“Photo of IAS third ranker Revathi from Karnataka celebrating success with her parents who are daily wage workers”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Jun 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
he girl shown in the photo is Mathi Revathi from Andhra Pradesh, not from Karnataka. In the photo shared in the post, she is being congratulated by her parents for being selected as a Sub-Inspector of Police (S.I.) in Andhra Pradesh in 2017. Revathi was not selected for IAS as mentioned in the post.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 June 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 June 2020, 11 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3215604445171755&set=a.225650930833803&type=3&the…
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