“‘If a university burns down or is destroyed otherwise, al the current students immediately graduate with a bachelor’s degree.’”
What FACTLY found
There are no reports of universities awarding degrees to all the students at the time of any catastrophe. Further researchers and academicians have also rubbished the claim and described the claim as an urban legend. However, there are instances of universities providing some relief to students by reducing the course work
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 June 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.