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The claim

Photo showing a dilapidated bridge in Gujarat.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review identifies the pictured bridge as being in Tepura village, in southern Bangladesh, not Gujarat. It says the same bridge appeared in a Bangladeshi media report and concludes the photo was falsely linked to Gujarat.[S1]

Additional context

The review reports that a bus fell from one of the unsafe bridges into a canal on 22 June 2024, killing nine people; authorities inspected bridges after the incident. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026