The claim
The viral video shows a school teacher in Pakistan brutally beating a Christian girl for wearing a cross.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the video shows a father assaulting his daughter in Baghdad, Iraq—not a Pakistani teacher or a religiously motivated beating. It says Iraqi coverage identified the incident and that Al-Rusafa Police arrested the father after the video went viral in October 2025.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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