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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Video shows Philadelphia plane crash, not Indian airstrike on Pakistan
"Breaking News: Lahore's Jinnah Market is completely destroyed. Pakistan will take years to recover from this," reads a Hindi-language caption to a video shared on Facebook on May 9, 2025. The 33-second clip, which has been viewed 17,000 times, shows a parking lot littered with debris, some of which is still on fire. An Urdu-language announcement appears to be asking residents to leave the area. The post included the hashtag for "Operation Sindoor", New Delhi's name for its retaliatory action against Pakistan, which it says backed militants who carried out a deadly April 22 attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir (archived link). Islamabad denies any role and has called for an independent probe. A ceasefire was reached on May 10 after four days of intense fighting involving drones, fighter jet, missile and artillery attacks that left more than 70 people dead on both sides (archived link). The video circulated elsewhere on Facebook and YouTube with a similar claim it shows the aftermath of an attack on Pakistan. However, the clip matches with other footage following an air crash in Philadelphia in January. A reverse image search using the keyframes of the clip found a longer version uploaded by a US-based vlogger on YouTube on February 1, 2025 (archived link). Text overlaid on the video reads "Plane crash in Philadelphia". AFP reported a medical jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, 2025, shortly after takeoff, killing all six people on board and at least one person on the ground (archived link). The crash, in a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood, also injured at least 19 others and damaged multiple homes and vehicles due to resulting fires and explosions. Subsequent keyword searches led to footage taken by the United States' National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published by local broadcaster 6abc Action News in its March 7 report about new findings on the crash (archived link). The NTSB aerial footage shows the same signboard for the Dunkin' doughnut chain store seen in the circulating video. Later on in the video, a reporter is seen standing at the scene of the crash with the same red buildings in the background. The red building is located at Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, opposite a Dunkin' store, as seen on Google Maps Street View imagery of the area (archived link). The conflict between India and Pakistan has triggered a wave of misinformation, debunked by AFP here.
AFP
6 days ago
- AFP
Video shows Philadelphia plane crash, not Indian airstrike on Pakistan
"Breaking News: Lahore's Jinnah Market is completely destroyed. Pakistan will take years to recover from this," reads a Hindi-language caption to a video shared on Facebook on May 9, 2025. The 33-second clip, which has been viewed 17,000 times, shows a parking lot littered with debris, some of which is still on fire. An Urdu-language announcement appears to be asking residents to leave the area. The post included the hashtag for "Operation Sindoor", New Delhi's name for its retaliatory action against Pakistan, which it says backed militants who carried out a deadly April 22 attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir (archived link). Islamabad denies any role and has called for an independent probe. A ceasefire was reached on May 10 after four days of intense fighting involving drones, fighter jet, missile and artillery attacks that left more than 70 people dead on both sides (archived link). Image Screenshot of the false post, taken on May 14, 2025 The video circulated elsewhere on Facebook and YouTube with a similar claim it shows the aftermath of an attack on Pakistan. However, the clip matches with other footage following an air crash in Philadelphia in January. A reverse image search using the keyframes of the clip found a longer version uploaded by a US-based vlogger on YouTube on February 1, 2025 (archived link). Text overlaid on the video reads "Plane crash in Philadelphia". Image Screenshot comparison of the clip shared in false posts (L) and the video uploaded on YouTube AFP reported a medical jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, 2025, shortly after takeoff, killing all six people on board and at least one person on the ground (archived link). The crash, in a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood, also injured at least 19 others and damaged multiple homes and vehicles due to resulting fires and explosions. Subsequent keyword searches led to footage taken by the United States' National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published by local broadcaster 6abc Action News in its March 7 report about new findings on the crash (archived link). The NTSB aerial footage shows the same signboard for the Dunkin' doughnut chain store seen in the circulating video. Later on in the video, a reporter is seen standing at the scene of the crash with the same red buildings in the background. The red building is located at opposite a Dunkin' store, as seen on Google Maps Street View imagery of the area (archived link). Image Screenshot comparison of the false post video (L) and Google Street View of the crash site with similarities highlighted by AFP The conflict between India and Pakistan has triggered a wave of misinformation, debunked by AFP here.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Old Pakistan mosque fire misrepresented as 'India strike'
"Drone attack on Faisal Mosque Islamabad," reads the Urdu-language caption of a video posted on X on May 8, 2025. The video, showing a fire on the side of the road on the way to the mosque in the capital, was shared as India and Pakistan clashed in the worst violence between the countries in decades (archived here and here). Drone, missile, fighter jet and artillery attacks across the nuclear-armed neighbours' contested frontier claimed the lives of at least 70 people on both sides before a ceasefire was agreed (archived link). The fighting erupted two weeks after an attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 that killed 26 people and which India accused Pakistan of backing. Pakistan firmly denied any involvement and called for an independent investigation. The same clip was shared alongside similar claims elsewhere on Facebook and TikTok. While Pakistani military sources said its forces had shot down 77 drones with debris of many incursions seen by AFP in cities across the country, the footage circulating online predates the latest conflict (archived link). A reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the falsely shared video led to similar visuals embedded in local news reports from the Pakistan Observer and Daily Ausaf about a fire near the mosque on May 28, 2024 (archived here and here). The footage used in the news reports show the same vehicle parked near to a roadside fire on the approach to the Faisal Mosque. According to the Daily Ausaf report, the fire broke out as Islamabad and much of the country sizzled through a heatwave. An AFP reporter who visited the mosque on May 8 after false posts circulated found no evidence of any drone attack or fire nearby. The deputy commissioner of Islamabad also posted on X and on their verified Facebook page that local authorities rushed to the mosque immediately after reports of a drone attack spread on social media, but "the rumor proved false" (archived here and here). "Citizens are requested not to pay attention to rumours regarding such matter." The conflict between India and Pakistan has spurred a wave of misinformation, which AFP has debunked here.
AFP
20-05-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Old Pakistan mosque fire misrepresented as 'India strike'
"Drone attack on Faisal Mosque Islamabad," reads the Urdu-language caption of a video posted on X on May 8, 2025. The video, showing a fire on the side of the road on the way to the mosque in the capital, was shared as India and Pakistan clashed in the worst violence between the countries in decades (archived here and here). Drone, missile, fighter jet and artillery attacks across the nuclear-armed neighbours' contested frontier claimed the lives of at least 70 people on both sides before a ceasefire was agreed (archived link). The fighting erupted two weeks after an attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 that killed 26 people and which India accused Pakistan of backing. Pakistan firmly denied any involvement and called for an independent investigation. Image Screenshot of the false X post, captured on May 16, 2025 The same clip was shared alongside similar claims elsewhere on Facebook and TikTok. While Pakistani military sources said its forces had shot down 77 drones with debris of many incursions seen by AFP in cities across the country, the footage circulating online predates the latest conflict (archived link). A reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the falsely shared video led to embedded in local news reports from the Pakistan Observer and Daily Ausaf about a fire near the mosque on May 28, 2024 (archived here and here). The footage used in the news reports show the same vehicle parked near to a roadside fire on the approach to the Faisal Mosque. According to the Daily Ausaf report, the fire broke out as Islamabad and much of the country sizzled through a heatwave. Image Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (left) and the clip posted by Daily Ausaf in May 2024 (right) An AFP reporter who visited the mosque on May 8 after false posts circulated found no evidence of any drone attack or fire nearby. The deputy commissioner of Islamabad also posted on X and on their verified Facebook page that local authorities rushed to the mosque immediately after reports of a drone attack spread on social media, but "the rumor proved false" (archived here and here). "Citizens are requested not to pay attention to rumours regarding such matter." The conflict between India and Pakistan has spurred a wave of misinformation, which AFP has debunked here.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Old video of donkey carrying bodies falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict
"Pakistanis are searching for their dead soldiers and carrying their bodies on donkeys #OperationSindoor#Indianarmy", says a Hindi-language Facebook post shared May 12, 2025. The post includes a clip that shows three individuals wearing military uniforms transporting two dead bodies on a donkey along a hilly road. It surfaced online after India said it had carried out strikes on "terrorist camps" in Pakistan, which led to four days of fighting until US President Trump announced a truce on May 10 (archived links here and here). More than 70 people were killed in the arch-rivals' worst conflict in decades, sparked by an attack on the Indian-run side of the disputed Kashmir region that killed 26 tourists. New Delhi blamed the attack on Islamabad, which denied the accusation (archived link). The video also spread on Facebook and X with similar claims -- but it has circulated online since at least November 2024. A Google reverse image search using keyframes of the video led to a Facebook post published November 21, 2024 by the former deputy speaker of the Pakistan assembly, Qasim Khan Suri (archived link). The Urdu-language caption reads: "The bodies of two soldiers martyred in the Tirah Valley are being loaded onto donkeys and brought down. How long will the children of the poor continue to give their lives for these generals who have nothing to do with defence, they are busy with their politics, business and buying and selling plots."According to a November 20, 2024 report from Pakistani media organisation Dawn, at least eight security personnel were reportedly killed and three injured in clashes with militants in the Tirah valley (archived link). AFP reported nine militants were also killed in the fighting (archived link). The Tirah valley region is located in Pakistan's west-central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Soldiers in the video speak Pashto, a language predominantly spoken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern parts of Balochistan. Further keyword searches found Indian media outlets NDTV and News18 also shared the video in late November 2024 (archived here and here).
