Claim: A video shows scenes after Pakistan conducted airstrikes in Spin Boldak during last month’s clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Fact: This video is old and likely depicts scenes from a mass funeral following an earthquake in Afghanistan in October 2023. On 21 October, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) that apparently showed the […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army soldiers forcibly dragging a woman. Fact: The video is AI-generated. A video shared on X (archive) purported to show Pakistan Army soldiers forcibly removing a woman. The post included a claim in Pashto, with an English translation visible in the screenshot below: Fact or Fiction? Soch Fact Check’s analysis […]
Claim: A video shows a Pakistani female pilot who took part in conducting airstrikes inside Afghanistan during the recent clashes between the two countries. Fact: This video is not linked to the recent Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict as it appeared at least 15 years ago. On 16 October, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) that apparently […]
Claim: During a speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India would use Afghanistan to fight Pakistan. Fact: A review of the original footage and AI-based deepfake detection models confirms that the clip was manipulated. A video of Indian prime minister has been shared online containing the following text: “بھارتی صحافی گیتا بسو اس نے […]
Claim: Geo News reported that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif threatened Afghanistan, saying it must hand over the Bagram Airbase to the US or face war with Pakistan. Fact: The graphic is not authentic. Geo News did not air or publish any news containing such a statement by Khawaja Asif and neither has any other news […]
Claim: A video shows the burning site of a drone attack in Peshawar where Afghanistan’s forces targeted an office of Pakistani intelligence operatives. Fact: The video is unrelated to the ongoing clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan; it actually shows a fire that rescue officials said erupted in a building on Peshawar’s Ashraf Road. Moreover, there […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan Army soldiers, stationed on a cliff, being blown up by Afghan forces amid their retaliatory strikes against Pakistan. Fact: The clip is not linked to the Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes in October 2025 as it appeared online as early as December 2021. On 12 October, an X user posted a video (archive) […]
Claim: Several videos have emerged online showing clashes between the Afghan and Pakistani forces along the border. Fact: Both videos are old and unrelated to the recent military clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. On 12 October, a video of what looks like a plane on fire was shared online with the caption: “🚨🔴 BREAKING: (No […]
Claim: Pictures comprising headshots and a funeral show the soldiers who died in July 2025 during the military operation that targeted terrorists in Bajaur. Fact: The pictures are old and unrelated to the ongoing operation in Bajaur. On 30 and 31 July 2025, pictures of apparent deceased members of the Pakistani security forces and their […]
Claim: A video shows an Afghan migrant admitting to damaging public property and committing violence on the instructions of Pakistani nationalist leaders. Fact: The caption of the post makes a false claim. The migrant, who returned to Afghanistan, did not confess to anything of the sort in the video. Speaking in Pashto, he actually says, […]
Claim: Trump has agreed to recognise the government of Afghanistan. Fact: The claim is false. While recent diplomatic engagements have taken place, these do not amount to formal recognition of the Taliban government. There are no credible news reports or official statements from the Trump administration confirming that it has recognised or plans to recognise […]
Claim: Aimal Wali Khan, President of the Awami National Party (ANP), threatened Maulana Hamid ul-Haq days before he died in a blast at Darul Uloom Haqqania. Fact: The claim that Aimal Wali Khan threatened Maulana Hamid ul-Haq days before his killing is misleading. The video is from November 2020, and unrelated to the attack on […]