Claim: Video highlights a rat infestation inside Civil Hospital, Quetta.
Fact: The clip is originally from a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India.
On 22 May 2026, senior journalist Mubasher Lucman posted a video on his X account, highlighting poor sanitation conditions in a hospital.
The clip shows a bunch of rats climbing up a pole beside a bed, with a man sleeping on it. The journalist wrote in his caption, “Civil hospital Quetta. Got this absolutely scary video on a whatsap group. Will someone take notice ????”
The video was also shared on Facebook.
Video shared on X and Facebook on 22 May 2026
Fact or Fiction?
A reverse image search of the video led to two articles from Indian news outlets, India Today and The Indian Express, dated 15 January 2026. Soch Fact Check accessed the websites to find out more details about the clip.
The video article by India Today titled, ‘UP Healthcare Shocker: Rats Crawl On Oxygen Pipes At Gonda District Hospital’, reported a “shocking lapse” at a hospital located in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India. The publication aired the same clip that is under investigation. Moreover, Ashish Shrivastava, the reporting journalist, stated that the Medical Superintendent, Dr. S.N.Singh, confirmed an investigation committee has been formed to look into the matter.
The second article by The Indian Express, titled “Viral video of rats on oxygen pipes of UP’s Gonda Medical College ward sparks outrage: ‘Indians are treated as dogs..’”, also reported on the same issue and posted a screenshot of the video. The publication also confirmed the same location mentioned in the first article.
Top: Video report by India Today, Bottom: Article by The Indian Express, both published on 15 January 2026.
The date listed and the quotes posted by the Indian publications confirm that the video does not show a rat infestation in a Pakistani hospital.
Virality
Soch Fact Check first came across a viral post on X with as many as 101,000 likes and 618 reshares. It was further reshared on Facebook by multiple pages and groups.
Video shared by multiple accounts across Facebook and X on 22 May 2026
Conclusion: The video showing rats crawling up a pole beside a hospital bed is not from Quetta, Pakistan. The clip is from an Indian hospital in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh.