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DeTect: Old Pak image shared as state of school in India

When false news is spread, it can cause a negative impact among millions. Be a responsible citizen, combat this growing problem by separating fact from fiction here.

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Published:24th Jul, 2020 at 2:05 AM

Chennai

An image of school children seated on a muddy courtyard, rife with rain water and puddles recently went viral. The message claimed the image is from an Indian village. Alt News performed a reverse image search and found the image was tweeted by a Pak politico. He tweeted the image in 2017 referring to a government girls primary school in Layyah District in Punjab province of Pakistan.

First published on www.altnews.in

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DeTect: Old Pak image shared as state of school in India

When false news is spread, it can cause a negative impact among millions. Be a responsible citizen, combat this growing problem by separating fact from fiction here.

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