Claim: Photos of pigs reportedly drowning in North Carolina due to floods caused by Hurricane Florence are being shared on social media with misleading captions. While farm animals suffering or dying during floods is a real issue, the viral photos were taken in Vietnam in 2017, Iowa in 2008, and North Carolina in 1999.
Fact-check: Viral photos of pigs drowning are not scenes from Hurricane Florence
Verdict: out of context
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Louis Baudoin-Laarman
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09