Claim: US President Donald Trump will visit Pakistan on 18 September 2025. Fact: The claim is false. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the UK from 17 to 19 September 2025, and there is no official confirmation of a visit to Pakistan. On 17 July, multiple Pakistani news outlets including Geo News, Samaa, Suno […]
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: A video shows a large number of demonstrators in Seattle protesting against US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Fact: The video in question appeared online as early as 15 June 2025, a week before the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Therefore, it could not have been a protest against the US strikes […]
Claim: Multiple videos circulating online show Israeli citizens in distress following Iranian strikes in different parts of the country. Video 1: A female reporter is seen standing amid a crowd with a microphone. While her words are unintelligible, an elderly man responds, “Muslims, please forgive us.” The clip then cuts to another scene where a […]
Claim: A video shows Qatar’s citizens protesting against the existence of a US military base in the country following Iran’s strike on the Al Udeid Air Base. Fact: The claim is false. The video was shared online on 15 May, over a month before Iran’s strike on the US base in Qatar, confirming that it […]
Claim: A video shows US President Donald Trump acknowledging Pakistan’s warning to Israel and the US and commenting on its role in the Iran-Israel conflict. Fact: The video is a deepfake. The US President did not make any such comments. X (formerly Twitter) user @_Haroon79 shared a video of US President Donald Trump on 15 […]
Claim: Video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck in the face by a supporter. Fact: This claim is false. The video actually shows Turkish politician Özgür Özel being assailed in May 2025, not Netanyahu. Social media users in Pakistan have shared a video (archive) containing the following text: “نیتن یاہو کو اپنے ہی لوگوں […]
Claim: During an interview, Pakistani actress Iqra Aziz said, “Whenever I see Aiman Khan’s two daughters, I am thankful I do not have a daughter” Fact: The claim is false as Aziz did not comment on Aiman Khan’s daughters at any point during the interview. Facebook page Lollywoodnews shared a clip from an interview (archive) […]
Claim: Footage from a protest shows Israelis marching on the street and asking Pakistan for help amid the current escalation with Iran. Fact: The viral video is AI-generated. Additionally, Israelis have not staged any recent protests asking Pakistan for help. A video (archive) shared on Facebook shows a group of people marching in protest, carrying […]
Claim: A video shows a building in Israel ablaze after it was struck by Iran. Fact: The video was filmed during a fire at the Marina Pinnacle building in Dubai. Following Iran’s multiple retaliatory strikes in Israel, a video (archive) was shared on Facebook on 18 June , which contained the following text: صبح صبح […]
Sana Yousaf, a 17-year-old social media influencer from Chitral, known for her popular content on TikTok and Instagram, was shot dead by a 22 year-old man named Umar Hayat earlier this month. The accused, who confessed to the murder soon after his arrest, broke into Yousaf’s home in Islamabad on 2 June 2025 and shot […]