Claim: Pakistan is a top destination for countries to dump their waste, with most countries opting to dispose of their waste in Pakistan. Fact: According to publicly available information, Pakistan’s relative share in the import of global waste is small. The misinformation appears connected to reports that 40 No Objection Certificates (“NOCs”) were issued to […]
Claim: A video captioned “Govt Imposed Ban On Sinopharm And Moderna Vaccine, But Why?” was shared by Facebook page City 42. Fact: District Health Officer Dr. Zaeem Zia confirmed to Soch Fact Check that the Sinopharm and Moderna vaccines have not been banned by the government. A video titled “Govt Imposed Ban On Sinopharm And […]
Claim: Various sources claimed on Twitter and Facebook that popular restaurant Butt Karahi had been sealed by authorities for serving dead chickens. Fact: District Commissioner Lahore confirmed the restaurant was sealed for Covid-19 SOP violations, not for serving dead chickens or any other food safety violations. On 12 September 2021 the Lakshmi Chowk branch of […]
Claim: An image of a crashed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet was shared with overlay text that reads “Pakistani fighter jet was shot down by brave people of Panjsher Valley Afghanistan.” Fact: The image is from a January 2020 crash of a PAF training flight. The image has also been previously used by newspapers as […]
Claim: Facebook page Shura e Nazar shared footage of a plane exchanging missile fire with a target on the ground with the caption “last night, a Pakistani drone crashed in the mountains of Panjshir.” Fact: Soch Fact Check found the footage in question is in fact a screen recording from the video game Arma 3. […]
Claim: Fact: The video is actually of an American test flight at Mach Loop, Wales. Taliban attacks against the Afghan government intensified after US president Joe Biden announced his intention to withdraw from the country by 11 September 2021. Conflict between local players culminated in the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul on 15 August 2021. Fighting […]
Claim: Pakistan people’s party Senator Saeed Ghani tweeted a video that claimed TV news headlines lied about the extent of monsoon flooding in Karachi by using old footage in order to defame the Sindh Government. Fact: The video shared by the senator is doctored. Old footage has been edited on top of a recent newsreel […]
Claim: Eating locusts boosts the immune system’s response against Covid-19. Fact: The immune system cannot be modified significantly by the consumption of any specific food, locusts or otherwise. Adhering to a healthy diet on the whole is the only way to provide ongoing support to the immune system. On June 24 2020, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA […]