“The photo shows female reporters were present at Afghanistan’s Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press conference on 10 October 2025 in the Afghanistan Embassy.”
What FACTLY found
The viral photo does not show female journalists present at Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press conference on 10 October 2025 in the Afghanistan Embassy; it is actually from an event at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in Delhi, where Muttaqi spoke on economic, cultural, and historical ties between India and Afghanistan. Multiple media reports and the VIF post confirm this. Taliban political chief Suhail Shahi confirmed that no women journalists were present at the...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 October 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ashish.bhaiya.235622/posts/pfbid0odgyRPGxEGXXKxckKzTg2d3TASFm7Ax…
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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.