“Video of a health care worker administering an empty syringe to a man in India”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Apr 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The incident of a health care volunteer administering an empty syringe actually took place in Mexico. Multiple news agencies reported this incident. Also, the concerned authorities issued a press statement acknowledging the mistake and apologising for the same. The video has nothing to do with India
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 April 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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