India lost the ICC World Cup 2023 to Australia. The match was held in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023.
A video is widely shared on social media in which people are seen celebrating. The video is shared with a caption claiming that Kashmiris are celebrating the loss of India.
A social media user shared the video with a caption that reads, “Kashmiri people started celebrating Indian defeat against Australia in Kashmir #AusvsIND #indiancrowd #irfanpathan #Worlds2023 #INDvsAUS #CWC23Final #siraj #Shami.”
SouthCheck found the claim to be fake.
On analyzing the video using InVid tools, we found the same video was published by a Facebook page on August 14, 2020. The video was shared with a caption that reads, “Just Now Firecrackers on Pakistan's Independence Day in Downtown, Srinagar. Video location: Nawakadal, Srinagar.…”
Another Facebook page also published the same story.
A YouTube video also published the same video three years ago.
Hence, we can ascertain that an old and unrelated video has gone viral on social media.