“Photo depicting an emaciated Palestinian child from Gaza suffering from starvation.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Mar 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
According to reports, the viral photo dates back to December 2020 and depicts 7-year-old Faid Samim, a Yemeni boy suffering from cerebral palsy (CP) and severe malnutrition, who was admitted to Al-Sabeen Hospital in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 March 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/muj.arts/p/C4PeJT3Iu9R/
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