No, the viral video is not from the recent TTP attack on Pakistan Army
An old video of attack on Pakistan army is being passed off as recent attack
By Abrar Bhat Published on 7 Sep 2023 12:49 PM GMT
Pakistan army officer among two were killed in a recent attack by Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Several images and videos are viral on social media with users claiming these to be from the recent attack.
An X user referring to the same attack has shared a video with the caption ‘Disturbing Visuals!! Nine Pakistani Army soldiers were killed, and many were injured in an assault carried out by Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, an organization that has connections with the Pakistan Army and ISI’.
The video is shared by several other users. You can check the posts here, here, here and here
The Free Press Journal has also published a report carrying the screengrabs from the same viral video.
Fact Check
NewsMeter investigation found that the video is old and not from the recent attack.
We conducted a reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral video and found nothing related to the video.
We then conducted a keyword search with related keywords on X and found the same video was shared by an X user dated October 26, 2022.
We however could not find the exact source of the video, but it is evident that the viral video is old. Hence the claim that the video is from the recent TTP attack on Pakistan Army is false.
