Claim: A video shows spectators chanting derogatory anti-Nawaz and pro-PTI slogans during Maryam Nawaz’s recent press conference in Japan. Fact: The original footage of Maryam Nawaz’s Japan press conference shows only supportive chants. No derogatory or pro-PTI slogans can be heard. The viral videos are dubbed. A video from Maryam Nawaz’s press conference during her […]
Claim: Pakistani journalist Ali Musa Raza died while reporting at the site of the recent Punjab floods. Fact: Raza confirmed to Soch Fact Check that he is alive and well. Additionally, he debunked the claims of his death in a follow-up video and clarified the same in a recent interview. Social media pages have been […]
Claim: According to the footage, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz called her uncle, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, a thief. Fact: An old video from October 2021 has been shared out of context. Nawaz was referring to the former prime minister Imran Khan, not Shehbaz Sharif. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari claimed that a Gallup survey has revealed 71% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s residents prefer Chief Minister of Punjab Mayam Nawaz’s performance over that of Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur. Fact: The claim is false. The survey revealed that 50% respondents favoured Nawaz’s performance compared to 39% […]
Claim: A video shows a man being dragged by his beard and violently assailed in Punjab. Fact: The viral video originates from Manikganj in Bangladesh. Multiple news reports on the incident from Bangladeshi outlets identified the attacker and stated that he was arrested. A video circulated among Pakistani users on social media platforms with the […]
Claim: An image claims that 50% of the population prefers Maryam Nawaz while 39% prefers Ali Amin Gandapur. Fact: The claim does not specify that the poll refers only to the population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and not the entire country’s population. The statistics in the image are from a recent Gallup Pakistan poll that […]
Claim: A video shows an assistant commissioner of Punjab slapping a street hawker for illegal roadside vending. Fact: The claim is false. The video likely originates from Indian-administered Kashmir and shows a woman confronting/hitting a man for swindling money. X user @DrXiaKhan shared a video on X, writing, “ پنجاب حکومت پاکستان مبینہ طور غيرقانونی […]
Claim: Multiple videos circulating online show the final moments of a family that recently drowned in the Swat River. One video shows the family stranded on the river bank. A separate video shows a survivor speaking to a reporter. Fact: The videos do not depict real-world events. Soch Fact Check’s independent analysis strongly suggests that […]
Sana Yousaf, a 17-year-old social media influencer from Chitral, known for her popular content on TikTok and Instagram, was shot dead by a 22 year-old man named Umar Hayat earlier this month. The accused, who confessed to the murder soon after his arrest, broke into Yousaf’s home in Islamabad on 2 June 2025 and shot […]
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 […]
Claim: A news anchor from the UAE confronted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for performing Umrah with his family on state expenses during an interview. Fact: The claim is false; the viral video has been dubbed over. The video in the claim is from an interview which dates back to 2023, and it does not contain […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling at a meeting from his recent visit to the Gulf states. Fact: This claim is false. The video does not show Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling. Instead, it shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun falling at the Arab League Summit in 2017. […]