- By Umam Noor
- Mon, 12 May 2025 02:26 PM (IST)
- Source:JNM
Fact Check: After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India launched targeted strikes on terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under 'Operation Sindoor'. Now, a video of a Pakistani news anchor getting emotional has gone viral on social media, with claims that it shows her reaction to India’s military action.
Jagran’s fact checking team Vishvas News’ investigated the viral claim and found that the viral video is unrelated to 'Operation Sindoor'. The clip shows Pakistani news anchor Farwa Waheed and is related to the situation in Gaza.
What is viral?
X handle 'Megh Updates' shared a viral post on May 7, 2025 with the caption, "The Pakistani anchor on Indian strike".
The Pakistani anchor on Indian strike 🎯 pic.twitter.com/yUhSZwybHD
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) May 7, 2025
Investigate
To investigate the viral post, we first conducted a Google Lens search of the key frames. We found this video shared in an X post on April 18, 2025, where the clip featured the logos of Pakistani news channel 'Express News' and the hashtag #Siyasat.
Using VPN, we searched the Express News YouTube channel and found the full video uploaded earlier, on April 15, 2025. The video identifies the anchor as Farwa Waheed, who became emotional while reporting on the crises in Gaza.
During our investigation, we found this video shared on November 7, 2023, on Farwa Waheed's official Facebook page with the caption, "I couldn’t control my tears and emotions .. i know we can’t do anything for the people of palestine (Gaza) Thousand of people have lost their lives, many are struggling to survive and that hurts a lot .. may this brutality end soon."
To verify the authenticity of the viral clip, we contacted Farwa Waheed. She confirmed that the video dates back to 2023 and is related to the Gaza conflict. She clarified that it has no connection to the current situation.
X user 'Megh Updates', who shared the viral video with a fake claim, has over five lakh followers.
Conclusion: The investigation revealed that the viral video is misleading and is unrelated to 'Operation Sindoor'. This is an old video by Pakistani news anchor Farwa Waheed, related to the Gaza issue.