This photo shows flooding in southern China
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- Published on June 25, 2020 at 03:39
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- By AFP Singapore
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The photo was published here on Facebook on June 23, 2020. It has been shared more than 900 times.
The post’s Indonesian-language caption translates to English as: "Quite surprised that Singapore could be flooded like this,,, Bedok".
The photo was shared here and here on Facebook and here on Twitter alongside a similar claim.
It was also shared among Indonesian Facebook users here and here.
The claim is false.
A reverse Google image search found an identical photo published in multiple China-based blogs, including this May 22 post on Weibo.
The simplified Chinese-language Weibo post translates to English as: “[#ClassSuspendedAllDayinGuangzhousHuangpudistrict#] This photo shows a rainstorm that luckily didn't affect us here. Still, we must take safety precautions. I hope the children were able to find a safe shelter on their way to school. This #GuangzhouRainstorm# is really super aggressive. Please stay safe!”
Huangpu is a district in Guangzhou, a city in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading tweet (L) and the Weibo post (R):
The photo was also published here on Weibo and here on Sina Blog alongside descriptions that it was taken in Guangzhou on May 22.
AFP located the street in Guangzhou here on Baidu Maps.
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