Claim: A video shows a drug bust in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in which a serving Pakistan Army major was caught red-handed smuggling contraband. Fact: The video is authentic but the man arrested was impersonating an army officer. The incident from 2023 took place in Nowshera, KP. On 13 May 2026, Facebook page ‘JNN News’ posted […]
Claim: Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Field Marshal, has been declared the greatest army chief of the 21st century and ranked among the most influential military leaders of the 21st century by an international report. Fact: No report has been found that declared Asim Munir the greatest army chief of the 21st […]
Claim: A photograph shows Pakistani soldier holding Baloch women and children at gunpoint inside their home. Fact: The image is AI-manipulated and likely created using an authentic photo from 2006, taken during the Iraq war. On 22 February 2026, X (formerly Twitter) user @jasmcv8 posted (archive) a photo showing a soldier standing in what appears […]
Claim: A video shows Afghanistan’s attack on Pakistani military along the Durand Line amid the ongoing conflict. Fact: The claim is false. The viral clip appeared online as early as September 2021. On 26 February, X user @AFGDefense shared a video, writing, “🚨 BIG BREAKING NEWS💥 Extensive offensive operations are underway against Pakistani military centers […]
Claim: A video shows a soldier praising his commander amid the recent attacks across Balochistan. Fact: The viral clip is likely AI-generated. Following the recent wave of deadly attacks across Balochistan, a clip of a Pakistan Army soldier praising his commander was shared online. The video, which shows the soldier acknowledging that a “mission” was […]
Claim: A viral video shows Pakistan’s defence chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, making shocking remarks about the Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos during the country’s May 2025 war with India, saying, “We made fools out of Pakistani citizens.” Fact: An AI-generated deepfake audio was likely overlaid onto footage from Field Marshal Asim Munir’s address at the National […]
Claim: A video shows children from the Tirah Valley in thin, worn-out clothes standing and shivering in an open area amid heavy snowfall. They are among the thousands displaced due to an army operation in the area. Fact: The video was likely created using AI tools. In late January 2026, multiple social media users shared […]
Claim: A video shows the funeral of 130 Pakistan Army soldiers killed in an August 2024 BLA attack dubbed ‘Operation Herof’. Fact: The clip predates the BLA attack in question. It actually shows a funeral of the police officers who were killed in a bandit attack in Rahim Yar Khan on 22 August 2024. On […]
Claim: Several clips show women from the Pakistan Army calling on people to join a rally in support of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Fact: The videos in question are AI-generated. A Facebook user posted a reel purportedly showing a female Pakistan Army soldier announcing that a peaceful protest will be held on 8 […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistan Army soldier admitting that the people of Tirah Valley are facing injustice at the hands of the state. Fact: The clip is AI-generated. On 25 January, an X user who Soch Fact Check has consistently fact-checked in the past posted a video (archive) of a Pakistan Army soldier admitting […]
Claim: Viral posts featuring a clip of the US president Donald Trump claim that during a recent press conference, Trump announced that if Hamas does not disarm, member countries of the Gaza peace plan, including Pakistan will send troops to Israel to wipe out Hamas. Fact: Donald Trump did not say that Pakistan will send […]
Claim: A video shows TTP fighters speaking in a video after capturing and burning the Pakistan Army’s tanks in Kurram. The accompanying caption claims over a dozen soldiers were also killed. Fact: The video is old and unrelated. The claim of soldiers being killed is unsubstantiated, with no verifiable reports of such an attack on […]