“Blackened hand is linked to bubonic plague in China”
Social media posts
Photo on Facebook page reshared by other groups and pages. Claim dated 7 Jul 2020.
FactRakers rated thisMISLEADING
What FactRakers found
The photo is from a 2012 incident in Oregon in the United States
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 July 2020. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 11 July 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
This check was done by FactRakers, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.