“Image showing hundreds of birds that died recently because of the 5G testing in India”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 May 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post is related to an old incident in Bihar. The birds in the photo died after consuming the seeds that contained a high dosage of pesticides. This incident reportedly took place in 2009. This photo has nothing to do with 5G testing in India
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 May 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 May 2021, 2 days 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.