Fact Check: Old video of men with guns dancing shared as Afghanis celebrating WC win over Pakistan

Hyderabad: A video showing men with guns dancing to a Bollywood song ‘Afghan Jalebi’ is going viral on social media. Those sharing it claim that it shows celebration in Afghanistan after the country defeated Pakistan in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023.

The claim comes after Afghanistan secured their maiden ODI win against Pakistan in the World Cup, breaking a streak of seven unsuccessful attempts in the past.

An X premium user shared the video with the caption, “Celebratory atmosphere in Afghanistan after defeating Pakistan. (translated from Hindi)”a

Several X and Facebook users have shared the video claiming the same. Click here, here and here to view the posts.

Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the video has been on the Internet since at least 2021.

Upon a reverse image search of the video’s keyframe, we found the video on YouTube, uploaded by a channel named Waziristan Music on March 30, 2021, titled ‘Bannu Dj dance | Pashto Funny dance | afshari saaz | waziristan music.’

Taking this cue, we ran a keyword search and found the video uploaded by several YouTube channels in 2021. Click here, here and here to view the posts.

We also found that the video had gone viral in 2021, with users and media outlets falsely claiming that it showed the Taliban group celebrating after taking over Afghanistan. Click here and here to watch posts that debunked the claim.

Calling out TV9 Bharatvarsh for broadcasting the video that claimed that it showed the Taliban group celebration after taking over Afghanistan, Iftikhar Firdous, a Pakistan-based journalist, had posted the video on X stating it shows marriage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Hence, we conclude that the video dates back to at least 2021 and does not show celebrations in Afghanistan after the country defeated Pakistan in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023.