8 years old image of dead pigeons clicked in Manchester, the United Kingdom shared with a false claim that Pigeons have died in the Jamia Mosque Srinagar due to starvation.
There are many types of claims on social media forums regarding the removal of Article 370 in Kashmir by the central government. A post is getting viral on social media with a claim that Pigeons have died in the Jamia Mosque Srinagar due to starvation.
A facebook page Free Kashmir share two images with a caption "This is the first time in the history of the world! Pigeons have died in the Jamia Mosque Srinagar due to starvation. 46th Day of consecutive curfew has paralyzed the life of the oppressed people as well as created the shortage of the food even for the wild birds. The world has seen the black and double face of so-called Indian democracy who has pushed back and turned down the decision of its own Supreme Court regarding the lifting of curfew from Indian Occupied Jammu Kashmir and restoration of human rights in the State.“
The image has received 906 shares and 521 likes at the time of writing this article.
The same post is also gatting viral on Twitter. A user name Riasat Rajput shared a collage image with the same claim.
We did reverse image research of both image on google and found that the image is shared with the false claim.
The first image of the Mosque of Jamma Masjid is from Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir and the picture was clicked on February 7, 2012.
After reverse image research of the second picture, the image was uploaded on Flickr on July 2, 2011, by an England based photographer Craig Hannah. According to the details, the image is Flock of dead Pigeons in an old Mill near Manchester, UK.
Conclusion: 8 years old image of dead pigeons clicked in Manchester, United Kingdom shared with a false claim that Pigeons have died in the Jamia Mosque Srinagar due to starvation.
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