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After reports of #SohailAfridi’s arrest surfaced, different footage emerged on social media allegedly showing the now-dysfunctional #KhyberPakhtunkhwa CM being taken into custody. However, none of these clips are from October 2026. Read our fact-check: sochfactcheck.com/social-med…
Viral posts claim Yahya Saree announced the capture of 85 coalition soldiers, including 47 Pakistanis. His 11 October statement contains no such announcement.
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Several Facebook accounts shared a clip of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman apologising for his recent remarks critical to the state after the government imposed an emergency in KP. However, the clip can be traced back to July 2026, predating the claim.
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This video is not from KP after emergency and governor’s rule was imposed. It is actually from a 2nd Oct fire at Kursheed Chowk, Sindh.
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A viral video falsely attributes remarks about Pakistani commando Mohammad Asif to Indian MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. The original briefing by him contained no specific statement about a masked impostor.
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Users shared a clip of a man throwing white powder on another individual, claiming that it shows a Pakistani diplomat being attacked. However, a French digital news outlet reported that the clip shows a French politician. Read more: sochfactcheck.com/video-does…
This footage is from Nepal’s Gen-Z protests in September 2025, and is unrelated to the protests under governor’s rule in KP.
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A viral clip of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman talking on the phone is from 2019, it does not show him ordering retaliation against Houthis after recent attacks on Riyadh’s airport.
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Users shared a letter by the Indian army that ordered the dismissal of Lt Gen Balbir Singh, stationed in Indian-administered Kashmir. However, the document showed several typographical errors, unlikely for a letter affiliated with the army.
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Multiple social media pages, including many operating from #Afghanistan, have claimed in #Pashto-language posts that an explosion occurred at a military facility in #Multan. However, there is no evidence of such an attack.
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Khwaja Asif did not discuss resettling TTP inside Pakistan with Afghan delegation. Viral posts are false.
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As credible reports of protests around KP emerged, after governor’s rule was imposed, unverified videos also went viral. We found that one viral clip shared as a protest in Peshawar is actually from Vietnam.
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Several Facebook users shared an ARY News graphic that quoted PM Shehbaz Sharif telling Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan’s chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman that petrol prices will rise to Rs 500. However, we found out the image is fake.
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Amid reports of #SohailAfridi’s detention, social media users shared a visual of security officers escorting the now-dysfunctional #KhyberPakhtunkhwa chief minister. However, the image is AI-generated. Read our fact-check here: sochfactcheck.com/viral-imag…
Scores of PTI members have been arrested in KP. But a viral notification ordering arrests of all PTI workers is AI-generated.
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A viral video claims to show the Pakistan Army deployed in Peshawar after an emergency and governor's rule were imposed in KP. But the clip is actually connected to clashes in Al-Hasakah, Syria.
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On 11 October, President Asif Ali Zardari approved emergency and governor's rule in KP under Articles 232 and 234.
The federal government cited worsening security and accused the PTI-led administration of failing to adequately address militant violence.