Fact-check: Video misattributed roads to Nawaz Sharif's government
The roads shown in the video are in reality located in China
Updated Thursday Jun 27 2024
A video clip circulating on Facebook, with hundreds of thousands of views, falsely attributes the construction of several roads to the government of Nawaz Sharif during his tenures as prime minister of Pakistan (1990-1993, 1997-1999 and 2013-2017).
The roads shown in the video are in reality located in China.
Claim
On June 2, a Facebook user posted a 39-second video featuring clips of Nawaz Sharif's speeches overlaid with footage of various roads and thoroughfares. The implication is that these infrastructures were built under Sharif's governance.
The video has gained significant traction with over 365,000 views, 5,500 shares, and 7,600 likes as of the latest count.
Fact
Upon investigation, Geo Fact Check found that all four roads depicted in the video are located outside Pakistan.
A keyword and reverse image search revealed that the first road seen in the video is in fact the Yaxi Expressway located in the southwest China's Sichuan province. Footage of the actual expressway in China can be seen here.
The second footage in the montage is of the Jinkou Grand Canyon also in the Sichuan province. Footage of the actual Jinkou Grand Canyon can be seen here.
The third road seen in the online video is from China’s Henan Province. Actual footage of the road can be seen here.
The fourth road shown in the alleged video is of a highway in India. Geo Fact Check could not independently verify its location.
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