Claim: The photo shows a potholed road in front of a Department of Roads building, is from Rajasthan, India.
Fact-check: Viral Photo of pothole-ridden road in front of the Department of Roads building is from Nepal, not Rajasthan - FACTLY
Verdict: contrary to the viral claim, the building shown in the photo is the department of roads building located in babarmahal, kathmandu, nepal. the photo went viral in nepalese social media before, which provoked the divisional office under the department of roads, kathmandu, to issue a statement explaining the poor condition of the road within the department's premises. they urged the public not to share such photos intending to portray the poor state of the country without understanding the reality. therefore, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Varun Borugadda
Date published: 2024-03-13T10:29:20