“Visuals of dead bodies waiting for cremation outside the crematoriums in Maharashtra”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Apr 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This incident took place recently at a cemetery in Surat, Gujarat. This video shows a long queue of COVID-19 victims’ dead bodies awaiting cremation at Umra crematorium in Surat. This video has nothing to do with Maharashtra
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 April 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/themediawala/videos/889375714962862
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmqw31-EY1U
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