“Billboard falling on commuters due to strong winds coupled with heavy rain on Poonamallee highway road in Chennai”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Nov 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video actually shows an incident of billboard falling on motorcyclists in Karachi, Pakistan three months ago. There are many news reports of the same incident. This video has nothing to do with Chennai.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 November 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 November 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.