“Photo of a burqa-clad Qatari news anchor expressing concern over religious freedom in India.”
What FACTLY found
he photo shared in the post shows a picture of Khatereh Ahmadi, an Afghanistan TV anchor working at the ‘TOLO News’ channel in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban government in Afghanistan had enforced an order mandating all-female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air. Following the Taliban orders, on 22 May 2022, Khatereh Ahmadi was seen covering her face while reading the news on the ‘TOLOnews’. The image does not show a Qatari news anchor
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 June 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/SupportArnabGoswami/photos/a.1758188834457787/3449148658695121/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.