<strong>War painting by a Russian painter shared as Hazara Genocide. </strong>
Afghanistan is going through a huge political, economic and social transition since America announced full withdrawal of its troops after a 20-year long war and eventually the Taliban claimed power over the country. Ethnic minorities of Afghanistan have been facing atrocities and been oppressed for years.
Recently an image is being shared on social media along with the #StopHazaragenocide with context to the atrocities committed over the Hazara community of Afghanistan.
The Twitter post claims: "On December 9, 1948, the United Nations declared genocide a serious international crime and vowed to take disciplinary action against the perpetrators. But not sure why are they still silent regarding Hazara's Genocide!"
https://twitter.com/mustafa71835622/status/1629525401142714368
However, Fact Crescendo's findings show that an unrelated image has been shared as ethnic cleansing of the Hazara community in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
Fact check:
The Twitter claim is partially true. The Hazara community of Afghanistan has been witnessing atrocities and inhuman treatment for years. However, the image shared in context to the attempted Genocide over Hazaras is actually unrelated to the incidents concerning Hazara community.
We applied Google reverse image search on the shared image to find out the truth behind the shared image and the social media claims. During investigation, we found that the image is not related to the Hazara community.
By applying Google reverse image search, we found the same image published by a website named ARTWORK ONLY.COM. According to the article published by the article the image actually is "The Apotheosis of War" is a painting by Russian war painter Vasily Vereshchagin.
Conclusion
From the above investigation, it is hence clear that an unrelated image of a war painting by Russian artist Vasily Vereshchagin is being shared as the Hazara Genocide cause of Afghanistan.
Title:War painting by a Russian painter shared as Hazara Genocide.
Fact Check By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: False
