{"id":101709,"date":"2021-08-27T21:54:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T16:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=101709"},"modified":"2021-08-27T21:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T16:24:26","slug":"old-video-from-us-shared-as-tension-during-evacuation-process-at-kabul-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-from-us-shared-as-tension-during-evacuation-process-at-kabul-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"TV9 aired old video of Texas football stadium as chaos in Kabul Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News channel TV9 Digital uploaded a video on August 25 claiming it depicted the recent situation in Afghanistan. One of the clips was shown in the beginning few seconds was aired as chaos at Kabul Airport during the evacuation process. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/twarU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-90.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-90.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-90-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-90-768x425.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Twitter user had shared this video on August 16 with hashtags #Afghanistan, #Taliban, and #KabulAirport. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/W255j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Where is the UN. The superpowers. Why aren\u2019t all nations coming together to help them. This is so sad. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afghanistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taliban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taliban<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfghanLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfghanLivesMatter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USAabandonedAfghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USAabandonedAfghanistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wewantpeace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wewantpeace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfganistanBurning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfganistanBurning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KabulHasFallen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KabulHasFallen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KabulFalls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KabulFalls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kabulairport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kabulairport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JTlyRcL0NU\">pic.twitter.com\/JTlyRcL0NU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 wear a mask \ud83d\ude37stay safe Nepal \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 (@uajalsingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uajalsingh\/status\/1427288501523947526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This footage has been viral on Facebook as visuals from Kabul Airport. It has also made its way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BMewsQCg8Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-101709 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\/old-video-from-us-shared-as-tension-during-evacuation-process-at-kabul-airport\/1-112\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-13.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-13.jpeg 671w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-13-274x300.jpeg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/old-video-from-us-shared-as-tension-during-evacuation-process-at-kabul-airport\/2-102\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-13.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-13.jpeg 1750w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-13-300x154.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-13-1024x524.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-13-768x393.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-13-1536x786.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/old-video-from-us-shared-as-tension-during-evacuation-process-at-kabul-airport\/3-88\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1892\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-12.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-12.jpeg 1892w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-12-300x136.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-12-1024x463.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-12-768x347.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-12-1536x694.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1892px) 100vw, 1892px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In a reply to a tweet carrying the video, a Twitter user said the video didn&#8217;t show Kabul Airport and that the footage has been on the internet since 2019. He quote-tweeted a January 6, 2019 post by Jon Machota, a journalist at sports portal &#8216;The Athletic&#8217; where Machota wrote that this crowd consisted of American football spectators after the stadium doors were opened for the Cowboys vs Seahawks match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hi, this is not the Kabul airport. Notice the date on the tweet where your video comes from? It\u2019s from an American football stadium in January of 2019. The disaster in Kabul is bad enough without spreading lies, thanks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UV2AmrIIRA\">https:\/\/t.co\/UV2AmrIIRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Schwerpunkt (@Bullix1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bullix1\/status\/1428318849993252864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/factcheck-video-kabul-airport-idUSL1N2PQ22P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> in an email that he had himself recorded the footage.<\/p>\n<p>On January 6, 2019, another outlet called <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nfl\/nfc-east\/dallas-cowboys\/cowboys-fans-sprint-seats-att-stadium-playoffs-seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Spun<\/a> covered this video of fans thronging the AT&amp;T Stadium in Texas before the Cowboys playoff game, adding that it was \u201cinsane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-91.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-91.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-91-300x291.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-91-768x744.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Morning News uploaded a similar clip taken from a different angle of the massive crowd of fans entering the AT&amp;T Stadium in September 2019.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Fans rush into AT&amp;T Stadium two hours before 2019 season opener\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jo5pBJ3DGK4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The video, therefore, has nothing to do with Kabul Airport. It actually depicts a crowd of sports fans entering a stadium in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News channel TV9 Digital uploaded a video on August 25 claiming it depicted the recent situation in Afghanistan. One of the clips was shown in the beginning few seconds was aired as chaos at Kabul Airport during the evacuation process. (Archive link) A Twitter user had shared this video on August 16 with hashtags #Afghanistan, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":101717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739,742],"coauthors":[133],"class_list":["post-101709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check","an_content_type-media-analysis"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/ATT-stadium-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101709","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=101709"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101728,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101709\/revisions\/101728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101709"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=101709"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=101709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}