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      Photo From German Protest Circulated As Unclaimed COVID-19 Dead Bodies

      A photo from German protest is being shared with the false claim that COVID-19 patients are dying on Ecuador's streets.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  14 May 2020 7:55 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      Photo From German Protest Circulated As Unclaimed COVID-19 Dead Bodies

      A photo showing dozens of people lying on the ground has been shared thousands of time in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows the situation in Ecuador during the coronavirus pandemic. The claim is false; the photo in fact shows an environmental protest outside a train station in Germany.

      The photo was published on Facebook here on May 3, 2020. It has been shared more than 8,800 times.

      The post's Burmese-language caption translates to English as: "People who say they are not afraid of Corona in Myanmar, look at Ecuador's situation."

      Below is a screenshot of the misleading Facebook post:

      As of May 7, 2020, Ecuador had recorded at least 31,881 cases of COVID-19 and at least 1,569 deaths, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data.

      The country has become one of Latin America's coronavirus epicenters. Front line medics in the city of Guayaquil have told AFP of the daily horrors they face after the health system collapsed.

      ALSO READ: Can Prolonged Use Of Face Masks Cause Hypercapnia? A Fact Check

      The photo was also shared more than 440 times on Facebook here on April 18 alongside a similar claim that it shows dead bodies in Europe during the pandemic that were not buried or cremated for religious reasons.

      The claims are both false.

      The photo in fact shows a "die-in" protest organized by Extinction Rebellion, an international environmental activist group, outside the Münster (Westf) Hauptbahnhof train station in the German city of Münster. The location can be seen below on Google Maps.

      Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading Facebook posts (L) and a Google Map screenshot of the area (R) with the corresponding yellow Deutsche Post mailboxes circled in red:

      On February 7, the Extinction Rebellion's Münster chapter promoted the demonstration on Facebook here. The post notes that the first place the activist will "die at" is the train station.

      Footage of the protest was also published on YouTube here on February 8. The video's German headline translates to English as: "'Die-In' campaign by Extinction Rebellion Münster against global warming".

      The post's description adds that the group "started at the main train station, where activists from Extinction Rebellion dropped and remained motionless for about 10 minutes."

      Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading Facebook post (L) and screenshots from the YouTube video (R) with the corresponding features circled:

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   COVID-19 patients are dying on the streets of Ecuador.
      Claimed By :  Facebook
      Fact Check :  False
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