Claim: An image shows the former Prime Minister Imran Khan dead inside Adiala jail in November 2025. Fact: This is not true. The image actually shows Khan alive at a political rally and was posted by Khan himself on X in August 2014, over a decade ago. On 26 November, an X account, “Ministry of […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan in chaos, that is, they are facing a shortage of food and fighting over food items, as Afghanistan closed its borders for trade with Pakistan. Fact: The video is at least three years old and is therefore not linked to the recent closure of borders between the two countries following […]
Claim: A video shows tourists stranded at the Babusar Top due to heavy snowfall in November 2025. Fact: The video shows cars of tourists stranded in Murree due to severe snowfall in January 2022. An Instagram user posted a video (archive) that apparently showed tourists stranded at the Babusar Top, a mountain pass in Pakistan’s […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army soldiers forcibly dragging a woman. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A video shared on X (archive) purported to show Pakistan Army soldiers forcibly removing a woman. The post included a claim in Pashto, with an English translation visible in the screenshot below: Fact or Fiction? Soch Fact Check’s analysis […]
Claim: A video shows a soldier calling for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and for a reduced corruption in Pakistan after the IMF released a report about corruption issues across state institutions in the country. Fact: Analysis of the footage reveals it is AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) apparently […]
Claim: Videos circulating online show a reporter covering Pakistan in conflict with its neighbouring countries. Fact: The two clips were created using Sora, an AI generation software by OpenAI. On 4 November, a Facebook user posted a video purportedly showing a journalist wearing a press jacket, covering Pakistan’s conflict with a neighbouring country. A closer […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistani female pilot who took part in conducting airstrikes inside Afghanistan during the recent clashes between the two countries. Fact: This video is not linked to the recent Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict as it appeared at least 15 years ago. On 16 October, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) that apparently […]
Claim: A video shows an Afghan sniper targeting Pakistani soldiers amid the recent escalation between the two neighbours in October 2025. Fact: This clip is not related to the recent deadly clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan as it surfaced as early as May 2025. On 17 October, an X user posted a video (archive) that […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan Army transporting soldiers and military equipment to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border during the recent deadly clashes between the two countries. Fact: This video is not linked to recent clashes as it is from at least eight years ago. On 17 October, an X user, well-known for spreading disinformation, posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying former senator Mushtaq Ahmad, arriving in Gaza. Fact: The flotilla never arrived in Gaza. The video in the claim likely shows the Global Sumud Flotilla at the Sidi Bou Said port in Tunisia in early September 2025. On 1 October, a Facebook user posted […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army soldiers, stationed on a cliff, being blown up by Afghan forces amid their retaliatory strikes against Pakistan. Fact: The clip is not linked to the Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes in October 2025 as it appeared online as early as December 2021. On 12 October, an X user posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: A video shows the Pakistan army destroying an Afghan outpost during recent clashes between the neighbouring countries. Fact: The video is old and was previously shared in context of the Russia-Ukraine war; therefore, it is not related to the recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. An X user posted a video (archive) apparently showing […]