Claim: A social media post by Geo News suggests that Imran Khan had said an elected prime minister was slapped a year ago today. Fact: The image is doctored. The media outlet did not share any such image or report. Fact or Fiction? On 10 April 2023, the Facebook page Maryam Nawaz One Hope shared […]
Claim: A video statement of Imran Khan was recorded just before his arrest on 9 May 2023. Fact: The video statement of Imran Khan was actually posted in October 2022. On 9 May 2023, the Press Trust of India (PTI) posted a video statement (archive) of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran […]
Claim: A video shows a Punjab Police officer “misbehaving” and “insulting” an older woman amid a recent crackdown by authorities following protests across Pakistan against the 9 May arrest of Imran Khan. Fact: The video is not recent, nor does it have anything to do with the May 2023 crackdown by Punjab Police. It is, […]
Claim: A young student, who was reportedly one of the people who stole peacocks from a Pakistan Army housing compound during the protests against the arrest of Imran Khan, “has been sentenced to 10 years jail”. Fact: Soch Fact Check found no news reports of such a development. Moreover, we spoke to a constitutional lawyer, […]
Claim: A social media post by Geo News suggests that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s chief Imran Khan said those who sexually assaulted former minister Ali Amin Gandapur should be ashamed. Fact: Khan did not give any such statement. The graphic doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Fact or Fiction? On 9 April 2023, Twitter user […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa face off against law and enforcement agencies on Kashmir Highway – also known as Srinagar Highway – in Islamabad, following former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The video is unrelated to Khan’s arrest. In fact, it is from 2021 when Honduran migrants clashed with […]
Claim: A video shows people carrying coffins of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters who were killed in clashes with the law and enforcement agencies during protests that erupted after former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Fact: The video is, in fact, from 4 May 2023, when eight people were killed in separate incidents of firing in the […]
Claim: An image shows a woman standing in front of riot police in Lahore during protests against the arrest of Imran Khan. Fact: The image is not real but generated through artificial intelligence (AI) software Midjourney. Its creator says a real-life incident was the inspiration behind his creation. On 11 May 2023, Twitter user @whirlingdervsh […]
Claim: A video on social media shows a mass protest at Millennium Mall Karachi after Imran Khan’s arrest on 9 May 2023. Fact: The video is from April 2022, after Imran Khan was ousted from office. It is being reshared and passed off as a recent protest against his arrest. Pakistan Rangers arrested PTI chief […]
Claim: A video shows a large group of PTI protesters outside Avenfield House following the arrest of Imran Khan. Fact: The video is old and has nothing to do with Khan’s arrest. On 10 May 2023, Twitter user Faisal Khan, with the handle @KaliwalYam, posted a video (archive) allegedly showing a large group of Pakistan […]
Claim: A social media post suggests that Geo News reported, “No one knows General Asim Munir better than me, he is a human being, Imran Khan.” Fact: The post doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Geo News never reported or shared any such story. Fact or Fiction? On 9 April 2023, Twitter user […]
Claim: A visual shows pictures of three different PTI workers allegedly injured during clashes with the police in Lahore on 8 March 2023. Fact: The picture in the centre is from 2014 and is unrelated to the PTI, while the other two photos are, in fact, of the same individual but from different times and […]