“Image of items served in an Uttar Pradesh Government school under the Mid-day meal scheme”
What FACTLY found
The menu displayed on the official Mid-day meal website doesn’t show any of these items. According to Navbharat times, Sarpanch of the village Amit, along with the schoolteachers arrange for these special meals occasionally with the help of donors. Also, through a Facebook post, he clarifies that the viral image belongs to one such event celebrated on 31 August 2022
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/UPCMReportCard/posts/pfbid02sucTRXeD688A7TZtjmsJELygyPRLfn25Hq6V…
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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.