Claim: Disney is producing a new film called “Two Girls ONE CUP”, the poster of which has already been released. Fact: The image was created using artificial intelligence, as confirmed by its creator. Disney does not have any such titles under production, or scheduled for release. On 26 September 2023, Soch Fact Check received a […]
Claim: A video shows members of Hamas beheading a young Israeli boy in a pickup truck. Fact: The video is unrelated to the Israel-Palestine conflict; it is actually from 2016 and shows members of a Syrian opposition group, Nour al-din al-Zenki, beheading a minor Syrian boy over accusations that he was fighting for a pro-Syrian […]
Claim: A picture shows an Israeli soldier holding two babies he rescued in his arms. Fact: The image is not authentic. It has been created by artificial intelligence. On 12 October 2023, the Facebook page ‘Jesus Daily Quotes’ posted a picture (archive) that appears to show an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier holding two babies […]
Claim: Pakistani actor Ushna Shah says Instagram is censoring pro-Palestinian news content. Fact: Meta has removed news content for users in Canada following the implementation of the Online News Act 2023, which was passed on 22 June 2023, leading to the warning shown in Shah’s screenshot. On 21 October 2023, Pakistani actor Ushna Shah took […]
Editor’s note: It is unfortunate that we have to investigate whether a dead body is real or not. In line with ethical reporting and out of respect for the family of the deceased, we have decided not to include raw visuals. All screenshots below are blurred at specific places. One of these visuals shows a […]
Claim: 40 babies were beheaded during the 2023 Hamas attack in Israel as tensions escalate in Gaza. Fact: The reporter who broke the story says she “believes” an account provided by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), while other journalists who visited the site of the attack said they were not shown any bodies. The Israeli […]
Claim: KP Police carried out a raid at local restaurants that were found preparing meals with dog meat; accompanying pictures show various dishes, as well as carcasses, recovered during the operation. Fact: The photos are old and unrelated. KP Police has not carried out any such raid. On 15 September 2023, the Facebook page ‘Kabal […]
Claim: A video shows a beggar who entered an aeroplane in Karachi. Fact: A beggar did not enter an aeroplane in Karachi. The video in question shows a Qatar Airways flight from the Qatari capital Doha to Shiraz, Iran. On 13 September 2023, Soch Fact Check received a WhatsApp message containing a video that shows […]
Claim: An image shows Imran Khan walking out of jail with inmates and prison guards in the background. Fact: The image is not real but generated by artificial intelligence. On 29 August 2023, Instagram user @talhamalik.pti posted a picture (archive) showing Imran Khan — Pakistan’s former prime minister and the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) […]
Claim: A social media video claims that it shows police officers hitting Afghan women and arresting them. Fact: The claim is false as the video is old, from 2021 Swat, KP; it is not related to the recent arrests of Afghan refugees. On 17 September 2023, an X (formerly Twitter) account @ZawiaNews posted a video […]
Claim: A crocodile crept into a residential area of Karachi. Fact: The video is not from Karachi, Pakistan, but from the Mahisagar district of India’s Gujarat state. On 26 September 2023, Facebook user ‘ALi Khan AK’ posted a video (archive) showing a group of men trying to capture what appears to be a crocodile in […]
Claim: A video shows the process of making chicken nuggets, indicating that rubber is one of the key ingredients in the said fast food. Fact: The video shows the process of manufacturing rubber bands. It is unrelated to chicken nuggets. On 20 August 2023, the Facebook user ‘Kimberly Saxelby’ posted a video (archive) allegedly showing […]