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Fact Check: Old Video Of Chemical Attack Falsely Linked To Tamil Nadu

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A video is widely being shared on social media in which there is an image of the bodies of children on the floor. A voice-over in the video says that Tamil Nadu police has found a container with the bodies and that these children were from various countries and their organs like liver and kidneys were removed. The voice-over further warns people to take care of their children.

The video is being shared with a caption that reads, “तमिलनाडु पुलिस को कंटेनर में कितने बच्चे मिला है कि प्लीज जरूर देखें” (English translation, “Please see how many dead children were found by the Tamil Nadu police.”)

The link to the post can be seen here.

FACT CHECK

NewsMobile did a fact-check and found the claim to be fake.

On doing a Google Reverse Image Search with the image, we found the same image was uploaded by a website on August 22, 2013. The article’s title associated with the image reads, “Assad Used Chemical Warfare in Syria – 1,300 dead in Ghouta.”

The incident was also reported by India Today on August 22, 2013. According to the report, the Syrian President was accused of the chemical attack which led to the death of hundreds of people in Damascus Syria. This incident reportedly killed 1,300 adults and children.

The same image of the incident but from a different angle was also shared by a website, Human Rights Watch. The caption of the image read, “Bodies of victims of a suspected chemical attack on Ghouta, Syria on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. © 2013 AP Photo/Shaam News Network.”

The same image with the claim of the “Tamil Nadu police found a container” has been doing rounds on social media since 2018.  However, we could not find any media report to suggest that Tamil Nadu police have found a container with the bodies of children.

Thus, we can ascertain that the viral claim is fake.

 

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