{"id":305208,"date":"2025-09-22T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=305208"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:31:51","slug":"tear-gas-cannister-caught-by-protester-pakistan-video-from-2022-shared-as-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/tear-gas-cannister-caught-by-protester-pakistan-video-from-2022-shared-as-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tear gas cannister caught by protester: Pakistan video from 2022 shared as Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/soldiers-guard-nepals-parliament-patrol-streets-after-two-days-deadly-protests-2025-09-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">unrest in Nepal<\/span><\/a>, several unverified images and videos went viral on social media. One such video shows a man catching a tear gas canister and throwing it back. X User @Ramraajya shared the video and claimed it was from the Nepal protests. The X post garnered nearly 140,000 views.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u0906\u0901\u0938\u0942 \u0917\u0948\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0947\u091f \u092c\u0949\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0948\u091a \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u092f\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nepalprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nepalprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s4uiH8WKYu\">pic.twitter.com\/s4uiH8WKYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u0940 (@Ramraajya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ramraajya\/status\/1965617923872923856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several others amplified the same video with the same claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-305208 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\/tear-gas-cannister-caught-by-protester-pakistan-video-from-2022-shared-as-nepal\/screenshot-2025-09-18-020639\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020639.jpg 811w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020639-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020639-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020639-768x1005.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/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\/tear-gas-cannister-caught-by-protester-pakistan-video-from-2022-shared-as-nepal\/screenshot-2025-09-18-020624\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"1049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020624.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020624.png 822w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020624-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020624-802x1024.png 802w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020624-768x980.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/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\/tear-gas-cannister-caught-by-protester-pakistan-video-from-2022-shared-as-nepal\/screenshot-2025-09-18-020615\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020615.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020615.png 806w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020615-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020615-783x1024.png 783w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020615-768x1004.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/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\/tear-gas-cannister-caught-by-protester-pakistan-video-from-2022-shared-as-nepal\/screenshot-2025-09-18-020603\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020603.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020603-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020603-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-020603-768x1161.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>A Google reverse image search led us to a Facebook video by Gulf Today, uploaded on May 25, 2022, which said that the video showed a Pakistani protestor throwing a canister.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gulftoday\/videos\/549827946521789\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gulftoday\/videos\/549827946521789\/\"><p>Pakistani protester catches teargas canister, throws it back to the police<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/bit.ly\/3t0QEbB<br \/>\n#Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gulftoday\">Gulf Today<\/a> on Wednesday 25 May 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The linked article says that on May 25, 2022, violent clashes broke out across Pakistan as Imran Khan&#8217;s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held several &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/5\/25\/clashes-in-pakistan-as-ex-pm-imran-khan-begins-march-to-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azadi March<\/a>&#8216; rallies toward the national capital, Islamabad, in support of their demand of the dissolution of the current assemblies and fresh elections. The rallies faced heavy police resistance, the use of tear gas, and barricades in multiple cities.<\/p>\n<p>When the government attempted to force-stop the rallies before they reached Islamabad, there were clashes between the PTI members and police, leading to chaos, confrontations, and arrests, especially in Lahore and surrounding regions.<\/p>\n<p>The Gulf Today article further stated that urging citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to join the stir, Khan had firmly stated the march to Islamabad would continue until the government announced dates for assembly dissolutions and new elections.<\/p>\n<p>A story posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/2022\/05\/25\/what-a-catch-trends-as-pti-worker-pulls-a-jonty-rhodes-on-punjab-police-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">propakistani.pk<\/a> also highlighted the demonstrator&#8217;s antics.\u00a0 The article documented how the protestor was compared humorously to a famous catch made by South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes, known for his extraordinary fielding skills, by social media users. The incident quickly became a trending topic on social media, with many praising the worker&#8217;s agility and referring to the moment as a &#8220;catch&#8221; similar to that of the cricket legend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-305213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_SnSL0De9Sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1838\" height=\"1554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_SnSL0De9Sm.jpg 1838w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_SnSL0De9Sm-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_SnSL0De9Sm-1024x866.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_SnSL0De9Sm-768x649.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_SnSL0De9Sm-1536x1299.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1838px) 100vw, 1838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the text \u2018Total PARCO\u2019 is visible on a fuel station on the left side of the road. <a href=\"https:\/\/parcogunvor.com.pk\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Total PARCO<\/a> is a joint venture between Total Energies Marketing &amp; Services and Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) in Pakistan with a cross-country pipeline network. Royal Kulfi is a kulfi joint with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/royal+kulfi+stores+in+lahore\/@31.4731815,74.292984,12z\/data=!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">stores across Lahore<\/a> in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-305217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-58-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum up, a three-year-old video from Pakistan showing a protester catching a tear gas canister mid-air and throwing it back was falsely shared on social media as footage from the recent protests in Nepal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the recent\u00a0unrest in Nepal, several unverified images and videos went viral on social media. One such video shows a man catching a tear gas canister and throwing it back. X User @Ramraajya shared the video and claimed it was from the Nepal protests. 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