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“Photos show the massive flooding in China in June 2024.”
Social media posts Claim dated 22 Jun 2024.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading

What Vera Files found

The five photos were taken in China's Fujian province during the onslaught of Typhoon Megi in 2016.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 June 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.