Claim: PML-N lawmaker Hina Parvez Butt claims that during the tenure of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, petrol prices rose to PKR 400 per litre. Fact: Butt’s claim is false. The highest price of petrol during Khan’s tenure was PKR 159.86 per litre, according to historical data. On 16 June 2025, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) […]
Claim: A video shows where the United States dropped a bunker-buster bomb in Iran while locals are seen exploring the area. Fact: The video is likely AI-generated. On 27 June 2025, a Facebook user shared a reel that claimed to show the area in Iran where the United States had dropped their bunker-buster […]
Claim: The Islamabad International Airport is selling unclaimed luggage for PKR 560 per item and “all purchases come with a 14-day return option”. Fact: The social media posts are a scam. Such offers are “fake news” and “completely false and misleading”, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) confirmed, adding that it has “not authorised any such […]
Claim: A video shows an assistant commissioner of Punjab slapping a street hawker for illegal roadside vending. Fact: The claim is false. The video likely originates from Indian-administered Kashmir and shows a woman confronting/hitting a man for swindling money. X user @DrXiaKhan shared a video on X, writing, “ پنجاب حکومت پاکستان مبینہ طور غيرقانونی […]
Claim: Multiple videos circulating online show the final moments of a family that recently drowned in the Swat River. One video shows the family stranded on the river bank. A separate video shows a survivor speaking to a reporter. Fact: The videos do not depict real-world events. Soch Fact Check’s independent analysis strongly suggests that […]
Claim: Videos show Pakistani reporters covering mass celebrations of Iran’s victory against Israel, following the recent military conflict between the two countries. Fact: Evidence suggests that these videos were tampered with extensively, and they are likely AI-generated. On 24 and 25 June 2025, an account on Facebook posted a string of videos showing […]
Claim: A video shows where the United States dropped a bunker-buster bomb in Iran while locals are seen exploring the area. Fact: The video is likely AI-generated. On 27 June 2025, a Facebook user shared a reel that claimed to show the area in Iran where the United States had dropped their bunker-buster […]
Claim: A video shows an assistant commissioner of Punjab slapping a street hawker for illegal roadside vending. Fact: The claim is false. The video likely originates from Indian-administered Kashmir and shows a woman confronting/hitting a man for swindling money. X user @DrXiaKhan shared a video on X, writing, “ پنجاب حکومت پاکستان مبینہ طور غيرقانونی […]
Claim: Multiple videos circulating online show the final moments of a family that recently drowned in the Swat River. One video shows the family stranded on the river bank. A separate video shows a survivor speaking to a reporter. Fact: The videos do not depict real-world events. Soch Fact Check’s independent analysis strongly suggests that […]
Claim: Geo News reported that Qayamat has been postponed. Fact: Geo News actually broadcast a video report about an update to the Doomsday Clock, which symbolically indicates the time left until a mass extinction event is caused by manmade technologies. The Clock does not actually make predictions but emphasises the dangers that need to be […]
Claim: Starlink recently registered in Pakistan and their internet services are now operational. Fact: Starlink registered in Pakistan in 2021, but has yet to acquire approval from PSARB and the PTA, which are needed to provide services in the country. However, according to some reports, Starlink’s internet services are being accessed illegally by some IT […]
Claim: Geo News reported that a new American visa policy will allow foreign workers to move to a state in the US where they will be given free accommodation, three meals a day, and a job with a salary of 45 lacs a month. No prior experience or qualifications are required and so labourers can […]
Claim: A video shows the arrest of an Imam in Saudi Arabia who criticised the current Saudi government for its failing religious policies and the Crown Prince of being an agent of the American and Israeli governments. The Imam was later hanged. Fact: The video shows an elderly man with a psychological disorder who […]
Claim: The government has placed a ban on the works of famed writer Saadat Hasan Manto for being “inconsistent with the moral, cultural, and religious values upheld by Pakistani society”. Terming his writings “explicit”, “obscene”, and “contrary to public decency and morality”, it has warned of “strict penal action” for noncompliance. Fact: The notification is […]
Claim: A video shows a passenger recording the last moments of Air India flight AI-171 before it crashed in Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025. Fact: The video shows a passenger recording the last moments of Yeti Airlines flight 691 before it crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, on 15 January 2023. On 12 June, Dialogue […]