Fact Check: Pictures Going Viral of a Girl Being Severely Beaten Are Misleading

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If you don’t do your own research first, social media shouldn’t be trusted. There is a significant amount of misrepresentation of facts and images in support of a variety of different political causes. One example of this kind of situation is a picture that is going around on social media in Pakistan right now showing a young woman who has been severely battered.

You can see a picture on social media, where a young woman is shown exposing her back while bearing the scars of insanity-inducing torture.

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Political arrests and cases were seen, but this shamelessness with mothers and sisters is a slap in the face of humanity and politics.
And everyone knows who is doing this shameless act@PTIofficial #IftikharDurrani #میں_کلاں_ہی_کافی_آں pic.twitter.com/uTxJbyHlYM

— Harry Khan (@HarrykTweets22) May 26, 2023

The supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which is Pakistan’s largest political party, have been spreading this picture and saying that it depicts torture that occurred while the suspect was in police custody after the 9th of May incident.

However, after conducting a study on this viral photo, we discovered that it is phony and that it has no connection to the political climate at the present time.

What we found out as a result of our investigation can be found in the following:

This Picture Gone Viral During Anti-Hijab Movement in Iran Last year

According to the findings of our investigation, the identical photograph gained widespread attention in Iran throughout the months of November and December, with some speculating that it depicts a young woman from that country.

Iranian Girl Beaten Badly Fake Picture

In addition to this, they assert that this young woman participated in anti-hijab demonstrations against the Iranian regime when she was younger. Put the responsibility for this inhumane kind of torture on the Iranian government and social media activists.

However, while conducting fact-checking research, we discovered that she is not an Iranian girl and that the story about the Iranian government from last year was nothing more than misinformation.

The Same Picture, Criticizing the Taliban, Has Gone Viral in Afghanistan

Back in 2021, when the Taliban gained control of the capital city of Afghanistan, they mandated that all women wear a headscarf and prohibited them from traveling without a “Mehram.” There was resistance against the administration of the Taliban, and it is said that they punished a significant number of girls and women.

Taliban Brutality against Women Fake Picture

The same picture became viral in Afghanistan at the same time, and many people said the Afghan Taliban whipped this woman because they are barbaric and brutal and they are against human rights.

In spite of the fact that the blames mentioned above are real, the fact of the matter is that this picture has nothing to do with the horrible behavior of the Taliban.

The Truth Behind This Heartbreaking Image of Wounded Women

At long last, the backstory to this photograph has been revealed. It is true that the picture belongs to Pakistan, but that fact has nothing to do with the event that occurred on May 9th, 2023.

During the month of March 2021, Syed Shah Raza Shah was the very first person to publish it on a social media platform, specifically on Twitter. On his Twitter account, he not only shared the picture but also referenced the KPK police.

Fact Check Viral Girl Photo Beaten Badly

Shah Raza told the police that this is a picture of a girl named Wafa Khan who is a dancing girl. Shah Raza’s statement was made in the presence of the police. He mentioned that a local thug by the name of Mansoor Khan had invited this girl to his residence for a dance and then severely battered her after the dance was over.

He shared a few more pictures of Wafa Khan to show how badly she was beaten by that man. Here are some more pictures.

Wafa Khan Dancing Girl

Mr. Shah Raza requested that a First Information Report (FIR) be filed against the perpetrators of the crime.

The Capital City Police Peshawar also responded to that tweet and mentioned that a FIR has been issued and that a few suspected persons involved in this barbaric conduct have been apprehended as well.

ڈانسنگ گرل وفا پر تشدد کے واقعہ میں نامزد ملزمان کے خلاف فوری ایکشن لیا گیا۔

ڈی ایس پی ریگی کی سربراہی میں بھاری پولیس نفری نے منصور نامی شخص کے حجرہ سے 19 مشتبہ افراد کو حراست میں لےلیا ہے جن کی تلاشی لینے پر مذکورہ حجرہ سے اسلحہ، کارتوس، شراب اور دیگر سامان برآمد کرلیا گیا ہے۔

— Capital City Police Peshawar (@PeshawarCCPO) March 5, 2021

People have been spreading a picture of a girl who has been severely beaten, and many of them have blamed the police for torturing this woman while she was in police custody as a result of the 9th May incident. However, the true story behind the picture is as follows.