{"id":1443551,"date":"2022-04-18T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T15:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443551"},"modified":"2022-04-18T11:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T15:45:16","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-large-demonstration-in-pakistan-following-the-ousting-of-imran-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-large-demonstration-in-pakistan-following-the-ousting-of-imran-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Large Demonstration In Pakistan Following The Ousting Of Imran Khan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-image-show-a-large-demonstration-in-pakistan-following-the-ousting-of-imran-khan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/KRsjH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/faraz.ahmad.7739\/posts\/5002625863158199&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1650132095513000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0pPm6rW_7_xpOVoDjSrCsJ\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows a large demonstration in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan following the ousting of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image shows a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan in March 2022, more than a week before Khan was removed from office.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Khan was ousted as Prime Minister April 10 following a no-confidence vote by Pakistan\u2019s National Assembly over allegations that he mishandled the country\u2019s economic and foreign affairs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/04\/13\/pakistan-imran-khan-sharif\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>. The former prime minister is attempting a political comeback, holding large rallies in the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/15\/world\/asia\/imran-khan-rally-pakistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image, uploaded April 13, appears to show a large crowd gathered at night. \u201cPeshawar Jalsa right now,\u201d reads the image\u2019s caption. \u201cOnly ARY is covering this, the rest of the channels are blacking it out.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARY News<\/a> is a Pakistani news outlet. The caption also includes the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/behindyouskipper?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BehindYouSkipper<\/a>, a pro-Khan slogan.<\/p>\n<p>While the image does show a pro-Khan rally, the photo predates the former prime minister\u2019s ousting and was not taken in April. A reverse image search found that the photo first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/imran-khan-no-confidence-live-updates-pm-imran-khan-rumoured-to-quit-addresses-rally-in-pakistan-capital-islamabad-2846295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared<\/a> in a March 2022 NDTV article. The article detailed a March 27 rally in the capital city of Islamabad in support of Khan, where he addressed supporters and decried the effort to remove him.<\/p>\n<p>The image also appeared on social media before Khan\u2019s ousting. One <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeenoAliPhotos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter user<\/a> who identified himself as a journalist shared aerial views of the March 27 rally on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeenoAliPhotos\/status\/1508105987328196612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, including the photo used in the Facebook post. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/14\/fact-check-biden-jackson-imran-khan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No This Video Doesn\u2019t Show Joe Biden And Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrating The Ousting Of Imran Khan)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aerial Views of Imran Khan Jalsa Today Prade Ground Islamabad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PTIGovernment?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PTIGovernment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ImranKhan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ImranKhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ImranKhanPrimeMinister?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ImranKhanPrimeMinister<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/imrankhanPTI?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#imrankhanPTI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/imran?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#imran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/27MarchJalsa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#27MarchJalsa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AbsolutelyNot?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AbsolutelyNot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Balochistan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Balochistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aerialview?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aerialview<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PTIJalsa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PTIJalsa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fw4RFhlt5Q\">pic.twitter.com\/Fw4RFhlt5Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zeeno Ali (@ZeenoAliPhotos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeenoAliPhotos\/status\/1508105987328196612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Aerial Views of Imran Khan Jalsa Today Prade Ground Islamabad <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#PTIGovernment<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#ImranKhan<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#ImranKhanPrimeMinister<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#imrankhanPTI<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#imran<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#27MarchJalsa<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#AbsolutelyNot<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Balochistan<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#aerialview<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#PTIJalsa,\u201d reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeenoAliPhotos\/status\/1508105987328196612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time disinformation has stemmed from the ongoing political situation in Pakistan. Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/12\/fact-check-russia-protest-america-pakistan-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a viral image claiming to show Russians protesting against American involvement in Pakistani internal affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook purportedly shows a large demonstration in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan following the ousting of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.Verdict: Misleading The image shows a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":1443969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1443551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1443551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1443969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1443551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1443551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1443551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}