| Our investigation revealed that this video is from the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the slogan “Vande Mataram” has been edited and added separately.
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What is the claim?
On June 25, 2024, Afghanistan won a thrilling match against Bangladesh for the first time T20 World Cup They had made it to the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, a video of the Afghanistan team is going viral on social media in which they are seen celebrating the victory by chanting “Vande Mataram”.
The screenshot of the result of the match between India and Australia on June 24 is also visible on the video in which India won by 24 runs. ‘Vande Mataram’ is also written on it.
A user posted the video on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, “Afghanistan reached the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh. Afghanistan players had raised the slogan of ‘Vande Mataram’ on India’s victory, so many congratulations to them for the victory.” Archived version of the post Here See. Similarly, an Instagram user captioned the video, “Afghanistan team proudly chanted Vande Mataram after India defeated Australia in the Super-8 of T20 World Cup.” Archived version of the post Here Watch this video with similar claim Facebook And YouTube It has also been shared on.
Screenshots of viral posts. (Source: X/Screenshot)
However, the viral video is not from the ongoing T20 World Cup but from the 2023 Cricket World Cup, when Afghanistan won by 8 wickets over Pakistan and the slogan “Vande Mataram” has been added separately to it.
How did we find out the truth?
To verify the authenticity of the claim made in the viral video, we started searching it through reverse image search and found that this video was posted on October 23, 2023 on the ex-account of Afghanistan player Mohammad Nabi. Post id=’action_msg_1373’> Here) it was done.
Congratulations! Our team emerged triumphant n an epic battle against 🇵🇰 ending a long-awaited victory drought. It was a true test of skills and teamwork. All showcased through immense tlnt & unwavering dedication. Let’s celebrate 2gether and glory of our great 🏏 team & people🇦🇫 pic.twitter.com/d1ZMVqgIM2
— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) October 23,
In the caption with the video, Mohammad Nabi wrote, “..Our team won a match against Pakistan and ended the long-awaited victory drought…”
We found that in the video, the Afghanistan players are first seen saying “Hey Hey” and then celebrating the victory by shouting “Allah-hu-Akbar”. It can be clearly seen in the video that Gulbadin Naib “Nara-e-Takbir”, to which all the players respond by saying “Allah-hu-Akbar”. Mohammad Nabi shared the same video on his Twitter account on October 23, 2023. Instagram id=’action_msg_1373’> Here ) was also shared on.
Nowhere in this video are the Afghan players heard chanting “Vande Mataram”. It is clear that this has been added separately in the viral video. Apart from this, ‘ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup’ can be seen written behind the players in the video, which was organized in India from October 5, 2023 to November 19, 2023.
October 23, 2023 Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the match played in Chennai on 23rd May.
Furthermore, in our investigation, we did not find any news reports confirming that Afghan players chanted ‘Vande Mataram’ during their campaign to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
Decision
Our investigation so far makes it clear that a video of Afghan players celebrating by shouting “Allah-hu-Akbar” after their victory over Pakistan in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup has been edited with the slogan “Vande Mataram” added separately and is being shared as the current T20 World Cup.
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