Claim: A recent video shows JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman asking religious scholar Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi to move his chair away from him during a media talk. Fact: The video is old. The incident did take place but not recently. On 16 July 2026, a Facebook account named Global Eye News posted a video that […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army officers beating a woman in her home. Fact: The video has been misrepresented. The incident, which took place in August 2025, involved Punjab Police officers, not Pakistan Army soldiers. On 8 July 2026, multiple Facebook pages and users shared a video showing officers beating a woman in her home, […]
Claim: A video shows the interior of a flooded shop in Punjab. Fact: The clip is AI-generated. On 26 July 2026, an account on X named ‘B@i1’z’ shared a video of a flooded shop. The clip begins with footage of muddy brown water rushing through the store’s entrance and aisles. Plastic bottles and various grocery […]
Claim: An image shows former MQM leader Altaf Hussain hospitalised and in critical condition Fact: This claim is false There are no credible news reports stating that Altaf Hussain is hospitalised currently, and the image is from July 2025. On 13 July 2026, X user ‘Saleem Speak’ posted an image of MQM founder Altaf Hussain […]
Claim: At the FIFA World Cup 2026, a toddler told Donald Trump that she prefers Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan over the US president. Fact: The video is altered and originally from Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, not from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Moreover, the child is not a girl but a boy. In […]
Claim: An FIR has been lodged in Kasur’s Saddar police station against Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for sedition. Fact: The alleged FIR going viral on social media is fake. The Kasur police say no such FIR has been lodged at their station. On 15 July 2026, a Facebook page named […]
Claim: Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz announced that the Punjab government will provide 100,000 free electric bikes to female students and women. Fact: The CM announced that 100,000 bikes have been allocated for both male and female students. She added that while male students must make a down payment and pay the registration fee, […]
Claim: A viral video shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a jail cell. Fact: The video is from 2015, and shows former Mexican drug lord El Chapo in jail, not Imran Khan. On 9 July, a Facebook page called PTI Central Punjab posted a video in which a man can be seen pacing around […]
Claim: A video shows army officers opening fire on civilians amid recent protests in Balochistan. Fact: The video is old and was shared on X as early as 2024. On 8 July 2026, a Facebook user named Wasim Tajak shared a video that shows a large gathering of people dispersing after gunshots are heard. The […]
Claim: Azaad Urdu reported that Information Minister Attaullah Tarar defended rape allegations against Raza Dar. Fact: The post is doctored and Tarar has not made any such statement. On 4 July 2026, a Facebook account called ‘Ai video’ shared a text post by Azaad Urdu, which quoted the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah […]
Claim: An image shows Raza Dar posing next to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar. Fact: The claim is false. The person standing next to Nawaz Sharif in the image is not Raza Dar, but Deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s son, Hasnain Dar. On 4 July 2026, X user […]
Claim: A recent survey found that 92% Pakistanis believe Imran Khan is the people’s choice to lead Pakistan out of a crisis. Fact: The claim is false. Soch Fact Check did not find any such survey or credible public poll. The figures cited in the claim are not substantiated by any clear source either. Several […]