Mehwish Hayat slams Tarek Fatah for not fact-checking before tweeting a scene from Load Wedding

The Pakistani-Canadian journalist, however, deleted his tweet around midday, which may be just as well.

Updated 15 Jan, 2020

Actor Mehwish Hayat schooled Pakistani-Canadian columnist and full-time Twitter troll Tarek Fatah for misrepresenting a scene from her 2018 film Load Wedding.

Tarek Fatah, who is known for regularly tweeting and making media appearances in which he rails against Pakistan and Islam, posted a video on his Twitter in which a woman is seen refusing a polio worker's request to inoculate her child.

“It’s a scene from my movie Load Wedding, the polio worker is me and that woman an actress. Through the film we were raising awareness of hte issue. Glad to see our performances were so convincing,” wrote Mehwish.

Tarek didn’t acknowledge his error nor Mehwish’s correction or any of the hundreds of people calling him out, for that matter. He did, however, delete his tweet around midday, which may be just as well.

Twitter was quick to fact-check him though.

Another angle of the scene being shot shows the cameras, crew and lighting in frame, with a crowd of onlookers in the foreground.

Comments

Khurram Asif Jan 15, 2020 03:01pm

Good he deleted nahi tou mera comment thaa "anee deyaa aey Mazakh see"

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bhaRAT© Jan 15, 2020 03:24pm

Bravo Mehwish. Tarek Fatah making nonsense propaganda against polio drive!

Gujjar Jan 15, 2020 03:26pm

Tarek fateh is a disgrace.

Naxalite Jan 15, 2020 03:28pm

This much hatred is not normal

Baba Jan 15, 2020 03:29pm

Is this a news?

RogerKhan Jan 15, 2020 05:13pm

Kudos to Miss Mehwish for putting him in his place.

Ga Jan 15, 2020 05:55pm

Those who hire Tarek Fatah for interviews are only discrediting themselves. Man is obviously not firing on all cylinders up there. He has severe identity confusion.

Vijay B. Jan 15, 2020 06:18pm

First of all Mehwish Hayat is absolutely gorgeous , may she stay haayt for a long long time and keep lighting up the world with her aura and beauty. Yes, Tarek Fateh goofed, almost reminiscent of the Pakistani representative at the UN showing an old picture from Lebanon as representing what was happening in Kashmir. People do make mistakes , they are human, they get carried away in their fervor to forward their ethos, narrative or cause.

Zeeshan Ahmed Jan 15, 2020 08:24pm

Nice catch!

Sohail Jan 15, 2020 08:53pm

Mehwish is right. People have habit to talk without fact checking.

HonorBright Jan 15, 2020 09:21pm

That just shows how tempting it is to be on the wrong side of the truth, even so-called well-informed, educated people can't resist falling prey to the untruth..

HonorBright Jan 15, 2020 09:22pm

I believe we need to publish everything online with a disclaimer: That might not be what it seems

Dipankar Barman Jan 15, 2020 09:30pm

I agree it is a mistake. But it is also true that polio workers are killed in this part of the world.

Sameer Jan 15, 2020 11:42pm

I see it as, Seems Ex-Pakistanis like Tarek also do not care about Lollywood and neither know any stars or movie, and hence this error.

Bilal Jan 16, 2020 12:27am

Agreed with comments of mehwish

Just Saying Jan 16, 2020 05:17am

The scene from the movie is based on Pakistani reality.

Daskalos Jan 16, 2020 09:05am

Well done Mahwish Hayat!

kp Jan 16, 2020 10:47am

Okay but there are plenty of such videos, can you deny Pakistan is only country besides Nigeria that still affected by polio? Leave you ego when it come to kids healthcare.

Bipul Jan 16, 2020 04:30pm

In reality, polio workers are shot.