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These Pictures Are From Lebanon, Not Kabul

Hind Khoudary Hind Khoudary
Technology
15th August 2021
These Pictures Are From Lebanon, Not Kabul
Jad Sawaya hugging his baby after Beirut's blast (Twitter).

The Claim

Pictures show what is currently happening in Kabul. 

Emerging story

Twitter users are circulating pictures claiming they show the reality of what is currently happening in Kabul. The pictures circulating allege they show a hospital being bombed in Kabul. 

Misbarā€™s Analysis

MENA: A Google image reverse search revealed that the pictures circulating are from Beirut's explosion last year. The circulating depicts Cristal and her husband Jud becoming parents for the first time a few minutes after the deadly blast in Beirut.

According to Reuters, Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter.
President Joe Biden on Saturday authorized the deployment of 5,000 U.S. troops to help evacuate citizens and ensure an "orderly and safe" drawdown of military personnel.

Misbarā€™s Classification

Misleading

Misbarā€™s Sources

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