“Saudi Arabia is the only country not having a permanent river flowing within it”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Aug 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
A significant number of desert countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen and a few very small islands and states like the Bahamas, Malta and Monaco do not have permanent rivers flowing within them. Saudi Arabia is not the only country that does not have a permanent river
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 August 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CgyEwTDJt0q/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=331c7d4b-7fba-4688-96…
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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.