Claim: A video shows the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, with his pants falling off while delivering a speech at a recent event in Multan.
Fact: The claim is false. The viral clip is likely doctored.
On 28 January, a Facebook user shared a video of Yousuf Raza Gilani with the following caption: “یوسف رضا گیلانی کی فارم 47 کی لاسٹک والی شلوار گر گئی”
[Translation: Yousuf Raza Gilani’s elastic ‘Form 47’ trouser fell down.]
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check first searched credible news sources but did not find any relevant reports.
We then narrowed our search using words visible in the background of the viral clips, including “inaugurated,” “community,” “scheme,” “PPAF,” and “Punjab.” The date 26 January 2026 was also visible in some frames of the footage. These clues helped us identify the event and locate original footage of Gilani’s speech.
On 26 January 2026, the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) held an event in Multan, where Senate chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani attended as a guest. According to PPAF’s official social media posts, the event featured stalls showcasing PPAF-led initiatives implemented by civil society partners. “The event brought together PPAF partner organisations, the PPAF team led by CEO Nadir Gul Barech, Dr. Ahmad Khawar Shahzad (DCO, CoE-CVE), as well as government representatives and media.”
Senate chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani also delivered a speech highlighting key initiatives and government achievements. We reviewed footage of his speech shared by news outlets, none of which showed Gilani bending down or making the same gesture as in the video in the claim.
Crucially, the viral clip is heavily pixelated and does not contain original audio; instead, it is overlaid with a song. Such alterations are common in edited or manipulated videos.
A reverse-image search traced the earliest instance of the video to a Facebook post shared on 28 January by the account Paklinks News. This clip was the only vertical version we found online. It included a disclaimer stating: “This video is edited for entertainment purpose only and it should not be taken seriously.” This indicated that the viral clip is likely doctored.
We reviewed the account and found similar edited videos that also carried the same disclaimer.
Soch Fact Check also tested through DeepFake-O-Meter, which analysed it using multiple AI-based detection models. The results for the video are as follows:
DeepFake-O-Meter results
We first used the AVSRDD (2025) model, which is an AVSR-based audio and visual deepfake detection method that leverages speech correlation. The model uses dual-branch encoders for audio and video to support independent detection of each modality. It rated the likelihood of the video being fake at 100%.
Next, the video was also analysed using LSDA (2024), a deepfake-detection model designed to assess whether a video or image is fully or partially synthesised using AI. The model evaluates visual and temporal cues, such as facial movements, lip synchronisation, and texture consistency, to estimate the likelihood of synthetic manipulation. It rated the clip’s probability of being fake at 76.1%.
We also used the TALL (2023) model as it focuses on checking online videos, which are often compressed or altered in ways that hide fine details. By testing whether the video remains coherent after details are removed, TALL helps reveal manipulation that may not be obvious to the eye. It rated the probability of the video being fake at 99.9%.
Lastly, we used the XCLIP (2022) model, which rated the likelihood of the video being fake at 97.3%. This model uses cross-frame attention to analyse how frames relate to each other over time. This makes it good at spotting inconsistencies in facial movements, expressions, and temporal flow, which are common signs of deepfakes.
Given the absence of credible reporting, the availability of original footage disproving the incident, the disclaimer on the earliest upload, and DeepFake-O-Meter analysis indicating manipulation, Soch Fact Check concludes that the video is likely doctored.
Virality
The viral clip was shared here, here, here, here, here, and here on Facebook. Archived here, here, here, here, here, and here.
On X, it was shared here (archive) and here (archive).
On Instagram, it was shared here (archive) and here (archive).
Conclusion: The viral clip showing Senate chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani’s pants falling off at an event is likely doctored.
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Background image in cover photo: PPAF/Facebook
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