“Image of collapsed buildings due to a major Earthquake in Assam”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Apr 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The image was captured on 25 April 2015 in Kathmandu when Nepal was facing one of its worst earthquakes in decades. Though there was a recent earthquake incident in Assam, this image is not related to Assam and was taken more than 6 years ago
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 May 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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