Viral video shows El Chapo, not Imran Khan

Claim: Viral video shows former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a jail cell.

Fact: The video is from 2015 and shows former Mexican drug lord El Chapo in prison, not Imran Khan.

On July 9, a Facebook page called PTI Central Punjab posted a video in which a man can be seen pacing around a prison cell, before leaning into a corner before the video ends.

The video caption reads:

[Translation: “Those who garnered votes in the name of Imran Khan to amass power and privileges are enjoying luxuries in chilled, air-conditioned rooms, while Imran Khan is confined deprived of basic amenities and electricity in a cramped and dark prison, despite being ill, amidst scorching heat.Time is recording the account of every individual. On the one side lies comfort and luxury, on the other is the price of steadfast adherence to principles.”]

A screenshot of the complaint.

Fact or fiction?

No official images or videos of Imran Khan from prison have been released since his incarceration in 2023.

Soch Fact Check performed a reverse search of a key frame from the video that led to 2015 news reports indicating that the clip is security camera footage from a Mexican prison where El Chapo, a renowned drug lord, can be seen pacing in his prison cell, moments before his famous escape.

On July 15, 2015, NBC News, an American television channel, released the video stating that it is a surveillance video that shows the moment El Chapo escaped from prison. The video shows the “well-constructed” tunnel he used to escape from his maximum security prison.

The same day, CNN broadcast the same video.

This was El Chapo’s second escape, according to BBC News.

Screenshot of 2015 BBC footage

Screenshot of video shared in complaint

While the screenshots of the statement and the video released by news agencies in 2015 match, Soch Fact Check concludes that the clip shows El Chapo, not Imran Khan.

Virality

The viral video has been viewed thousands of times and has been shared several times on Facebook.

Conclusion: The video does not show Imran Khan in prison. It actually shows the prison escape of former Mexican drug lord El Chapo in 2015.

Background image on cover photo: AP

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