Claim: Sky Sports apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for airing Imran Khan sons’ interview during the test match at Lords. Fact: No official apology has been made by Sky Sports to the PCB. On 29 August 2026 several social media users, including an X profile called Zard si Gana posted a clip of a […]
Claim: A viral reel claims Imran Khan was transferred from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital on the night of 20 August 2026. Fact: Khan was examined at PIMS, not Shifa International Hospital, and returned to Adiala Jail at around 5 am on 21 August. On 20 August 2026, Facebook page Umeed News shared a […]
Claim: A viral image shows Imran Khan at Shifa International Hospital in August 2026. Fact: The image is taken from an AI-generated video and does not show Khan at Shifa International Hospital. The video has been circulating since 21 July, before the Supreme Court ordered Khan’s transfer to a hospital. A Facebook post by Habibullah […]
Claim: A viral audio recording captures PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and Senator Mashal Yousafzai arguing in a party WhatsApp group. Fact: DeepFake-O-Meter returned high AI-generation scores, while GODDS found signs of artificial manipulation and concluded that the recording was likely generated using AI. On 10 August 2026, Instagram page Pakistan Connect shared an […]
Claim: A video shared on 20 August 2026 shows Imran Khan announcing that he has received bail in all cases and is now free. Fact: The footage is from 12 May 2023, when Khan received interim and protective bail, along with temporary protection from arrest. He remains in custody in August 2026. On 20 August […]
Claim: A video shows a large convoy of vehicles transporting PTI founder Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa Hospital for treatment following the Supreme Court’s 18 August 2026 order. Fact: The clip is from 2025 and may show KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi travelling to attend a session of the Punjab Assembly in December […]
Claim: PML-N and PTI have agreed on the creation of new provinces in Pakistan. Fact: The image accompanying the post is misleading. PML-N and PTI representatives supported the idea of creating new provinces during a television discussion, but both expressed their own views rather than announcing a party position. Their remarks do not signal a […]
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 […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army officers beating a woman in her home. Fact: The video has been misrepresented. The incident, which took place in August 2025, involved Punjab Police officers, not Pakistan Army soldiers. On 8 July 2026, multiple Facebook pages and users shared a video showing officers beating a woman in her home, […]
Claim: At the FIFA World Cup 2026, a toddler told Donald Trump that she prefers Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan over the US president. Fact: The video is altered and originally from Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, not from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Moreover, the child is not a girl but a boy. In […]
Claim: A recent survey found that 92% Pakistanis believe Imran Khan is the people’s choice to lead Pakistan out of a crisis. Fact: The claim is false. Soch Fact Check did not find any such survey or credible public poll. The figures cited in the claim are not substantiated by any clear source either. Several […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Shahid Khattak slapping a facilitator of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over unethical behavior. Fact: The viral video does not show Khattak; it is old and unrelated. On 21 June, a Facebook user, Rahim Gojali, posted a video in which a person can be seen approaching another man in the […]