Claim: A video shows an Iranian drone hitting a building in Tel Aviv, Israel, in June 2025. Fact: The footage predates the recent Israel-Iran conflict. According to news reports, it shows a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, from October 2022. On 15 June 2025, a Facebook user, “Iran Military”, shared footage (archive) that apparently shows […]
Claim: A massive explosion in the video shows Russia attacking Ukraine. Fact: Footage shows a volcanic eruption that occurred at Mount Etna in Italy earlier this month. A Facebook user shared a video depicting a massive explosion, and the caption accompanying the footage claims it shows Russia attacking Ukraine: “According to reports, Russia has fired […]
Claim: In a recent vlog, Journalist Umar Cheema claimed that Pakistan does not manufacture enough weapons to trade arms. According to Cheema, Pakistan limits its weapons sales to just four countries: Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, with no arms having been sold to Ukraine. He further noted that there is no […]
Claim: A video shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing. Fact: The video is altered and does not show Zelenskyy. On 19 February, an X user posted a video (archive) apparently showing Zelenskyy dancing in a red dress. The caption reads: “Zelenskyy before he became a CIA plant for regime change in Ukraine.” The caption likely […]
Claim: A video shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing. Fact: The video is altered, perhaps using AI. The clip originally shows Pablo Acosta, a belly dancer from Argentina. On 23 September, X user @TaraBull808 posted a video (archive) which shows the Ukrainian President belly dancing. “Zelensky pulling out all the stops to get the […]
Claim: An image shows people taking shelter at the Kharkiv metro station, allegedly during the Russian bombing on 26 May 2024. Fact: The image is not recent. It does show people taking shelter at the Kharkiv metro station but the picture is from two years ago when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February […]
Claim: Footage shows Iran firing a salvo of Grad rockets at Israel. Fact: The video is a decade old, and possibly shows a scene from the eastern Ukraine conflict in 2014. It has nothing to do with the recent retaliatory attacks by Iran on Israel. On 15 April 2023, Threads user @nouman_mustafa7890 shared a video […]
Claim: A compilation of images and videos shows the destruction wreaked by Iran’s April 2024 attack on Israel. Fact: None of the images or videos show Iran’s attack against Israel. Almost all are from the Russia-Ukraine war. On 15 April 2024, Soch Fact Check received a video on WhatsApp, the thumbnail of which depicts damage […]
Claim: A video shows an Israeli tank running over a car with at least one passenger in Palestine. Fact: The video is from Ukraine and has nothing to do with Israel. On 24 December 2023, the Instagram account @kashaf_ul_khair20 posted a video (archive) showing a tanker, allegedly belonging to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), purposely […]
Claim: A video shows an F-35 fighter jet — in some cases identified as F-4 — performing a stunt by tilting itself into a vertical position in the air. Fact: The video does not show an F-35 fighter jet but a scaled-down RC version of a fighter jet. On 7 May 2023, Twitter account @clipsthatgohard […]
Claim: Asle Toje, the deputy chair of the 2022 Norwegian Nobel Committee, has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Fact: While Toje praised India and Modi in different interviews, he did not endorse the Indian prime minister as the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace […]
Claim: A video shows the Russian Kinzhal missile, which travels at 12,000 kilometres per hour, striking a Ukrainian weapons depot 136 metres underground. Fact: The viral clip is not real; it was produced in 2022 through VFX by video editor InsanePatient2. On 24 March 2023, Twitter account @AVeteran1956 posted a video (archive) allegedly showing a […]