“Photos of Kuwait recording 73 degrees Celsius in the sun and 53 degrees Celsius in the shade”
What FACTLY found
All the photos attached to the post are old. Photo 1 was taken in Arizona, USA in June 2018. Photo 2 is circulating on social media since 2019. Photo 3 is from an article published on Kuwait in 2016. Photo 4 has been circulating on social media since 2018 in different contexts. However, the world record for the highest temperature stands at 56.7 degree Celsius, recorded at Death Valley in Furnace Creek Ranch, California, on 10 July 1913 and not 73 degrees Celsius
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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.