Wrong video

In an interesting mix-up former federal minister Sheikh Rashid posted an aerial clip on Twitter claiming to show a gridlock of traffic from his party’s power show held in Rawalpindi on 26 November. The video clip had a PTI anthem as its audio which made it appear as if the clip was an aerial shot of the PTI’s march to Rawalpindi. However, it was found that the claim was false as the visuals actually showed a traffic jam from Los Angeles, United States, ahead of Thanksgiving holidays in 2017. This clip was first shared back in 2017 as part of live coverage of US broadcaster ABC News. The wrong video broke a storm on social media with viewers debunking claims of Sheikh Rashid and ridiculing him for this goof-up. It is not the first time that Pakistani public personalities have resorted to such populist gimmicks and falling foul just to show their misplaced enthusiasm. They also get carried away by their urge to remain in the news without realising that what they are bringing to fore is correct or not. Such tendency needs to be curbed if public figures value their credibility otherwise they stand the risk of losing public trust. TW

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