Fast Check
Image Of Traffic Jam In China Peddled As Protest Against Fuel Price Hikes
BOOM found that the viral image from 2012 was clicked during a gridlock in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province of China.
Claim
In Germany the government has increased fuel price. In just one hour of time people abandoned their cars on the streets and avenues and walked home. Over a million abandoned cars. They had to lower the price.
Fact
A picture showing thousands of cars stranded on a street is viral in the backdrop of soaring fuel prices in India. BOOM did a reverse image search and found that the image was taken in 2012 in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province of China. According to a news report, gridlock was largely caused by the government's decision to suspend motorway tolls during the mid-Autumn festival.
Claim : Germans abandoned their cars on street when the government hiked fuel prices
Claimed By : Facebook pages and Twitter handles
Fact Check : False