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  • 2020-01-17 (xsd:date)
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  • This video shows a scene from a Pakistani movie released in 2018 (en)
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  • A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook that claim it shows a Pakistani mother refusing to allow a polio vaccinator to vaccinate her child. The claim is false; the video shows a scene from a Pakistani romantic comedy film released in 2018. The video was published on Twitter here on January 14, 2020 by Tarek Fatah, a prominent Pakistani-Canadian author. The tweet, which has since been deleted, was liked more than 6,300 times and retweeted more than 2,600 times. The post’s caption reads: Pakistani mother slams the door shut in the face of Polio workers. Screams at the two female volunteers: I will never ever allow my children to take these drops. Never never will my kids drink these drops. Never. Below is a screenshot of the misleading tweet: Screenshot of the misleading tweet The video was viewed more than 200,000 times after it was shared on Facebook here , here and here ; and on YouTube here and here with a similar claim. The claim is false; the video does not show a real-life incident. It shows a scene from 2018 Pakistani film Load Wedding . The full film was published on YouTube here on February 27, 2019. The video in the misleading posts shows a scene that corresponds with the full film from the 34-minute 26-second mark to the 35-minute 18-second mark. Below are screenshots comparing keyframes from the movie (L) and the misleading footage, which was filmed from a slightly different angle (R): Screenshots comparing keyframes from the movie (L) and the misleading footage, which was shot from a slightly different angle (R) The actress who played the vaccinator, Mehwish Hayat, also said the footage in the misleading posts shows a scene from her film. In a tweet replying to Fatah’s misleading Twitter post, Hayat stated: Thank u for giving ur 2 cents on this but pls first verify the source b4 posting next time. It’s a scene frm my movieloadwedding,the polio worker is me & that woman an actress.Through the film we were raising awareness of the issue.Glad 2 see our performances were so convincing. Thank u for giving ur 2 cents on this but pls first verify the source b4 posting next time. It’s a scene frm my movieloadwedding,the polio worker is me & that woman an actress.Through the film we were raising awareness of the issue.Glad 2 see our performances were so convincing https://t.co/ididoJJcxL — Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) January 15, 2020 Misinformation about the polio vaccine has circulated for years in Pakistan. AFP has previously debunked misleading claims about the vaccine here , here and here . Pakistan remains one of just three countries to have not totally eradicated the disease. The country recorded 136 cases of polio last year, a sharp increase from the 12 cases in 2018, according to Pakistani authorities and the World Health Organization, AFP reported here . (en)
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