An image of a signboard with ‘Rasu Vanniyar Avenue’ written on it is being widely shared on social media with a claim that a street in Los Angeles has been named after Rasu Vanniyar, a Tamilian software engineer and businessman who lives in Los Angeles.
The image is being shared on Facebook in Tamil: “நம்ம இனத்தின் பெருமை அமெரிக்கா வின் லாஸ் ஏஞ்சல்ஸ் மாநகரின் அருகே, நம் சமுதாயத்தை சேர்ந்த புலம்பெயர் தமிழர் திரு ராசு வன்னியர் அவர்களின் பெயரை ஒரு வதிவிடத்திற்கு சூட்டியுள்ளது கலிபோர்னியா மாகாண அரசு. ராசு வன்னியர் ஒரு மென்பொருள் பொறியாளர் மற்றும் தொழிலதிபர் ஆவார்”
(English translation: The pride of our race. California state government has named our community migrant Tamil Mr Rasu Vanniar to a residence near the city of Los Angeles, USA. Rasu Vanniyar is a software engineer and businessman)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be false.
Starting with our investigation, we performed a keyword search but could not find any media report corroborating the viral claim. We searched on Google Maps, but could not find any such place in Los Angeles.
We then performed a Reverse Image Search and found the original image on a blog post. It is clearly visible here that the viral image is edited and Sacramento has been replaced with ‘Rasu Vanniyar Avenue’.
Below is the comparison between the viral image and the original image.
Thus, it is evident from the above image that the viral image is altered and no road in Los Angeles is named ‘Rasu Vanniyar Avenue’.
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