“Photo of a miracle baby born with six legs and the symbol of Lord shiva on his forehead”
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post is a morphed one. The original photo does not show the Lord shiva tattoo on the boy’s forehead. The baby in the photo was born in Pakistan, with a rare genetic disorder called polymelia. A team of five doctors from the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi successfully separated the extra legs from the baby in 2012
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.