“this photo that it was taken in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu during the current lockdown, where 700 people were offering namaz with social distancing”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jun 2020.
Vishvas News rated thisFALSE
What Vishvas News found
The photo was actually taken in 2018, when people were performing Tarawi prayers in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) during Ramadan.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 June 2020. Vishvas News (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 June 2020. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/XOB5F
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