Old image of an Indonesian Goldmine Shared as an Afghan Goldmine on Social Media.

An old image of a gold mine in Indonesia was shared on social media as the image of the Qara-Zaghn gold mine of Afghanistan. It was made viral on February.11.2021 by social media users who claimed that the gold mine is in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan. Claim: On February.11.2021, the Afghan social media users […]

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FACT CHECK: Commander Alipoor Is Not Dead As Fake Viral Social Media Posts Claim…

In Afghanistan, most of the social media users reported that Abdul Ghani Alipoor has been killed in a military operation. However, when we investigated about the viral claim, we found this news to be fake. Claim: On 19th February, the Afghan social media was abuzz with the news of death of Commander Abdul Ghani Alipoor […]

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Afghan news agencies incorrectly claim Esfandi village is in Jaghori District…

The Shafaqna News Agency and the RTA Dari claimed in their reports that the Esfandi village is in the Jaghori district of the Ghazni province of Afghanistan. However, Esfandi village being in Ghazni province is not in Jaghori district. Here are the facts… Claim On February.15.2021, the Shafaqna News Agency and the RTA Dari in […]

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Afghan News Agencies Share Old and Unrelated Photo as Photo of a Building Gutted Down by Fire in Maidan-Wardak Province…

A photo of a military operation from Helmand province of Afghanistan went viral as photo of a building gutted down by fire in Maidan-Wardak province of Afghanistan. Many news agencies and social media users published it as the burned building in Behsud District of Maidan-Wardak.  Let’s see the posts that made the claim in detail […]

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