“The video shows a power outage during a Pakistan vs. New Zealand match held in Pakistan.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is actually from New Zealand’s Bay Oval Stadium in Mount Maunganui during the third ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan on 05 April 2025 — not from Pakistan. The incident took place in the 39th over when a floodlight failure briefly interrupted the match.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 April 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/555462718724476/permalink/1736361050634631/?rdid=JOYt7A4x…
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.