Old Kazak Nuke Test Site Photos Falsely Shared As Pakistan's Kirana Hills

Claim: Photos show members of the U.S. Department of Energy near Pakistan’s Kirana Hills following an Indian strike that caused nuclear fallout.


Fact: BOOM found that the viral photos are old and actually from the now closed Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Union facility.

Read the fact-check here.

Update: 2025-05-21 09:51 GMT

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