“Video of Lions in Gir Forest survived Cyclone Tauktae”
What FACTLY found
The video was shot at the MalaMala game reserve located within Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga province in South Africa on 13 February 2021, according to an Instagram post by the Game Reserve and several news articles. Gujarat officials who have posted that the video was in relation to Gir forest have apologised after sharing the video
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 May 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 May 2021, 2 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.