{"id":101163,"date":"2021-08-24T14:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=101163"},"modified":"2021-08-24T14:13:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:43:49","slug":"2015-image-of-yemen-shared-as-security-check-at-airport-in-afganistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2015-image-of-yemen-shared-as-security-check-at-airport-in-afganistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo from Yemen shot in 2015 shared as security check at Afghanistan Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abhishek Kumar, a sub-editor at The Lallantop, recently shared an image claiming it shows security check procedure underway at Afghanistan\u2019s airport. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/EM7jO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#afghanistan<\/a> \u090f\u092f\u0930\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u091a\u0947\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u094b\u0930\u092e \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930.. \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u090f\u092a\u093f\u0915 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947..! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oqNAljuvoa\">pic.twitter.com\/oqNAljuvoa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abhishek Kumar (@Abhishakejee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Abhishakejee\/status\/1427640252928303117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Facebook page shared the image and accompanying claim in a post that garnered more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/122675684495320\/posts\/4277450105684503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7,000 likes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101164 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-68.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-68.jpeg 691w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-68-296x300.jpeg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/693650607455613\/posts\/2107493472737979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. A few <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arya_sd\/status\/1427584127738400775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handles on Twitter<\/a> also shared the photo as scenes from Kabul Airport.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-101163 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2015-image-of-yemen-shared-as-security-check-at-airport-in-afganistan\/1-108\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1423\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-3.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-3-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-3-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-3-768x370.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1423px) 100vw, 1423px\" \/><\/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\/2015-image-of-yemen-shared-as-security-check-at-airport-in-afganistan\/2-98\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-9.jpeg 608w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-9-216x300.jpeg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/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\/2015-image-of-yemen-shared-as-security-check-at-airport-in-afganistan\/3-84\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-9.jpeg 686w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-9-284x300.jpeg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>2015 image from Yemen<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We performed a reverse image search and located the photo in a July 2015 Facebook post by a UK-based entertainment company called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LADbible\/photos\/a.200542726659592.50788.199098633470668\/2274416832605494\/?type=1&amp;source=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LADbible<\/a>. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-69.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-69.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-69-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-69-768x393.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although the page did not provide more information about the photo, we noticed that it was of a much higher resolution than the viral image. We performed a reverse image search for a second time, which led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/cherifamir.com\/2015\/11\/03\/photo-inexplicable-inexplicable-photo-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2015 article<\/a> on a website that carried the picture. According to this website, the image was taken in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>We also found a tweet by a journalist from CBS News containing the photo dated July 1, 2015. The accompanying caption read, &#8220;Memories of Yemen: Houthi soldiers investigating a man attending a rally. Knives, skewers and machine guns are allowed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Memories from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yemen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#yemen<\/a>: Houthi soldier searching a man going into a rally: Qat, daggers &amp; machine guns allowed! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TFevPYz9pv\">pic.twitter.com\/TFevPYz9pv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 yemenfelix1 (@amtadros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amtadros\/status\/616282103089491968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Using a keyword search, we found a video story by CBS Evening News dated <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TAICkMlOmZo?t=78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 16, 2015<\/a>. We noticed that the 1:21 mark of the video resembles the image that has been circulating. The story also mentions that the Houthi rebels were conducting security checks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101167 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-70.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-70.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-70-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-70-768x402.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/hindi\/international\/2015\/04\/150422_what_is_yemen_conflict_du\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 BBC report<\/a>, Houthi rebels based in northern Yemen had attacked other parts of the country. Their capture of the capital city Sanaa forced the president to flee the country. The report states, \u201cHouthis are Shia Muslims, who have the support of Iran. The rest of Yemen largely comprises Sunni Muslims, and Saudi Arabia started the bombings against the Houthi rebels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, a 2015 picture from Yemen was falsely circulated as Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abhishek Kumar, a sub-editor at The Lallantop, recently shared an image claiming it shows security check procedure underway at Afghanistan\u2019s airport. (Archive link) #afghanistan \u090f\u092f\u0930\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u091a\u0947\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u094b\u0930\u092e \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930.. \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u090f\u092a\u093f\u0915 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947..! pic.twitter.com\/oqNAljuvoa \u2014 Abhishek Kumar (@Abhishakejee) August 17, 2021 A Facebook page shared the image and accompanying claim in a post [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":101171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[133],"class_list":["post-101163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/yemen-old-image.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101163"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101374,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101163\/revisions\/101374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101163"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=101163"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=101163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}