Claim: A video shows two men and their motorcycle being dragged under a dumper truck’s front tyres for a few hundred metres after it hit them and tried to speed away in Karachi. Fact: The video is from India, not Pakistan. The accident took place on 23 December 2024 in Agra and the dumper truck […]
Claim: A video shows CCTV footage of a woman being robbed in Karachi in 2024. Fact: The video is from August 2023 and shows a mugging incident in Rawalpindi’s Hukamdad area. On 4 April 2024, Soch Fact Check received a video on WhatsApp showing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of a mugging wherein two robbers snatch […]
Claim: Google Trends predicted who would win the 2024 general election in Pakistan and that data proved that “PTI is on top”. Fact: Google Trends shows a summary of searches by people around the world; it can be narrowed down according to categories, time period, and location, among other filters. The FAQs page of Google […]
Claim: A post on social media claims that Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) withdrew its candidate from NA-230 in favour of ASWJ leader, Aurangzeb Farooqui. Fact: The claim is false because the MQM-P didn’t nominate any candidate in the NA-230 (Malir II) constituency in Karachi as per the official record by the ECP and official statements […]
Claim: A video showing cars set ablaze claims to depict the situation in Mach after the recent terror attacks in that area. Fact: The claim is false as the video shows political workers setting cars on fire in Nazimabad, Karachi after clashes between the MQM-P and PPP. On 30 January 2024, a Facebook user posted […]