{"id":14823,"date":"2025-03-31T16:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=14823"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:48:46","slug":"viral-image-of-trapped-child-not-related-to-myanmar-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/viral-image-of-trapped-child-not-related-to-myanmar-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Image of Trapped Child Not Related to Myanmar Earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After the earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand last Friday, an image of a child appearing to be trapped under rubble was shared on social media. This led many users to believe that the child was found beneath the debris of a collapsed building following the earthquake. The image quickly gained attention and sparked strong reactions from social media users. However, Fact Crescendo has verified and confirmed that this claim is missing context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A photo of a young child trapped in a narrow space has been widely circulated on social media, leading to further viral circulation among users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a screenshot from a social media platform featuring the caption \u201cA million sympathies,\u201d shared nearly 5,000 times by social media users today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The widespread sharing of this image, coupled with the emotional caption, has contributed to the misleading narrative surrounding the child’s situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The above image, with the same claim that the girl was trapped under the collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, was also found and shared virally on Threads<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Threads Post<\/a> | Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsequently, another Facebook page<\/a> shared the same image on social media, which was further reshared multiple times by Facebook users in Cambodia who believed the misleading claim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the photo was posted without any caption, it evoked strong emotional reactions from social media users, who expressed sympathy and sorrow for the young child. Many mistakenly believed that the child had been found trapped under rubble following the earthquake that struck last Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is an image sourced from another social media platform where the same photo was posted without any accompanying text. Despite the lack of context, it was shared nearly 3,000 times and received numerous comments, with most users assuming that the child was a victim of the recent earthquake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook Post<\/a> | Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar image, accompanied by the caption \u201cThe world is still silent when those eyes speak everything,\u201d was also found and widely shared by another Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emotional caption contributed to further engagement, leading many users to share the image without verifying its actual context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook Post<\/a> | Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the claim\u2019s extensive dissemination and the considerable attention it has received from the internet community, we believed it was necessary to perform a fact-check on the above subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Crescendo has investigated and verified the above claim using Google Reverse Image Search and relevant keywords, leading to the following findings: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 38-second video clip<\/a> with a similar format and appearance was discovered on the social media platform TikTok, originally posted on October 26, 2024. The original uploader did not describe the video as showing a child trapped under rubble or being involved in any disaster-related incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the original video, which predates the earthquake in Myanmar, further confirming that the viral claim is misleading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n