“The viral video shows a school teacher in Pakistan brutally beating a Christian girl for wearing a cross.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Jan 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is neither from Pakistan nor linked to religion. It shows a father assaulting his daughter in Baghdad, Iraq, and the Al-Rusafa Police arrested him after the video went viral in October 2025. Iraqi authorities and media confirmed the incident, and there is no communal or religious angle.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DTs62Ozk4vB/
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