{"id":126290,"date":"2022-08-23T13:58:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T08:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=126290"},"modified":"2022-08-23T13:58:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T08:28:42","slug":"fact-check-media-outlets-share-old-image-as-bomb-attack-in-kabul-afganistan-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-media-outlets-share-old-image-as-bomb-attack-in-kabul-afganistan-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"Media outlets ran a three year old photo as visuals of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An explosion occurred at a mosque in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on August 17, 2022. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/8\/17\/huge-explosion-hits-kabul-mosque-many-casualties-feared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Afghan police<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a total of 21 people were killed and 33 were injured in the blast. After the news broke, a number of media outlets and social media users began sharing a purported photo of the blast in Kabul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India Today aired the image in its live show as visuals from the recent explosion at a mosque in Kabul. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/F8YIB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Blast in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kabul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kabul<\/a> Mosque kills 20, leaves 40 injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashraf_wani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashraf_wani<\/a> with more details <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ITVideo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ITVideo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PGjLwNhQQl\">pic.twitter.com\/PGjLwNhQQl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiaToday\/status\/1560095567560441857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News agency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/YkYkT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ANI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also tweeted the image in connection with the Kabul mosque explosion. It was also featured on the agency\u2019s website as part of its coverage of the blast. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/OEiai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k1-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hindustan Times also covered the explosion, attributing the same image to ANI. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/AJq0J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k2.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k2-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several media outlets such as the web portal of British newspaper <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/oOTxt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/C0LLW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220818032359\/https:\/\/hindi.thequint.com\/news\/world\/kabul-mosque-blast-several-people-killed-and-injured-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Quint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qsWxf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India TV<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/EkgKC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Times of India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/hdARU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News18 Assam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ci0SN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TV9 Bangla<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/eG3Yx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NewsClick<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/e92jC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northeast Now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/3C6Cw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News Mobile<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, India Today Group\u2019s news and opinions platform <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qtZaO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DailyO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and RSS mouthpiece <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/pZ5Pr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organiser Weekly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0among others carried the image with the same claim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-126290 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\/fact-check-media-outlets-share-old-image-as-bomb-attack-in-kabul-afganistan-mosque\/k14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1744\" height=\"1394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k14.jpg 1744w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k14-300x240.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k4-768x802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k4-1471x1536.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/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\/fact-check-media-outlets-share-old-image-as-bomb-attack-in-kabul-afganistan-mosque\/k3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k3.jpg 927w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k3-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k3-768x719.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Fact-check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News performed a reverse image search of the viral picture. We found the source image in an article by the American news portal <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/world\/2019\/7\/1\/20677249\/afghanistan-kabul-explosion-taliban-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It was shared in connection with the Taliban\u2019s attack on the Afghan capital on July 1, 2019. According to the caption, this picture shows the aftermath of the bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 1, 2019. This image is attributed to photojournalist Haroon Sabawoon and stock photo website Getty Images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k15.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k15-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/k15-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using this as a clue, we looked for the viral image <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/news-photo\/smoke-rises-from-the-scene-of-a-suicide-bombing-in-kabul-news-photo\/1153088834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Getty Images<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Along with the image, It is mentioned that at least 10 people were killed and more than 65 were injured in this suicide bombing which occurred in July 2021. The photo is attributed to Anadolu Agency, Turkey&#8217;s state news agency, with Haroon Sabawoon listed as a contributor as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57502 jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design-60-min-scaled.jpg?resize=810%2C568&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"568\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up, media outlets falsely shared a three-year-old picture of a bomb blast in Afghanistan&#8217;s capital Kabul as recent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion occurred at a mosque in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on August 17, 2022. According to the Afghan police, a total of 21 people were killed and 33 were injured in the blast. 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