Support

Explore

HomeNo Image is Available
About UsNo Image is Available
AuthorsNo Image is Available
TeamNo Image is Available
CareersNo Image is Available
InternshipNo Image is Available
Contact UsNo Image is Available
MethodologyNo Image is Available
Correction PolicyNo Image is Available
Non-Partnership PolicyNo Image is Available
Cookie PolicyNo Image is Available
Grievance RedressalNo Image is Available
Republishing GuidelinesNo Image is Available

Languages & Countries :






More about them

Fact CheckNo Image is Available
LawNo Image is Available
ExplainersNo Image is Available
NewsNo Image is Available
DecodeNo Image is Available
Media BuddhiNo Image is Available
Web StoriesNo Image is Available
BOOM ResearchNo Image is Available
BOOM LabsNo Image is Available
Deepfake TrackerNo Image is Available
VideosNo Image is Available

Support

Explore

HomeNo Image is Available
About UsNo Image is Available
AuthorsNo Image is Available
TeamNo Image is Available
CareersNo Image is Available
InternshipNo Image is Available
Contact UsNo Image is Available
MethodologyNo Image is Available
Correction PolicyNo Image is Available
Non-Partnership PolicyNo Image is Available
Cookie PolicyNo Image is Available
Grievance RedressalNo Image is Available
Republishing GuidelinesNo Image is Available

Languages & Countries :






More about them

Fact CheckNo Image is Available
LawNo Image is Available
ExplainersNo Image is Available
NewsNo Image is Available
DecodeNo Image is Available
Media BuddhiNo Image is Available
Web StoriesNo Image is Available
BOOM ResearchNo Image is Available
BOOM LabsNo Image is Available
Deepfake TrackerNo Image is Available
VideosNo Image is Available
Fact Check

Video Of A Robbery At Gunpoint In Pakistan Shared As From Mumbai

BOOM found that the viral video was from Karachi, Pakistan, and that the incident had occurred in August this year.

By - Anmol Alphonso | 30 Oct 2019 1:02 PM IST

A dramatic video of a four youngsters robbing a driver at gunpoint in Karachi, Pakistan is viral in India with the false claim that it is from Ghatkopar, Mumbai .

The one-minute long clip shows four men on two motorbikes ambush the driver and his female co-passenger.

Full View

Click here to view, and here for an archive.

The video is being shared with the caption , "This video is taken from Sarvodaya mandir, Ghatkopar, Mumbai. If you still think children can't be made radical, watch this full video! This can be the fate of our country if their demographic change reaches above 30%."

Viral on Facebook

We searched with the same caption and found that the video is viral on Facebook.

Same video viral on Facebook

FACT-CHECK

We broke the video into key-frames using the video verification tool InVid and ran a reverse image search which showed results that the video was from Karachi, Pakistan.

We found a report by Geo News on the viral video uploaded on September 1, 2019, on YouTube.

Full View

The incident took place in Hill Park, Karachi on August 25, 2019, where a family was looted by the four boys spotted in the video, according to the video report by Geo News.

Two accused minors aged 15 and 17 years old had been arrested, and according to the report the two have had a previous criminal record while the other two accused were still absconding.

Dawn News had tweeted about the incident on August 27, 2019, that the video was viral of four youngster robbing a woman and a man.



BOOM has previously debunked videos from other countries that were viral in India. (Click here, and here)

Update: This article has been updated with Facbook posts falsely claiming that the incident took place in Mumbai

Tags: