Claim: A video shows the Pakistan Army sneaking away bodies of the soldiers killed in the March 2025 operation against the BLA following the Jaffar Express hijacking. Fact: The video predates the Jaffar Express hijacking and appeared online as early as March 2024. On 14 March 2025, X (formerly Twitter) user @jpsin1 posted (archive) a […]
Claim: A video shows civilians passengers released by the BLA a few hours after the separatist militant group hijacked the Jaffar Express in March 2025. Fact: The clip predates the Jaffar Express hijacking. On 12 March 2025, X user @safarkhanb posted (archive) a video showing a group of people in a mountainous area with the […]
Claim: A video shows a BLA militant arrested alive by the Pakistan Army following an operation against the armed group after it hijacked the Jaffar Express in March 2025. Fact: The video in question appeared online as early as 6 March 2025, which predates the Jaffar Express hijacking. According to the ISPR’s statement, the Pakistan […]
Claim: A picture shows the dead bodies of the BLA militants who were killed in an operation by the Pakistan Army after the armed group targeted and hijacked Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. Fact: The picture predates the Jaffar Express hijacking and likely shows the bodies of some of the men who were reportedly […]
Claim: A video clip shows four army helicopters heading to Bolan to counter BLA militants who had hijacked Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the Jaffar Express hijacking. It was posted as early as January 2025. On 11 March 2025, Facebook user ‘Toran Torani’ posted (archive) a […]
Claim: A video shows a protest in Balochistan against the arrest of Dr Mahrang Baloch. Fact: The claim is false. The video predates the arrest of Dr Mahrang Baloch. It likely shows a protest held in Chilas, Gilgit, against WAPDA when demonstrators demanded adequate compensation of land for those displaced by the construction of the […]
Claim: A video shows a man accusing soldiers of the Pakistan Army of assaulting his daughter. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a political activist from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ghazi Shehzad, recounting a story he heard from a fellow inmate while imprisoned at Central Jail Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. The alleged perpetrators […]
Claim: An video clip circulating on social media supposedly features US President Donald Trump making statements about Imran Khan and Pakistan’s incumbent government in an interview. He can be heard criticising former US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani Army. Fact: Trump never made such statements. Audio analysis, AI […]
Claim: Video shows a Pakistani soldier trudging through snow on a high altitude mountain. Fact: The video has signs of manipulation and is a misleading caricature of Pakistani soldiers stationed at high altitude mountains. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) apparently showing a Pakistani soldier trudging through snow on a high altitude mountain. The […]
Claim: Protestors staged a physical demonstration against Askari Bank and Fauji Foundation. Fact: Although some social media users have initiated boycotts against Askari Bank and Fauji products, no physical demonstrations have occurred anywhere in the country. The video in question is digitally manipulated, as the banners and posters carried by the ‘protesters’ contain noticeable typos. […]
Claim: Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir got up from his seat to touch the knees of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman out of respect, according to a viral video Fact: The video is AI-generated and a real picture was likely animated to create the clip. AI and manipulation detection tools also indicated the […]
Claim US President Joe Biden admitted to taking the Pakistan Army chief on board in a conspiracy to remove former Prime Minister Imran Khan from office in April 2022, according to an audio recording. Fact Soch Fact Check conducted rigorous deepfake tests and spoke with multiple experts in the relevant fields to ascertain that the […]