Claim: A video shows a flooded street in Lahore’s Park View City, with water rising up to the roofs of parked cars, following heavy rains in various cities in Punjab in July 2026. Fact: The video is not real. Originally posted in 2023, it was created using a flood simulation mobile application. In mid-July 2026, […]
Claim: An image shows the victims of the recent kidnapping and sexual assault case reported in Lahore, which involved Muhammad Raza Dar, a relative of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. Fact: This claim is false. As the image being circulated is AI-generated, and is not of the two foreign nationals from the Lahore case, On […]
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: An image shows PTI activist Sanam Javed lying on a hospital bed. Fact: While the PTI activist was hospitalised on 11 May 2026, the image is AI-generated. On 12 May 2026, several accounts on Facebook shared an image of PTI activist Sanam Javed lying on a hospital bed with a bruised eye. An account […]
Claim: A still from the CCTV footage of a Lahore university shows a teacher and student in an inappropriate act. Fact: The visual is AI-generated. Soch Fact Check did not find any credible reports that such an incident took place in a Lahore university in April 2026. On 14 April 2026, Facebook page ‘KWS News’ […]
Claim: A video shows Ali Zafar’s mother and wife celebrating his recent court victory against Meesha Shafi in a defamation lawsuit. Fact: The video is old and does not show Ali Zafar celebrating his recent win against Meesha Shafi. On 1 April 2026, an Instagram page named ‘HideSide Magazine’ shared a video (archive) of singer […]
Claim: Lahore will receive snowfall during an upcoming cold spell, with some alleging sub-zero temperatures and “several inches” of snow between 16 January to 25 January 2026. Fact: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has dismissed viral claims of record-breaking cold and snowfall in Pakistan, and it has previously said that rumours about snowfall in the plains […]
Additional reporting: Sidra Dar Map visual: Fizza Qureshi Video editor: Muhammad Abid 💡 Claim: Shortly after heavy rainfall in August, federal minister and owner of Park View City Aleem Khan said water “did not breach” the residential society in Lahore at any point. Everything was “safe” and people were “not forced to relocate”, he added. […]
Claim: Imperial College London is set to build a campus in the Nawaz Sharif IT City in Lahore. Fact: Imperial College London has clarified that it has no such plans to build its campus in Lahore. On 18 October 2025, the Punjab government — which is led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) — and […]
Claim: Videos show a flooded toll plaza in Lahore, among other roads in the city, affected by the 2025 torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan. Fact: The videos in question are AI-generated. In August 2025, viral videos circulated on social media, suggesting severe flooding at the “Lahore Toll Plaza” as a torrential monsoon hit several cities across […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters removing a shipping container in Lahore amid the demonstration on 5 August 2025. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the recent protests. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) that purportedly showed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protesters in Lahore removing a shipping container from a road amid […]
Claim: The Punjab government’s newly launched e-taxi service will be called ‘Maryam Taxi’. Fact: There is no evidence yet that the Government of Punjab’s pilot project of electric taxis will be called ‘Maryam Taxi.’ Moreover, Pakistan Observer has denied publishing any such report. An image attributed to Pakistan Observer, featuring Punjab’s Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz […]