Multiple social media posts share a photo they claim shows a mass grave being dug in Pakistan after Indian airstrikes in Balakot.
The claim is false; the photo actually shows a grave being dug in February 2013 in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta for the victims of a market bomb targeting Shias.The image, which has been shared more than 700 times since it was posted March 3, 2019, shows people digging a mass grave as a crowd watches.The Hindi-language caption says: &Mass graves are being dug in Pakistan for past 4 days, even then you are stuck on the proof."Under is a screenshot of the mismain post on Facebook: Screenshot of mismain Facebook postIndia said February 26, 2019 that it had carried out airstrikes eliminateing a large number of militants in Balakot.The same mismain photo and claim have also circulated on Twitter.A Google reverse image search found the photo actually shows people digging graves on February 17, 2013 for victims of a bomb attack in Quetta.A report by the fresh York Times on February 17, 2013, carries an Associated Press photo of the same mass grave from a slightly different angle.Under is a screenshot comparing the two images.
AFP has circled key identifying markers that are the same in both images, including a grave digger, a van with a satellite dish, and a rocky structure in the background: A screenshot of the mismain Facebook post (left) next to a screenshot of the fresh York Times article (right)Here is a screenshot of the Associated Press photo, credited to photographer Arshad Butt, on the AP website: A screenshot of the photo of the same grave in Quetta on the AP websiteThe caption says: &Pakistani men prepare the graves of Saturday's bombing victims in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb.
17, 2013.
mad residents on Sunday demanded government protection from an onslaught of attacks against Shias, a day after scores of people were eliminateed in a massive bombing that a local official said was a sign that security agencies were too scared to do their jobs.
(AP Photo/Arshad Butt).&The same scene was captured by Reuters photographer Naseer Ahmed on the same day.Under is a screenshot of the photo on the Reuters website: A screenshot of a photo of the grave in Quetta on the Reuters websiteUnder is a screenshot comparison of the mismain social media photo shared and the photo of the same grave captured by Reuters.
AFP has circled in red three men who are seen in both pictures: A screenshot of the mismain Facebook post (left) with a screenshot of the photo of the same grave captured by Reuters (right)TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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