a then-proposed […]
Claim: An old image of a young man carrying a gun has been circulating online, with claims that it shows the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in various contexts. Fact: The person in the photograph was an Islamic Resistance fighter Ali Muhammad Salman (Abu Abbas), who was killed in 1989 in the Tuffah […]