Claim: A famous photo from the aftermath of bombing in Japan in 1945 was taken by a soldier who spotted a child carrying his dead sibling and was told "he's not heavy, he's my brother".
Fact-check: No evidence quote about photo of child in Nagasaki is true - Full Fact
Verdict: the picture was taken by a us marine on assignment to photograph the aftermath of bombings in japan in 1945, but there's no evidence the specific interaction described actually happened.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-03-23T00:00:00