“WHO issued an advisory to the Government of India stating that 87% population of the country will suffer from cancer by 2025 because of the consumption of adulterated milk”
What FACTLY found
WHO did not issue any such advisory to the Indian Government over the issue of adulteration of milk or milk products. WHO and the Government of India have issued clarifications about this false news being shared on the internet. According to the Economic Survey 2021-22, the per day average milk production in India was 50.58 crore litres in the fiscal year 2020-21
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 February 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 February 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/Jagadishwar9/posts/pfbid02NVJ95e5QfFTU7EBtp81tx1oe4M6Fr12XS9tqCC…
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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.