“Photo of a Taliban fighter while he is eating ice cream”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Aug 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post was captured by American photographer Steve McCurry. This photo shows an Afghan man buying ice cream for his children. Steve McCurry shot this photo in 2002 at Pol-e-Khomri city in Afghanistan. This photo has nothing to do with the Taliban
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 August 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 August 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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