A video went viral on social media claiming to be visuals of flooding in the international award-winning Bus Rapid Transit project, BRT-Peshawar station.

(Screenshot from Twitter post)

Debunked Source

بارش میں ایوارڈ یافتہ بی آر ٹی سٹشن کی اک جھلک ! pic.twitter.com/gcPK4oYhMH

— AliAkbar (@AliGunjai) July 21, 2022

بارش میں ایوارڈ یافتہ بی آر ٹی سٹشن کی اک جھلک ! اور 350 ڈیموں کے ساتھ #BRT #Peshawar @MaryamNSharif @maryamnawazkhan @Ali_MuhammadPTI @NawazSharifMNS @#cmkpk pic.twitter.com/rYLmXCeKMt

— Hamza Zaman Takkar🎙 (@HamzaZTakkar) July 22, 2022

Fact Check

In order to investigate the claim, we extracted key frames of the shared video and performed a reverse image search. 

Search revealed that the video dates back to 2^nd September 2021 from New York, United States of America.

(Screenshot from Meaww news website article)

Source

https://meaww.com/viral-videos-capture-flooded-nyc-streets-subway-stations-at-least-8-people-died-because-of-ida

Rating

Misinformation/ False Context

Conclusion

Our fact-check confirmed that the viral video dates back to 2^nd September 2022 flooding in New York. The video was shared in a misleading context to mock and defame the BRT project inaugurated by former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

ABCDE Framework-Based Analysis 

Actor	Independent social media accounts are involved in disseminating disinformation.
Behavior	Misleading statement was posted to blame previous government for being incompetent.
Content	Social Media post.
Degree	Target audience of this post was the general public, the purpose of sharing it was to blame PTI for poorly managing the project. No synthetic means were used to make the post viral.
Effect	The post was shared and widely circulated by supporters of ruling parties, and PTI was highly criticized for poor management.