The Team Afghanistan Were Not Chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai Or Pakistan Murdabad Slogans. The Video Has Been Altered.

In the recent T20 World Cup, Afghanistan entered the semifinals after beating Bangladesh by 8 runs on 25th June. Against this backdrop, a video of the Afghanistan player chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Pakistan Murdabad” is going viral on social media. 

Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Afghan players have won hearts, felt very good, Bande Mataram 🇮🇳💗🇦🇫 Jai Hind

আফগান খেলোয়াড় রা মন জয় করে নিলো,অনেক ভাল লাগলো,

বন্দে মাতরম 🇮🇳💗🇦🇫 জয় হিন্দ।।।ভারত মাতা কি জয় ।।।

#teamindiacricket #ShubmanGill #cricket #T20WorldCup2024 #ভারত #ইন্ডিয়া #indiacricket” 

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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the viral video was altered. The Afghan players were not chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai or Pakistan Murdabad. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by taking some screenshots of the video and conducting a reverse image search. As a result, we found an image similar to the screenshots of the viral video published in the Free Press Journal on 24 October 2023. The title read, “PAK vs AFG, CWC 2023: Afghanistan Celebrate Extravagantly After Historic Win Over Pakistan”.

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A report published on MSN containing a similar screenshot can be read here. According to the report Afghanistan celebrated their victory against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023.

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Moving forward, using relevant keywords, we found the viral video on a YouTube channel which was uploaded on 23 October 2023. The caption of the video read, AFG Players in dressing room Chanting Allah -hu Akbar after beating Pakistan | Afg Team Celebration”

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Nowhere in the video Pakistan Murdabad or Bharat Mata Ki Jai could be heard. The Afghanistan team were cheering and chanting Allahu Akbar instead.

Further, we found the original video on the official Instagram account of Afghan player Mohammad Nabi.

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There also they were chanting Allahu Akbar, not Bharat Mata Ki Jai or Pakistan Murdabad.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the viral video is altered. In the original video, the Afghan players were not chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai or Pakistan Murdabad slogans, instead they were chanting Allahu Akbar. Moreover, the video is old, from the 2023 ODI World Cup.