“The viral photo shows the condition of a school after flash floods in Uttarakhand in August 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The image is AI-generated. Verification using Hive and Sightengine confirmed it was created by AI. On 08 August 2025, the Uttarakhand Police clarified that the photo is fake and falsely linked to the Harshil–Dharali disaster.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 August 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BAPaETx2W/
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