Claim: A video shows PTI activist Sanam Javaid Khan dancing to an Indian song in a club in Peshawar with a drink in her hand. Fact: The video was manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, with Javaid’s face swapped onto that of Indian influencer Yashika Mehta, who posted the original clip on 16 May 2025. […]
Claim: DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that Imran khan will not be allowed to win in the June 2026 Gilgit Baltistan elections and a PML-N government will be brought into power instead, ARY News reported. Fact: This claim is false. The DG ISPR never made any such comment, and the image of an ARY […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani police being chased by protesters in Kashmir in June 2026. Fact: The video is old, and appeared online as early as May 2024. It is unrelated to the June 2026 clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, also referred to as Pakistan-administered Kashmir. On 7 June, an X user posted a […]
Claim: An image shows lawmaker and former PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat shaking hands with PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif. Fact: The picture is edited and actually shows PML-N’s Netherlands-based member Pervaiz Ali Sandhila. On 26 May 2026, Facebook user ‘Itz Ishrat Abbasi’ posted a photo showing lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat, formerly part of the Pakistan […]
Claim: A video depicts a US airbase in Kuwait ablaze after a recent attack. Fact: The footage circulating on social media shows the scenario after an explosion at Lourdes Fireworks Factory in Naxxar, Malta on 1 June 2026. On 4 June 2026, Facebook user, ‘Pakistan News unofficial’ posted a reel, showing a deadly fire, on […]
Claim: An image shows doctors operating on CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz following the announcement of her recent major surgery in Lahore. Fact: The picture is AI-generated. On 29 May 2026, a Facebook page named ‘Salwa Khan’ shared an image of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif lying on a hospital bed surrounded by doctors. The […]
Claim: An image shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan praying inside jail. Fact: The image is likely AI-generated. On 29 May 2026, a Facebook page named قید میں بھی کپتان shared an image of former prime minister Imran Khan sitting on a praying mat inside jail. The caption reads: اے اللہ اپنے اس بندے کو […]
Claim: A viral video shows Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s daughter dancing at a club. Fact: This claim is false. The woman in question is an Indian model named Varsha Rao. A Facebook user, Angel Muskan posted a reel of a woman wearing a red dress dancing at what appears to be a nightclub, with the […]
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: The reel shows President Donald Trump leaning over a table and opening a notebook, after which Chinese Leader Xi Jinping walks away. Fact: This claim is false. The notebook in question belongs to President Trump. On 18 May 2026, Facebook user Atta Muhammad Kaloi posted a viral news video with the caption: ‘رمپ کی […]
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: During an emotional address, Giorgia Meloni stated, “America and Israel are killers of innocent children!! I am a mother, I cannot sit with murderers!!. Fact: Meloni did not make any such statement directly labelling the United States and Israel “killers of innocent children”. Moreover, the video in the claim shows her making speeches in […]