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Old Video of Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Leaving a Hospital Shared as Recent

We found out that the video dates back to 2022.

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A video is being shared on social media, claiming to show a recent clip of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, after being shifted to the hospital.

(An archived version of a similar claim can be found here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is misleading. The video is from 2022 and shows former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan leaving the hospital after he was shot during a protest.

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How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and found a report by India.com that shared the same visuals.

  • The report, published on 6 November 2022, notes that the then Pakistan President Arif Alvi met with former Prime Minister Imran Khan to enquire about his health after he was shot during a protest march.

  • Following this, we ran a keyword search and found a report by Agence France-Presse, an international news agency, which also shared the same visuals.

  • The video, uploaded on 7 November 2022, shows former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan leaving the hospital three days after he was shot in the legs in an assassination attempt.

  • We found a report by Millennium Post, published on 7 November 2022, noting that Imran Khan, who underwent surgery for bullet wounds, was discharged from the hospital.

Conclusion: The video is from 2022 and shows former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan leaving the hospital after he was shot during a protest.

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