Claim: PTI leader Advocate Sher Afzal Marwat was arrested on the morning of 26 November, 2024. Fact: PTI’s social media team confirmed to Soch Fact Check that Marwat has not been arrested at the time of publishing. On Tuesday morning, a prominent account on X (formerly Twitter), whose bio identifies the user as a journalist […]
Claim: The President of Pakistan pardoned Imran Khan’s sentence. Fact: The President of Pakistan has not pardoned Imran Khan’s sentence. An excerpt from Babar Awan’s press conference was shared on X with a false caption claiming that President Arif Alvi has pardoned Imran Khan’s sentence. On 22 January 2024, City42 and 24 News HD shared […]
Claim: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has announced his resignation and will be dissolving the country’s assemblies. Fact: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made no such announcement. On 18 and 19 January 2022, several pages shared videos on Facebook with different variations of the caption, “شہباز شریف نے نئے الیکشن کی تاریخ دیدی اور […]