Claim: A video shows Indian Air Force pilot Shivangi Singh landing in the city of Kotli in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Fact: The video shows a Pakistani paragliding pilot who made a landing somewhere close to the Lower Dir and Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On 10 May 2025, a user on Facebook posted a […]
Claim: A Dawn.com article and a medical report allege that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was sexually assaulted in prison by an army official. Fact: Both the alleged medical document and the viral screenshot of a Dawn.com news report claiming Imran Khan was sexually assaulted in custody are fabricated. Soch Fact Check identified several inconsistencies […]
Claim: According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 14 May 2025, Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed has been terminated. Fact: The letter, allegedly from the Ministry of Defence, is not authentic. It originated from the Indian political satire account ‘The Baingan’ and was also labelled as satire. X user Amitabh […]
Claim: Multiple videos circulating online claim to show that China recently airdropped humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territories, specifically Gaza. Fact: There is no evidence to suggest that China airdropped aid into Gaza recently. Two of the three videos from viral posts were likely filmed during previous airdrop missions, whereas the third clip was taken […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump mocked Pakistan after India announced plans to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty. Fact: Donald Trump did not mock Pakistan. The viral video is from 2016, recorded during a campaign rally in Texas, where Trump mocked his then-Republican rival Marco Rubio. A Facebook user shared a clip (archive) of the US […]
Claim: According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on 10 May 2025, Imran Khan passed away in judicial custody. Fact: Imran Khan is alive; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) did not issue any notice announcing his death. X user Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala) shared a screenshot of an alleged press […]
Claim: According to a recent CNN survey, Imran Khan’s popularity has soared to 90%. Fact: CNN did not conduct a survey indicating a rise in the popularity of the jailed former PTI chairman. X user, @Itx_Wahab123, shared an image (archive) of Imran Khan, apparently from ‘Pakistan Tribune’, and featuring the CNN logo in the background, […]
Claim: Imran Khan has been released from Adiala Jail. Fact: Khan’s legal team confirmed that he has not been released. On 26 April 2025, a Facebook user published a reel without a caption. The thumbnail features Urdu text on the top and bottom of the screen, with a video of Imran Khan smiling and walking […]
Claim: A viral video shows Pakistanis leaving India in large numbers. Fact: The claim is false. The video is not from the India-Pakistan border. In fact, it shows displaced Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim corridor along Salah al-Din highway in the Gaza strip following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in January 2025. On […]
Claim: India attacked Karachi Port on 8 May. Following the attack, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) authorities admitted suffering major losses. Fact: Karachi Port was not attacked by India, and the KPT’s post on X claiming as such is false. The X post came after KPT’s official account was hacked briefly on the morning of […]
Claim: Amid the ongoing military escalation between India and Pakistan, DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed the loss of two JF-17 aircraft in a press conference held on the night of 8 May. Fact: The video is altered. Moreover, there is no evidence to suggest that the DG ISPR or Government of Pakistan […]
Claim: In response to a question from CNN’s Becky Anderson, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said he saw the proof of three Indian fighter jets shot down by Pakistan on social media. Fact: The claim is misleading. Asif did not say that social media was his source of evidence for claiming that Pakistan had shot down […]