“A set of photos are going viral on social media, in connection to the mass funeral after a series of blasts that happened on 21 April 2019. But these pictures are old and have no connection to the recent blasts.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Apr 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisMisleading
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 April 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 April 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- sharechat.comhttps://sharechat.com/item/j9e01Gj?referer=tagTrendingFeed
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/WomenofChristMKE/posts/2646331705389166
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