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“Photo of a protest in Germany against the petrol price hike by their government.”
Social media posts Claim dated 12 Feb 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The posted photo is related to China, not Germany. The photo was taken in 2012 when cars were stuck in a traffic jam in Shenzhen city

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 12 February 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 February 2021, 4 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.