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A 3-year-old viral photo of a woman lying on the ground connected to an oxygen tank on an Indian street is not linked to the current COVID-19 crisis the country is experiencing in spring 2021. The caption “THE MEDIA IS LYING” is also misleading, as the mislabeled screenshot circulating was not posted by a major news outlet. Apart from one newspaper Reuters could find, most mainstream media reports are using current photographs to illustrate India’s dire healthcare crisis in April and May 2021.
Social media users have shared the photo, with examples visible here and here .
The posts show a tweet dated April 19, 2021, by Twitter user named Aarif Shah (@aarifshaah) featuring a woman sitting on the ground beside an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus with the caption, “This is where India is right now”. Beside it, they feature a screenshot of a YouTube video of the same scene and circle its publishing date as being three years old. One post then has text below tha
“We have spent our childhood and youth in these houses,” said Abid Asghar, a leader of the Gujjar Nala affectees. White Star/File
KARACHI: A human chain was formed alongside the Gujjar Nala, from Liaquatabad Daak Khana to the Khamosh Colony graveyard under the banner of the Awami Workers Party, Women Democratic Front and Progressive Students Federation on Saturday.
The demonstration was organised by the victims of illegal evictions in the Gujjar Nala and Orangi Nala areas, as well as the K-Electric Labour Union, SSGC Insaf Jafakash Union, and Progressive Trade Union Federation.
A large number of Karachi citizens, including women and children, participated in the protest and chanted slogans against the federal and provincial governments.
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