Claim: A video shows PTI activist Sanam Javaid Khan with an unidentified man in what appears to be an intimate setting in Peshawar. Fact: The video is AI-manipulated, according to Soch Fact Check’s assessment and different deepfake detectors. On 7 April 2026, Facebook user ‘Babag Hazro’ posted a video allegedly showing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker […]
Claim: A picture shows a woman sitting in a police station after being arrested for allegedly sexually abusing young boys. Fact: The picture is AI-generated. Furthermore, there are no verifiable news reports about such an arrest being made in Karachi. On 22 May 2026, different Facebook users posted an image of a woman sitting inside […]
Claim: A placard at Aurat March 2026 carried a sexually explicit message in the context of menstruation. Fact: The placard is doctored. The original poster, which was first raised in 2021 at Aurat March Multan, is a comment on the society’s double standards towards men and women who smoke. On 19 May 2026, a picture […]
Claim: A picture depicts Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s mother and grandmother, who played the drum in the streets of Amritsar in colonial India. Fact: The claim is incorrect. The photograph, in fact, shows two people from the khawajasira community and was taken some time between 1890 and 1894. On 8 May 2026, Facebook user ‘Ali […]
Claim: A picture shows a woman holding a placard featuring an obscene message during Aurat March, held in Karachi on 10 May 2026. Fact: The image is a doctored version of an old one from Aurat March 2023. The original placard read, “Why half the pay for full work?” On 11 May 2026, Facebook user […]
Claim: A video shows a giant bull towering over people at a cattle market in Karachi ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Fact: The video is AI-generated. On 18 May 2026, Facebook page ‘Absnews24’ posted a video showing a notably large, dark-coloured bull at a mandi — or livestock market — in Karachi, Pakistan, ahead of the Islamic […]
Claim: Pictures show new Pakistani banknotes scheduled to be released in 2026 after the Cabinet’s approval. Fact: The pictures actually show submissions from an art competition that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) hosted in 2024. While the new designs have been submitted to the Cabinet for approval, they have not been released or shared […]
Claim: A viral image purports to show a Pakistani woman civil servant wearing clothing that social media users deemed inappropriate for a professional setting. Fact: The image has been digitally manipulated. The original, which appears online as early as October 2024, shows a woman dressed in modest, professional attire. On 22 April 2026, Facebook user […]
Claim: Al-Aqsa Mosque’s preacher Sheikh Ekrima Sa’id Sabri has called for the release of Pakistan’s incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Fact: Sheikh Sabri has not made any remarks in favour of Khan since the latter’s arrest in August 2023. In the first week of May 2026, viral video reports surfaced on Facebook claiming that […]
Claim: A video shows Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wearing a scarf featuring the Palestinian flag and snubbing her Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, by refusing to shake hands with him. Another clip depicts her slapping him before walking away. Fact: Both videos are AI-generated. On 30 April 2026, Facebook user ‘Sumaira Malik’ posted (archive) a […]
Claim: A video shows Indian politician Shashi Tharoor saying Pakistan has engaged in “much better diplomacy” as opposed to his country and calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actions a “historical blunder”. Fact: The video is a manipulated version of an authentic interview, in which Tharoor spoke of the US-Israel war against Iran, the destruction in […]
Claim: Pakistan has announced “new” ATM rules, which include limits on and revised charges for transactions. Fact: Pakistan did not announce any new ATM rules. The reports by multiple local outlets are clickbait and actually about changes introduced by India’s central bank. On 21 and 22 April 2026, multiple Pakistani media outlets reported on the […]