Claim: An image shows Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum in January 2026. Fact: The image is likely AI-generated. Moreover, the Israeli prime minister did not attend the 2026 event in Davos, Switzerland. On 21 January, an X user posted an image (archive) […]
Claim: Viral posts featuring a clip of the US president Donald Trump claim that during a recent press conference, Trump announced that if Hamas does not disarm, member countries of the Gaza peace plan, including Pakistan will send troops to Israel to wipe out Hamas. Fact: Donald Trump did not say that Pakistan will send […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif waited 40 minutes for Vladimir Putin before “growing tired and gate-crashing” the Russian president’s meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Fact: The video that fuelled this claim was originally shared by RT India but was later deleted. The outlet issued a clarification saying “the post may have been a misrepresentation of […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif complaining to the international community at a recent press conference about inviting him to events but not handing out enough loans or aid. Fact: The post’s caption makes a false claim. Sharif does not say anything of the sort in the accompanying video. Instead, he says that […]
Claim: An image shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Fact: The claim is false. The image actually shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with his Armenian counterpart, not Netanyahu. It appears to be a screenshot from a video of the meeting held between PM Shehbaz, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and […]
Claim: Visuals show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu present at a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Fact: The pictures are digitally altered, while the video has been created synthetically, likely using AI tools. In late September 2025, social […]
Claim: A picture shows Field Marshal Asim Munir wearing an Israeli flag around his shoulders. Fact: The image is doctored. In the original, Munir is wearing an Ihram while performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia in June 2025. On 30 September 2025, a Facebook user posted (archive) an image of Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed […]
Claim: A clip shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif being intimate with a woman. Fact: This claim is false as the video originally depicts an unknown individual, not Shehbaz Sharif. On 6 October, an Indian user on X, whose posts have been previously debunked by Soch Fact Check, shared an alleged video (archive) of Prime Minister […]
Claim: A video shows Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim presenting Shehbaz Sharif with a book about Imran Khan on his recent official visit to Malaysia. Fact: The Malaysian Prime Minister did not give Shehbaz Sharif a book written about Khan. In fact, Sharif presented an Urdu version of Anwar Ibrahim’s book ‘Script’ during his recent […]
Claim: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced at a recent press conference that Pakistan would recognise the state of Israel soon. Fact: The claim is false. A review of the clip in the claim as well as Dar’s full press conference from 30 September confirmed that he did not make such a […]
Claim: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowed down to touch Donald Trump’s feet during his recent meeting with the US president at the Oval Office. Fact: The viral video is fake and does not depict real events. It was likely created using AI tools. A video shared online shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bowing down to […]
Claim: An image shows protesters with flaming torches in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fact: The image is likely AI-generated. On 28 September, an image showing people with flaming torches was shared online by users who linked it to the recent JAAC-organised protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Deadly Protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]