Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Army soldier admitting that the people of Tirah Valley are facing injustice at the hands of the state. Fact: The clip is AI-generated. On 25 January, an X user who Soch Fact Check has consistently fact-checked in the past posted a video (archive) of a Pakistan Army soldier admitting […]
Claim: The Pakistani passport’s ranking has improved significantly from 126th to 98th within the last one year, according to the Federal Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Fact: From 2025 to 2026, the ranking jumped from 103 to 98 on the Henley Passport Index, suggesting no significant improvement. In fact, the number of countries allowing access to Pakistani […]
Claim: Bloomberg News has published an analysis of the PIA privatisation deal, particularly criticising Fauji Foundation’s 25% stake in the airline. Fact: Bloomberg News has not published any such analysis. On 13 January 2026, X (formerly Twitter) account @brief_pk posted (archive) a write-up about the privatisation deal of the country’s flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines […]
Claim: An image shows mannequins hanging outside a garment shop in Sindh in 2025. Fact: The image is neither from 2025 nor from Sindh. It actually depicts a shop in Yemen in 2020. On 31 December 2025, Facebook user ‘Asghar Ali’ posted (archive) a somewhat menacing picture of mannequins hanging outside a shop, with the […]
Claim: During a special address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this year, US President Donald Trump admitted to Pakistan’s participation when he was asked if the country will be sending its forces to fight Hamas and Hezbollah. Fact: During the WEF fire chat in Davos, Trump was not asked about Pakistan sending […]
Claim: Viral posts featuring a clip of the US president Donald Trump claim that during a recent press conference, Trump announced that if Hamas does not disarm, member countries of the Gaza peace plan, including Pakistan will send troops to Israel to wipe out Hamas. Fact: Donald Trump did not say that Pakistan will send […]
Claim: A video shows the Indonesian president saluting Field Marshal Asim Munir during their recent meeting. Fact: The video shows Indonesian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, not President Prabowo Subianto. Additionally, the defense minister neither saluted Field Marshal Asim Munir nor did he avoid eye contact during the interaction. A video shared online claims […]
Claim: While speaking with the media, Aleema Khan said that the PTI belongs to the family, and her nephew, Hassan Niazi, will take over the party if something happens to Imran Khan. Fact: A review of the original footage revealed that Aleema Khan did not mention anything about party succession. Results from an online detection […]
Claim: A video shows Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, condemning the attack on YouTuber Rajab Butt at a city court in Karachi. Fact: The viral clip is AI-generated. Nawaz did not make any such speech condemning the attack. A video shared online shows CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz delivering a speech. The video contains the […]
Claim: During a National Assembly session, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari admitted that Imran Khan is the true leader of Pakistan, and that the nation demonstrates this by voting for him in elections. Fact: The PPP Chairman did not say anything of the sort. The viral clip was created by editing and splicing an original speech […]
Claim: A video shows passengers exiting a grounded aircraft in Pakistan as the country had “run out of jet fuel” due to “growing economic instability”. Fact: The video, in fact, depicts a scene from a 2018 incident when an aeroplane skidded off the runway in Panjgur, Balochistan. On 12 January 2026, X (formerly Twitter) account […]
Claim: An elderly woman slapped Maryam Nawaz. Fact: The viral video is digitally altered. A reel shared on Facebook shows an elderly woman slapping CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz. The video was captioned: جب عوام نے مریم نواز کو آڑے ہاتھوں لے لیا 😱🔥 یہ ہوا کیسے؟ [Translation: When the public lashed out at Maryam Nawaz […]