“Traffic signal post being swept away in a flooded street of India.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
In 2018, due to the heavy rain, a temporary traffic signal post was swept down in the flooded streets of Yulin city in South China. It is an old video and not related to India.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.
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