“Videos showing the recent visuals of violent clashes in Afghanistan”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Aug 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The videos shared in the post are old and related to the Syrian war. These videos shows the clashes between Syrian troops and rebel groups, not the Taliban. These videos have nothing to do with the ongoing violence in Afghanistan
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 August 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4282846051797559&id=2009026649179522
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/EducationalNewsBangla/videos/1908468969333751/
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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.