“A brave boy of Assam, fearlessly rescued a young deer from drowning”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
A Bangladeshi boy named Belal, rescued a baby deer from drowning into the river during the floods in Noakali district of South Eastern Bangladesh. These photos were shot during that incident. The boy in these photos does not belong to the Assam state of India.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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