A video from Pakistan is being falsely shared as unrecognisable condition of Bradford, UK. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 12, 2024
A video (here and here) allegedly appearing to depict crowded streets of the British city of Bradford, triggered by mass immigration, is circulating on social media. Let’s verify this claim through this article.
Claim: The video showcases the crowded streets of Bradford, UK because of mass immigration.
Fact: The viral video is an excerpt from a longer clip filmed in Hyderabad, Pakistan, and not Bradford, UK. Therefore, the claim made in the post is False.
Initially, we spotted Urdu sign boards in the viral video, and then we noticed that several social media users identified (here and here) the location as Pakistan, not Bradford, UK.
Taking this as a hint, we performed a keyword search on the Internet, which led us to the original, longer version of the viral video. It had been posted on a YouTube channel called ‘GIRL IN PARADISE’.
According to the video’s description, it depicted a walking tour of Shahi Bazaar and Resham Bazaar in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Upon comparison, it was clear that the sequence visible in the viral video correlates perfectly with the section of the YouTube video from the 7th to the 26th second. The following collage illustrates the striking similarities between the two.
To sum up, the video in question, which is claimed to be streets of Bradford, UK, is actually a section of a walking tour footage from Hyderabad, Pakistan.