“The viral photo shows a man escaping Punjab–Haryana floods with food grains on a raft.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Sep 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The photo is not from the recent floods in Punjab or Haryana. It dates back to August 2017, when devastating floods hit Bihar, killing over 500 people and displacing lakhs. The same photo was published by several media outlets in 2017, with the location credited to Bihar.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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