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“Photo of a family having their tea while sitting in flood water in Surat, Gujarat.”
Social media posts Claim dated 25 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The photo is captured in Mansa (Punjab), not Surat (Gujarat). Also, the photo is old and is taken in 2016.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

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.