“Photo of a Senior lady Indian Navy officer who was raised in a poor family in Punjab’s Jalandhar”
What FACTLY found
Certain ‘Marchant Navy’ and other prominent organizations shared similar photos of the woman on their Facebook pages. They identified the woman as Reena D’ Cunha, who is presently living in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Reena D’ Cunha was appointed as the Merchant Navy Chief Engineer in 2017. Similar photos of Reena D’ Cunha in Merchant Navy uniform were also found on her Facebook page. Though we could not find personal details of Reena D’ Cunha & her family, it can be confirmed that Reena D’ Cunha is...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2022, 197 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.