{"id":47846,"date":"2025-04-22T05:09:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-filmed-stumbling-is-lebanon-ex-leader-not-pakistan-pm\/22\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T05:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:09:39","slug":"man-filmed-stumbling-is-lebanon-ex-leader-not-pakistan-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-filmed-stumbling-is-lebanon-ex-leader-not-pakistan-pm\/22\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Man filmed stumbling is Lebanon ex-leader, not Pakistan PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Old footage of Lebanon&#8217;s former president Michel Aoun tripping during a foreign summit has resurfaced in social media posts that mistakenly identify him as Pakistan&#8217;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The clip has appeared in multiple reports about the incident in March 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Shehbaz Sharif felt dizzy during the meeting,&#8221; reads an Urdu-language\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/dc79e885-12d6-49d0-b40c-694280674b89\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> on March 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It includes a clip of a man falling face down behind a group of dignitaries, some of whom rush to check on him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot taken on April 18 of the false Facebook post<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sharif&#8217;s detractors have also shared the clip on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/0fbfcda7-7c29-4575-85ff-405b10109a13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/297aa5d8-cf90-49d7-9748-f0d4a99b6798\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> alongside claims he was the man who fell although there were no official reports such an incident happened recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a>\u00a0on Google\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bHNimjTpxd8?si=BAATZO4vD6bfMdf5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:using keyframes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">using keyframes<\/a> from the clip found it was taken from a longer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1326814267383958\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a> that the Middle East Eye media outlet published on Facebook on March 29, 2017 (<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/4d43ec1a-9847-40f3-ad85-99d7e6a61a63\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Lebanese President Michel Aoun takes a tumble at the Arab League Summit today,&#8221; reads the post&#8217;s title.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison between the false post (L) and the video from Middle East Eye&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"376\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6PpK8k74ZggJnghMenGvzQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM3Ng--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/de33dd0aa798f92c8d3b31086f8e94d3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison between the false post (L) and the video from Middle East Eye<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">News outlets such as Turkey&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/lebanon-president-falls-over-at-start-of-arab-summit\/782386\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anadolu Agency;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Anadolu Agency<\/a> and Britain&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-4360416\/Lebanon-s-President-takes-tumble-Dead-Sea-summit.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Daily Mail<\/a> newspaper also published reports about Aoun tumbling at the 22-member Arab League conference in Jordan in March 2017 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8NZ6-UGHR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CC59-MYNA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pakistan is not a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Arab-League\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arab League;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arab League<\/a>, and Sharif was not yet prime minister at the time. He first <a href=\"https:\/\/english.aaj.tv\/news\/30353313\/profile-two-time-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:became Pakistan's leader;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">became Pakistan&#8217;s leader<\/a> in April 2022 and was re-elected after the February 2024 general elections (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Z4YS-4P5J\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/RLC5-SQXF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has debunked misinformation about Sharif\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.39DE362\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.32NZ38T\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/man-filmed-stumbling-lebanon-ex-082129821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old footage of Lebanon&rsquo;s former president Michel Aoun tripping during a foreign summit has resurfaced in social media posts that mistakenly identify<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-filmed-stumbling-is-lebanon-ex-leader-not-pakistan-pm\/22\/04\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/eed5fb9a24a24084b30d056bdf6ec675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47846"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}