Claim: In the murder of Farkhunda Malikzada, prominent public officials turned to Facebook immediately after the death to endorse the murder and it was later revealed that Farkhunda did not burn the Quran, the central religious text of Islam.
Evidence: A number of prominent public officials turned to Facebook immediately after the death to endorse the murder. After it was revealed that she did not burn the Quran, the public reaction in Afghanistan turned to shock and anger. The Quran (/kʊˈrɑːn/, kor-AHN; Arabic: القرآن‎, romanized: al-Qur'ān, lit. 'the recitation', Arabic pronunciation: [alqurˈʔaːn), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God (Allah).