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“Video of People swimming in the floodwaters of Hyderabad (India)”
Social media posts Claim dated 14 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

This incident took place in Karachi city of Pakistan. Videos with the same visuals found in social media at least since August this year. It is not related to the recent floods caused by the heavy rains in Hyderabad.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 14 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 October 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

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