Oops. ABC apologises over ‘Kabul’ footage.
Wild scenes supposedly at Kabul Airport were actually a football stadium in 2019.
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ABC has apologised after footage of wild scenes supposedly at Kabul Airport incorrectly included vision of people running into the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys in 2019.
“Due to the dangerous situation in Afghanistan, the ABC like many other news organisations had to rely on news agency coverage and personal images and videos from people on the ground,” ABC said in a statement.
“There was a high volume of fake videos circulating on social media purporting to be showing scenes in Kabul and at the airport.
“The ABC has a rigorous process for verifying footage and on this occasion that process failed when the ABC used three seconds of vision that purported to show people rushing into Hamid Karzai Airport, when in fact it was from a football stadium in Texas.
“The error was picked up just after the story went to air in East Coast 7pm bulletins and the story was re-edited in time for all non AEST time zones.
“The incorrect images were not posted on digital platforms. The ABC apologises for the error.”
AT&T Stadium doors have opened for Cowboys vs. Seahawks pic.twitter.com/UTl68lVNwr
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 5, 2019
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Well that’s the risk you take when you get video grabs from social media, it’s lazy journalism though.
this is sloppy work from ABC. You could tell immediately that it wasn’t legit.