Fact-Check: Old Video of Stage Collapsing in Pakistan Shared With a False Claim

A video is going viral on the internet which shows several people standing on a stage which collapses after a while.

The claim states that the stage collapsed after an 'Imam' spoke against Jews in Pakistan.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video dates back to 2018 and shows a stage set up for a political gathering collapsing in Pakistan.

How did we find out the truth?: On performing a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video, we came across an old YouTube video.

• This was shared by a news channel from Pakistan called 'Public News' on 18 July 2018.

• This was the longer version of the viral video.

• The title of the video stated that it shows the stage collapsing during Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) election campaign.

• Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search which led us to a report shared by The Express Tribune on 18 July 2018.

• The report stated that the stage setup for a political gathering by the Jamaat-e-Islami in Peshawar collapsed after the party workers overburdened it.

• It also mentioned that the leaders spoke about the Islamic system in Pakistan and did not state anything about Jews, as claimed.

What does the viral video say?: We checked with an Urdu-language speaker who confirmed to The Quint that the viral video does not show the political leaders speaking about Jews.

• It shows the leaders welcoming other party leaders.

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