Photo captured near a filling station in 2017?
A photo with the caption – “Did you think this is today? No, this is on November 4, 2017. Back then there was no COVID, but there were fuel queues”, is being circulated on social media.
by Anonymous |
February 28, 2022
We therefore investigated on whether this photo was captured near a filling station in Sri Lanka. During our investigation it was revealed that this photograph was captured near a filling station in the city of Ahmedabad in West India.
A photo with a caption that explains the inconveniences caused by Indians as they haven’t received fuel subsidies was published on the International Business Times website on May 23, 2012.
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Conclusion
The photo that was said to be captured near a filling station in Sri Lanka in 2017 is actually a photo taken near a filling station in Ahmedabad in 2012.
