Facebook Hoaxes

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some social media users say the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has arrested former vice president of Afghanistan, Abdul Rashid Dostum, in Turkey, but his office rejected the claims as false rumors. Two years ago, Abdul Rashid Dostum went to Turkey after the political change in the country…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Social media rumors that claim Turkish President RecepTayyibErdogan has provided military equipment to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum who will soon return to the country with the equipment are incorrect. Some sources say Marshal Dostum went to Turkey one week ago due his deteriorated health condition but his close…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some social media activists claimed on Tuesday that Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, head of the Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) tested positive for coronavirus and his health condition is unstable. Propaganda: Syed Nazim Khelwati, a facebook user, wrote that HIA Leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar tested positive for coronavirus and he is in bad…

KABUL (Pajhwok): A Facebook post, which claims that people vaccinated against coronavirus will die within two years, has worried citizens while medical experts reject this claim as incorrect and urge people to get inoculated against the disease. Rumors: The Facebook page named “Man Wa Ma Ba Corona” has released a…

KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of social media users and people say consuming honey can treat Covid-19 while health experts reject it and say honey has not been scientifically proven to treat the virus. Rumor: “Rural Honey Collection and Processing Center” which is a Facebook page advertizes that honey can improve a person’s immune…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some social media activists claim a health worker in central Bamyan province died after being administered coronavirus vaccine, but officials say the reason behind the death is not yet identified and investigation in this regard is underway. According to Pajhowk Afghan News report, the process of coronavirus vaccine administration…

KABUL (Pajhwok): About 10 months have passed since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Afghanistan, but rumors that coronavirus patients die in hospitals after being injected from ampoules at health centers are still forcing people to avoid diagnosis and treatment. The Covid-19 first emerged in China and the first case in…

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Presidential Palace on Sunday rejected President Ashraf Ghani has removed Khalid Noor from the government’s negotiating team. The Afghan government’s negotiating team has 21 members including Khalid Noor, son of Atta Mohammad Noor, executive chief of Jamiat-i-Islami Party. After the sacking of former public health minister Ahmad…

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Presidential Palace on Sunday rejected President Ashraf Ghani has removed Khalid Noor from the government’s negotiating team. The Afghan government’s negotiating team has 21 members including Khalid Noor, son of Atta Mohammad Noor, executive chief of Jamiat-i-Islami Party. After the sacking of former public health minister Ahmad…

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan government and the Taliban reject the formation of an interim government amid a social media hoax these days with former Senator Abdul Hanan Haquon being named as the head of a future setup. In Doha, the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban…