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“Recent photo of a government hospital ward in Patna (Bihar), flooded with rainwater.”
Social media posts Claim dated 17 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The photo shared in the post is from 2018 and is of a hospital ward in Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH), Patna. In 2018, due to the heavy rains, the hospital wards in NMCH were filled with rainwater and sewage.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 17 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 July 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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