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India Today found that the video was digitally altered to add the anti-Pakistan chants.
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The video is manipulated. The original footage shows a warm reception without any derogatory chants.
The Pakistan cricket team arrived at Hyderabad Airport for the ICC ODI World Cup amid heightened security. It received a spirited welcome from Indian cricket fans.
Amid this, a social media storm ensued after a video purportedly showing derogatory chants of "Pakistan Murdabad" by Indian fans went viral. Sharing the viral video, a Twitter user wrote, “Pakistan Murdabad chants were raised when Pakistan terrorist team arrived in Bharat. Based public. I bow down to them.” An archive of the same can be seen here.
India Today found that the video was digitally manipulated to add the anti-Pakistan chants.
Our Probe
Reverse searching the keyframes of the viral video led us to a video shared by the news agency ANI on September 27. The tweet read: “ Telangana: Pakistan Cricket team arrives at Hyderabad airport, ahead of the World Cup scheduled to be held between October 5 to November 19, in India.” In this video, fans could be heard chanting "Babar, Babar" in support of Pakistani skipper Babar Azam.
Further searches led us to several videos of this moment shot from different angles, corroborating the ANI video's authenticity and debunking any claims of "Pakistan Murdabad" chants.
India Today journalist Maruthi Acharya, who was present at the airport and covered the event, further affirmed that he heard no such anti-Pakistani slogans when the players arrived.
Contrary to the viral claims, the players' reception was overwhelmingly warm, prompting gratitude from Pakistani players and social media users. Even Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed his appreciation for the hearty welcome.
The Pakistan Cricket Board also shared glimpses of the warm reception on Twitter.
While we cannot independently verify if no anti-Pakistan slogans were raised by individuals there, it's evident that the viral video was digitally manipulated to make it look like there were.
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