“Photo of a traffic signal light that melted down due to summer heat in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Jun 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The image shared in the post shows a traffic signal light in Milan, Italy. The traffic light melted because of the heat caused by a burning two-wheeler at the junction joining Via Bermago and Viale Regina streets in Milan. The photo has nothing to do with Lucknow city in India
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 June 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 June 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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