{"id":100840,"date":"2021-08-19T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T10:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=100840"},"modified":"2021-08-19T15:55:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T10:25:53","slug":"10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Decade-old photo morphed to show women in Afghanistan walking with feet chained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of a man walking in front of three women in burqas has been shared on social media. He has a chain in his hand which is tied around the women&#8217;s feet. The image has been shared with another photo of women in western attire. Viral posts attempt to draw a contrast between Afghanistan in the 1960s and 70s and Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a tweet by TV9 Bharatvarsh anchor Shubhankar Mishra sharing the pictures. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/nwx02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100847 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-19-at-10.11.25-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-19-at-10.11.25-AM.png 478w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-19-at-10.11.25-AM-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few hours later, Mishra again tweeted the pictures in a different graphic. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8mgxB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-51.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-51.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-51-220x300.jpeg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NitinKu80690057\/status\/1427168216158113796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100840 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/1-103\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-7.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-7-271x300.jpeg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/2-93\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-5.jpeg 394w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-5-231x300.jpeg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/3-79\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-5.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-5-279x300.jpeg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/4-69\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4-5.jpeg 355w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4-5-208x300.jpeg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/5-49\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-3.jpeg 369w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-3-216x300.jpeg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The photo also made its way to Facebook. (<a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=4201840816528559&amp;id=100001080478462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=2880866168892380&amp;id=100009070740786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-100840 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/6-41\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-1.jpeg 318w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-1-186x300.jpeg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/10-year-old-image-edited-with-the-claim-that-chains-tied-to-burqa-clad-women-legs-in-afganistan\/7-30\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/7-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/7-3.jpeg 334w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/7-3-196x300.jpeg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News spotted several red flags that made us question the veracity of the image. We noticed that the shadow of the shackles in the picture looked a bit odd. The shadow is clearly visible between the man and the woman right behind him but missing between the first two women. It then reappears between the second and third woman.<\/p>\n<p>We performed a reverse image search of the image along with some keywords. This led to a 2017 article by <a href=\"https:\/\/bengali.abplive.com\/news\/world\/saudi-man-divorces-wife-for-walking-ahead-375507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABP Ananda<\/a>, the Bengali arm of ABP News. There were no shackles in the picture featured in the article.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-52.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-52.jpeg 665w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-52-273x300.jpeg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photo was also shared in a 2017 article in <a href=\"https:\/\/moderndiplomacy.eu\/2017\/03\/29\/the-vagina-diatribes-part-i-why-violent-gender-extremism-persists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modern Diplomacy<\/a>. There were no shackles seen here either.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, upon further research, we found a few blog posts from 2011 and 2012 containing the original picture without the shackles. [<a href=\"https:\/\/bussorah.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/05\/women-who-know-their-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 1 <\/a>(<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110926231347\/https:\/\/rabbitmatch.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/23\/women-who-know-their-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/rabbitmatch.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/23\/women-who-know-their-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 2 <\/a>(<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110926231347\/https:\/\/rabbitmatch.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/23\/women-who-know-their-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>), <a href=\"http:\/\/gollygeeez.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/muslim-women-and-barbara-waltersand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 3<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120809111259\/http:\/\/gollygeeez.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/muslim-women-and-barbara-waltersand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012 Archive link<\/a>), <a href=\"http:\/\/rouijel.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/why-afghani-women-walk-behind-their-men.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 4 <\/a>(<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160715062504\/http:\/\/rouijel.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/why-afghani-women-walk-behind-their-men.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Archive link)<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Using the Internet Archive Library, Alt News located an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110513141920\/https:\/\/bussorah.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/05\/women-who-know-their-place\/\">archived version<\/a> of one of the blog posts. The original photo was shared in May 2011. This means that the picture is at least 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-53.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-53.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-53-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-53-768x605.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of these blog posts are identical, or rather they have been copy-pasted word for word. Each one recounts an incident where American journalist Barbara Walters was doing a story in Afghanistan and spoke to an Afghani woman. Walters asked her the reason she was walking behind her husband, to which she responded saying, &#8220;Land mines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Abhijit Iyer Mitra shared the same story <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iyervval\/status\/938039522830385153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Twitter<\/a>, citing WhatsApp. Therefore, this anecdote had also been shared in India earlier. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/CutcN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>American fact-checking agency Snopes also investigated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/this-little-wife-of-mine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbara Walters-reported story<\/a> in 2014. It concluded that this was just a satirical post, versions of which have been shared on the internet since 2001.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-54.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-54.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-54-300x117.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-54-768x299.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, a ten-year-old image was edited and shared as recent after the Taliban&#8217;s takeover of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of a man walking in front of three women in burqas has been shared on social media. He has a chain in his hand which is tied around the women&#8217;s feet. The image has been shared with another photo of women in western attire. 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