Fact Check: Tripura floods passed off as waterlogging in Varanasi
Social media users are sharing an image of a waterlogged street. Users claim the picture was taken in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
By Sabya Singh Published on
12 Aug 2021 1:24 PM GMT

Hyderabad: Social media users are sharing an image of a waterlogged street.
Users claim the picture was taken in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
The picture shows a waterlogged road. A half-submerged man holding an umbrella is trying to wade through the flooded street.
The caption accompanying the picture reads, #यूपी के "स्मार्ट सिटी" #वाराणसी में अच्छा हुआ ये आदमी घर से #छाता लेकर निकला था। वरना बेचारा भीग जाता।
"UP 's `Smart City' # Varanasi was good in the man of the house # Came out with an umbrella. Otherwise, the poor person would get wet (sic)," reads the translation.
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Hence, the claim is false.
Claim Review:Massive water logging on a road. A man wades through the flooded street.
Claimed By:Social Media Users
Claim Reviewed By:Newsmeter
Claim Source:Social Media
Claim Fact Check:False
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