{"id":128519,"date":"2022-09-13T14:55:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=128519"},"modified":"2022-09-13T14:55:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:25:30","slug":"spectator-violence-at-asia-cup-old-video-of-dancing-pak-fan-shared-with-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/spectator-violence-at-asia-cup-old-video-of-dancing-pak-fan-shared-with-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectator violence at Asia Cup: Old video of dancing Pak fan shared with false claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Violent <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/cricket\/watch-pakistan-afghanistan-fans-clash-damage-sharjah-property-after-high-octane-asia-cup-match-8137820\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clashes<\/a> broke out at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE between supporters of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday, September 7, after Pakistan won the Asia Cup 2022 match between the two countries. Soon after the nail-biting finish to the game in which Pakistan won by one wicket, the spectators reportedly turned unruly, vandalizing stadium property and Afghan fans allegedly assaulting Pakistan supporters.<\/p>\n<p>In the backdrop of this,\u00a0a video of a man in Pakistan team jersey dancing in the stands apparently mocking Afghan fans was shared widely on social media with the claim that that is what incited the violent clashes among fans. Cricketer Shoaib Akhtar tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what Afghan fans are doing.<br \/>\nThis is what they&#8217;ve done in the past multiple times.This is a game and its supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShafiqStanikzai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShafiqStanikzai<\/a> your crowd &amp; your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rg57D0c7t8\">pic.twitter.com\/rg57D0c7t8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1567589651598172161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sharing the video of the dancing Pakistani man on Twitter at 9.18 pm on September 7, 2022 [<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220908134246\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdityaRajKaul\/status\/1567623443474161665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archive link<\/a>], executive editor of TV9 network <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdityaRajKaul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aditya Raj Kaul<\/a> wrote on Twitter: A glimpse of Pakistani fans abusing, taunting &amp; mocking Afghan fans inside the stadium which led to an argument and Afghan fans were provoked. Clash erupted. Hope action is taken against Pakistanis who end up indulging in violence everywhere across globe!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-1.29.17-PM-e1662979944724.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-1.29.17-PM-e1662979944724.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-1.29.17-PM-e1662979944724-196x300.jpeg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many other handles, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aks_amul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@aks_amul<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rahul30672087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Rahul30672087<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samratsamarth25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@samratsamarth25\u00a0<\/span> <\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220912103149\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?%20mocking%20Afghan%20fans%20inside%20the%20stadium%20which%20led%20to%20an%20argument%20and%20Afghan%20fans%20were%20provoked.%20Clash%20erupted.%20Hope%20action%20is%20taken%20against%20Pakistanis%20who%20end%20up%20indulging%20in%20violence%20everywhere%20across%20globe!=&amp;src=typed_query*&amp;f=video&amp;q=glimpse%20of%20Pakistani%20fans%20abusing%2C%20taunting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archive link<\/a>], tweeted the same video and linked it to the confrontations in the stands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A glimpse of Pakistani fans abusing, taunting &amp; mocking Afghan fans inside the stadium which led to an argument and Afghan fans were provoked. Clash erupted. Hope action is taken against Pakistanis who end up indulging in violence everywhere across globe! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vRb9KxwWIz\">pic.twitter.com\/vRb9KxwWIz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A.K.S (@aks_amul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aks_amul\/status\/1567646051582230529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-128519 gallery-columns-2 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\/spectator-violence-at-asia-cup-old-video-of-dancing-pak-fan-shared-with-false-claim\/whatsapp-image-2022-09-12-at-2-00-03-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-2.00.03-PM-e1662977372667.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-2.00.03-PM-e1662977372667.jpeg 504w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-2.00.03-PM-e1662977372667-152x300.jpeg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/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\/spectator-violence-at-asia-cup-old-video-of-dancing-pak-fan-shared-with-false-claim\/whatsapp-image-2022-09-12-at-1-58-21-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-1.58.21-PM-e1662977273773.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-1.58.21-PM-e1662977273773.jpeg 518w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-1.58.21-PM-e1662977273773-155x300.jpeg 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact check<\/h4>\n<div>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=pakistani+man+dancing+mocking+afghan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyword<\/a> search on Youtube showed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/bjr4hnJxmGo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> was published on October 30, 2021, nearly 10 months prior to the Asia Cup match. The description of the video on YouTube reads: &#8220;Pakistani Fan Mocking Afghanistan People In The Stadium Funny Dance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/29\/t20-world-cup-pakistan-v-afghanistan-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICC World T20 Cup 2021<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The match was held at the Dubai International Stadium.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In one of the viral tweets, we noticed a<span dir=\"auto\"> reply by a user <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SameerBamne4\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@SameerBamne4<\/span><\/a>. He mentioned that the stadium visible in the video was &#8216;Dubai stadium&#8217;.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-5.59.09-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-5.59.09-PM.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-5.59.09-PM-300x133.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-5.59.09-PM-1024x453.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-12-at-5.59.09-PM-768x340.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span dir=\"auto\">In the viral video, we also noticed a strip of light running across the roof of the stadium. Taking note of these clues, we performed a keyword <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=strip+of+light+in+dubai+cricket+stadium&amp;sxsrf=ALiCzsY8TwqbKzSIi187aSdok_SmRd-PoA%3A1662990281380&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=yTcfY5qeFKuGur4Pq7aRgAI&amp;iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYx9F2QgQdVbsp3nkWbIqPR0zHy87t1C5&amp;oq=strip+of+&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIECCMQJzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEJECMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDoLCC4QgAQQxwEQ0QM6DgguEIAEEMcBENEDENQCOgUILhCABDoKCAAQgAQQhwIQFFAAWKYJYMMUaABwAHgBgAGhBIgBnhiSAQkyLTQuMy4wLjKYAQCgAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search<\/a> on Google and came across a news report by Gulf News. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/special-reports\/t20-world-cup-how-the-uae-became-a-world-cricket-hub-1.1636177696116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> published in November of 2021 talked about &#8216;How the UAE became a world cricket hub&#8217;. In this report, we noticed a photo which had the same strip of light running along the roof of the Dubai International Stadium. It has been described as &#8216;Ring of Fire&#8217; lighting system.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-19_12_17-T20-World-Cup_-How-the-UAE-became-a-world-cricket-hub-_-Special-reports-\u2013-Gulf-N-min-e1662990253500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1474\" height=\"1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-19_12_17-T20-World-Cup_-How-the-UAE-became-a-world-cricket-hub-_-Special-reports-\u2013-Gulf-N-min-e1662990253500.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-19_12_17-T20-World-Cup_-How-the-UAE-became-a-world-cricket-hub-_-Special-reports-\u2013-Gulf-N-min-e1662990253500-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-19_12_17-T20-World-Cup_-How-the-UAE-became-a-world-cricket-hub-_-Special-reports-\u2013-Gulf-N-min-e1662990253500-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-19_12_17-T20-World-Cup_-How-the-UAE-became-a-world-cricket-hub-_-Special-reports-\u2013-Gulf-N-min-e1662990253500-768x609.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span dir=\"auto\">The &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/sport\/cricket\/ring-of-fire-light-system-for-dubai-stadium-1.484945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ring of Fire&#8217;<\/a> floodlights of the Dubai International Stadium is visible in the viral video as well, confirming that the video was not taken at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium last week. Below, we have juxtaposed a still from the viral clip and a photo of the Dubai International Stadium, showing that the video is shot at the latter.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_54_39-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1606\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_54_39-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave.jpg 1606w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_54_39-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_54_39-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_54_39-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_54_39-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-1536x826.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1606px) 100vw, 1606px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Below we have also added the Google Earth view of the Sharjah Cricket Stadium and The Dubai International Stadium pointing out the differences between the two. We know that the last week&#8217;s altercation between the fans took place in Sharjah as the name of the stadium has also been mentioned in various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/trending\/asia-cup-2022-fans-of-pakistan-and-afghanistan-clash-in-stands-throw-chairs-at-each-other-after-match-in-sharjah-429745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news reports<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_51_32-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1940\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_51_32-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-min.jpg 1940w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_51_32-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-min-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_51_32-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-min-1024x474.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_51_32-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-min-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/2022-09-12-16_51_32-Still-from-the-video-on-YouTube-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-min-1536x711.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1940px) 100vw, 1940px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span dir=\"auto\">Hence it can be said that the video of a dancing Pakistani man did not incite the violence at Sharjah on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Tying the video to the clashes at the stadium in a single frame is misleading.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violent clashes broke out at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE between supporters of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday, September 7, after Pakistan won the Asia Cup 2022 match between the two countries. Soon after the nail-biting finish to the game in which Pakistan won by one wicket, the spectators reportedly turned unruly, vandalizing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":128588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[718],"class_list":["post-128519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","fact_checks_claim_type-economics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spectator violence at Asia Cup: Old video of dancing Pak fan shared with false claim - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spectator violence at Asia Cup: Old video of dancing Pak fan shared with false claim - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Violent clashes broke out at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE between supporters of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday, September 7, after Pakistan won the Asia Cup 2022 match between the two countries. 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