Claim: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has issued an apology for his recent remarks critical to the state. Fact: The audio of the clip is AI-generated. On 22 October 2026, a Facebook account named بلاول حان shared a clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising for his recent remarks critical to […]
Claim: An image shows the arrest of now-dysfunctional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 12 October 2026, an account on X named ‘Mrs Adnan شیرنی’ shared an image of an army and a police officer escorting the now-dysfunctional Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkwa Sohail Afridi. The visual surfaced […]
Claim: A video shows the Saudi army offering prayers before going to war with Yemen’s Houthi group in September. Fact: The video can be traced back to May when Saudi Arabia held a military parade ahead of the annual Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj. On 15 September 2026, Pakistani news outlet Suno News HD posted a […]
Claim: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif says if the country hadn’t controlled its terrorists they would still be roaming free in the streets of London and New York. Fact: PM Shehbaz did not say anything of this nature. The caption posted with the video is false. On 23 September 2026, former Deputy Speaker of […]
Claim: PML-Q chief and senior politician Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is the incumbent Chairman of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP). Fact: Brig. Retd. Wajahat Hussain is the president of AFP. The organisation has no chairman. On 8 September 2026, a Facebook account named PTI Multan shared a video which shows senior politician and Pakistan Muslim […]
Claim: Several social media posts claimed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is engaged to Austrian princess Gloria von Habsburg, with some posts sharing images of the alleged couple together. Fact: The PPP Chairman refuted news about his engagement in a video statement. Soch Fact Check also found the images are AI-generated. On 30 August 2026, an Instagram […]
Claim: A video claims to show members of the Turkish parliament applauding their president after he signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Fact: The clip is unrelated to the defence pact, which was signed two months after the video first appeared online. On 11 August 2026, a Facebook account named […]
Claim: A Geo News graphic quotes Mohsin Naqvi as blaming the PML-N government for ‘bloodshed’ in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Fact: The graphic is fake. It has been digitally manipulated using Google AI. On 4 August 2026, a Facebook account named Syed Irfan Shah shared a graphic of Pakistani channel Geo News which quoted Interior Minister Mohsin […]
Claim: A video shows a high-security protocol escorting former prime minister Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital. Fact: The clip can be traced back to April 2026 and does not show Khan en route to the hospital. On the night of 20 August 2026, a Facebook page named IK Today shared a […]
Claim: A video shows a police officer in Pakistan-administered Kashmir beating a man on the street. Fact: The clip is from Lahore and is unrelated to recent unrest in Kashmir. On 29 July 2026, a Facebook account named Shoaibraziq shared a video of an officer assaulting a man surrounded by other law enforcement personnel. The […]
Claim: An image shows a group of children arrested for making a video against CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Fact: The image is AI-generated. On 7 August 2026, a Facebook account named میرا وطن shared a video of a group of boys addressing Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz. In the 17 second-long video, one […]
Claim: A video shows the lawyers’ community in Kashmir assaulting former PTI leader Fayaz ul Hassan Chohan. Fact: The video shows an incident which took place in Lahore and can be traced back to 2019. On 2 August 2026, a Facebook account named ‘Taza Point’ posted a video showing former Information Minister of Punjab Fayaz […]