“Big cat in the video, which is carrying a monkey in its jaws, is one of the cheetahs that was brought to India from Namibia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Sep 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
This is an old video which was shot by a wildlife photographer named Igor Altuna in Zambia. The big cat is a leopard, not a cheetah
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 September 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02JSrGv2svruMVXRmK3dJTAnqh62HEL3DE…
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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.