Claim: Women were seen shopping nude at a supermarket in the US to celebrate the emancipation of slaves.. Fact: The video does not show an incident from the US or France, or Haitian immigrants from Springfield, Ohio. It is, in fact, from the Hartbeespoort Dam area in South Africa, where women shopped nude as a […]
Claim: Megyn Kelly claimed that Minnesota courts can take custody away from parents who refuse their children access to gender-affirming healthcare. Fact: Minnesota courts are not authorized to take custody away from parents who refuse their children access to gender-affirming healthcare. The new amendment gives courts the ability to resolve such disputes. On 27 April […]
Claim: A video shows a Haitian woman being arrested for eating a cat in Canton, Ohio. Another image from Springfield, Ohio shows a man walking while holding two ducks; this picture is evidence of Haitian immigrants stealing and eating ducks. Fact: The woman is not a Haitian immigrant. She is a resident of Canton, Ohio. […]
Claim: Former US president Donald Trump has said that Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan is a supporter of Israel and approves of normalising ties with Israel. Fact: The claim is false as the video is AI-generated. No credible media reports suggest that Trump made this statement. The screenshot of a Washington Post article whose […]
Claim: A screenshot of a New York Post article suggests that the United States Congress will vote on a bill that criminalises questioning the events surrounding the 11 September 2001 attacks. Fact: The screenshot of the New York Post article is altered. The publication did not report on any such story, and there is no […]
Claim: PTI’s founder Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi to his residence in Islamabad, Bani Gala. Fact: Imran Khan is currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail. His lawyer Intazar Hussain Panjutha has confirmed that Khan has not been shifted to Bani Gala. Imran Khan’s imprisonment Just a week before the election, Khan was […]
Claim: A video shows a cargo ship bound for Israel attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea. Fact: The video shows a vessel named Maersk Honam that caught fire on 6 March 2018. The blaze was not a result of any attack. On 15 December 2023, X account @TheNewIndian_in posted (archive) a video of […]
Claim: Saudi Arabia has ended all negotiations on potentially normalising ties with Israel following the recent escalation between Israel and Hamas. Fact: The Kingdom has suspended talks, as per media reports. The Saudi Arabian government has not given any official statement on the matter. What’s happening in Gaza? On 7 October 2023, the Al Qassam […]
Claim: A memo suggests that the United States has given $8 billion in military aid to Israel. Fact: The viral memo is altered, as confirmed by a White House spokesperson. The original memo from July 2023 allocated $400 million to Ukraine, not Israel. Fact or Fiction: On 7 October 2023, Facebook user David Zita shared […]
Claim: India’s Narendra Modi and Joe Biden are seen taking a stroll together and sharing a meal. Both are wearing traditional dresses, an orange turban, and garlands of marigolds in some pictures. Fact: None of the photos are real; they are AI-generated images. On 11 September 2023, Instagram user @nagulachandugoud posted an Instagram Reel showing […]
Claim: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on 20 August 2023 from Islamabad. Fact: Umar has refuted reports of his arrest by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The politician’s son also confirmed to Soch Fact Check that the former minister was in Karachi at the time. Umar […]
Claim: Salman Ahmad, a close aide of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, posted a photo of a secret document claiming another cypher was leaked. Fact: The cypher was posted by a parody account of the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), or DG ISPR, in July 2023. Its informal language, spelling errors and lack […]