“Photo of a baby who holds the Guinness World record for the World’s heaviest baby”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Jan 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
According to Guinness World Records, the world record for the heaviest baby born in this world belongs to a boy born on 19 January 1879 in Ohio, USA. The boy weighed 9.98 Kg during his birth. The viral photo is not of this baby boy
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 January 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 January 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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