“The viral video shows stray dogs being relocated in India following the recent Supreme Court order on stray dogs.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from Erbil, Iraq, not India, and has been available on the internet prior to the Supreme Court order. No reports indicate that the government has begun relocating stray dogs to shelters.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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