“The photo shows a potholed road in front of a Department of Roads building, is from Rajasthan, India.”
What FACTLY found
Contrary to the viral claim, the building shown in the photo is the Department of Roads building located in Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal. The photo went viral in Nepalese social media before, which provoked the Divisional office under the Department of Roads, Kathmandu, to issue a statement explaining the poor condition of the road within the department’s premises. They urged the public not to share such photos intending to portray the poor state of the country without understanding the realit
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 March 2024, 9 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C4F_u_Lvhce/
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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.