No, This Video Doesn’t Show Recent Visuals of a Massive Explosion in Pakistan

We found that the video has been available on the internet at least since May 2015.

Fact-Check | The video is old and is unrelated to the recent escalations between India and Pakistan.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of a huge explosion is being shared on social media platforms with a claim that it shows recent visuals from Pakistan following an attack by the Indian armed forces.

What did the claim say?: The viral clip carried text in Hindi that loosely translated to, "They were saying that we have nuclear bomb, Indian army exploded their own bomb in their own country, now save yourself from your own bomb."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

The above post had garnered over three lakh views on the platform. You can view archives of similar such claims here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: The video could be traced back to at least May 2015, which predates the recent escalations between India and Pakistan.

How did we find that out?: We performed a simple reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip and found the same visuals uploaded on an X handle named '@YusraAIA'.

• It was shared on 11 May 2015 with a caption that said, "Yet another video of #Sanaa explosion today- very scary! #yemen."

• This clearly shows that the video is old and has no connection with the recent escalations between India and Pakistan.

• You can view other older versions of the clip here and here.

News reports: A report published by France24 said that as per residents, three air strikes hit a base for army units loyal to the Houthis in the north of Yemen's capital.

• The report said that the Saudi-led coalition, with the support of Washington, was bombing Houthi rebels and allied army units since 26 March 2015.

• It was published on 12 May 2015.

The report was shared on 12 May 2015.

(Source: France24/Screenshot)

Conclusion: While we could not independently verify the context or location of the viral clip, it is evidently unrelated to the recent India-Pakistan tensions.

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