“Viral photos online show police rescuing children from kidnappers at a checkpoint.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Jan 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
A reverse image search revealed that these photos were taken years ago and given a false context.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 January 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2025, 40 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Y3zUXgcmY/
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.