“The operations of National Geographic and other related network channels were halted from 28 December 2023”
What FACTLY found
Disney closed the National Geographic TV channel and five other channels in 2023. However, this was limited to Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea. National Geographic TV channel is still operational in other parts of the world. As of January 2024, Disney, the company that owns National Geographic, has not made any official statement regarding such a channel closure
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 January 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.