Claim: At a protest rally in Peshawar this month, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi responded to DG ISPR’s recent press conference, using derogatory language. Fact: An AI-generated deepfake audio was likely overlaid onto footage from the KP Chief Minister’s address in Peshawar earlier this month. A video of Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Claim: A video shows a derailed Jaffar Express, which was targeted and ambushed by Baloch separatist fighters in the Nasirabad district of Balochistan in November 2025. Fact: The video shows a Jaffar Express targeted in September 2025 when a bomb blast derailed the train in the Mastung district of Balochistan. On 16 November, an X […]
Claim: A video shows the burning site of a drone attack in Peshawar where Afghanistan’s forces targeted an office of Pakistani intelligence operatives. Fact: The video is unrelated to the ongoing clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan; it actually shows a fire that rescue officials said erupted in a building on Peshawar’s Ashraf Road. Moreover, there […]
Claim: The newly-elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi has removed the Quaid-e-Azam’s portrait and the national flag from his office. Fact: The claim is false. The image accompanying the viral claim is a zoomed-in frame that does not show Jinnah’s portrait and the Pakistani flag. However, a review of the available footage revealed […]
Claim: Pakistan International Airlines’ pilot mistakenly landed a Peshawar-bound flight in Karachi. Fact: The flight landed in Karachi due to technical issues in the aircraft. A Facebook user shared a video (archive) of angry passengers on an airplane, with the caption: کا پائیلٹ پشاور جانے والی فلائیٹ کو غلطی سے کراچی لے آیا // کیا […]
Claim: A doctor displayed anger and frustration at the government after witnessing casualties from the recent PTI protest at D-Chowk. Fact: The video is from 2021 and shows the doctor criticising Imran Khan and the PTI government at the time following a TLP protest.It is not related to the recent PTI protest at D-Chowk. On […]
Claim: A widely shared video shows a young victim of the recent violence in Parachinar in the Kurram District. Fact: While the violence in Kurram, which began on 21 November 2024, has claimed over 80 lives—including women and children—and injured more than 100, this specific video is not from Pakistan and predates the recent episode […]
Claim: The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement is training Pashtun youth to fight security forces. Fact: Supporters and volunteers were warming up and performing exercises to prepare for crowd safety ahead of the Pashtun National Jirga. On 8 October, X user @Alikhanyzai shared a video, writing, “پی ٹی ایم پختون جوانوں کو باقاعدہ ٹرینگ دے رہے ہیں […]
Claim: Authorities have recovered slaughtered dogs and food made with dog meat from restaurants in Karachi. Fact: The claim is false as the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) has refuted the reports. The accompanying pictures are also old and unrelated. On 9 September 2024, Soch Fact Check received a WhatsApp message containing the screenshot of a […]
Claim: A photo depicts a stream of blood in a residential area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, likely after Eid-ul-Azha this year. Fact: The photo is old, and previously surfaced on social media in 2022. There is no credible evidence to suggest that the image is from KP. Fact or Fiction? On 21 June 2024, X (formerly […]
Claim: PTI leader Murad Saeed was seen sporting a beard as he emerged from hiding after several months. Fact: A beard was edited onto Saeed’s face in multiple images. The politician has not been seen in public recently. On 20 February 2024, X (formerly Twitter) account Naya Pakistan (@Naya__Pakistan_) posted a photo of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s […]
Claim: Awami National Party’s (ANP) leader Samar Haroon Bilour has won the elections from PK-83 Peshawar XII. Fact: Contrary to the claim, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidate Meena Khan Afridi has bagged this seat. Elections 2024 Ahead of the 2024 general elections, Imran Khan’s PTI faced obstacles, including multiple key leaders and supporters behind bars, […]