Fact Check: Has Shahid Afridi Passed Away and Buried in Karachi? Truth behind Viral Video

Add as a preferred source on Google

A huge shockwave rippled across the country and beyond with the news of Pakistan's former cricketer Shahid Afridi, who was claimed to be dead.

A video was circulating across social media of a Pakistani news channel, which could be seen reading the news of Afridi's death and burial in Karachi.

Is Shahid Afridi Dead?

A video has been circulating across social media which showed Shahid Afridi dying and also read condolence messages from various personnel in Pakistan. A news anchor can be seen breaking the news with image of a road and an ambulance in the background.

Fact Check: Shahid Afridi Dead News is a Hoax, Video AI Generated

The video, which is used to propagate this news, is fake and is AI-generated. If one looks closely, the news anchor's voice is doctored with an external dubbing, thus creating misinformation about Afridi's health. The former Pakistan cricketer is alive and in good health.

Shahid Afridi was recently seen marching a victory parade in Karachi after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He has been vocal against India with his radicalised opinions and has seen his social media channel banned in India for his extremist sentiments. Afridi was also linked recently with terrorism as his cousin was a Terrorist who was killed by the Indian Army.