“Indian cricketer Nitish Kumar Reddy bought a new car after his maiden century at the MCG in 2024.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The viral photo of Nitish Kumar Reddy buying a car is not recent. The photo was originally posted on Nitish Kumar Reddy’s official Instagram page on 17 September 2023, with the caption “Toyota welcome home,” indicating that he purchased the car in 2023.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 January 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/cricexpressnews/posts/pfbid02Q9u3rFtRXWtwEXrfm5J7e6WWuhdfRXuQr5D…
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