“A photo of Stalin was featured in Times Square, New York.”
What FACTLY found
A Times Square photo on The Clio and an article from the Nantucket Preservation Trust titled “Friday Find: History of One Times Square,” published on 02 January 2015, show similarities to the viral image. On comparison, it is clear that the image of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had been edited to replace these advertisements. However, it is unclear in which year the original photograph was taken, as it has been shared on social media since 2011 and featured on websites for several years.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/abdul.rasheeth.9/posts/pfbid028RGTUAe4fETj5EzZvd9odc13jnMgXL1M6Z…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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