Edited Poster of Kashmir Eye Hospital With Misleading Message Goes Viral

This image has been altered to mislead people.

Fact-check: An altered image of a poster of a hospital in Srinagar is going viral online with a derogatory message.

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An image showing a poster of Kashmir Eye Hospital located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, is going viral on social media.

The poster shows derogatory language being used towards women.

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What's the truth?: This image has been altered to mislead the viewers.

• The original poster read, "Aapki aakhon ki hifazat, humara maqsad".

How did we find out the truth?: We checked the official social media pages of Kashmir Eye Hospital and found a clarification from them about this viral image.

• They mentioned that the viral image has been altered to send a wrong message under the hospital's name.

• "We are deeply saddened and concerned by the recent circulation of an edited image of our Kashmir Eye Hospitals hoarding, which has been manipulated to appear abusive," it read.

• They also shared a post of X (formerly Twitter) denying putting such a poster on the streets of Srinagar.

• Dr Raashid Maqbool, one of our founders of the hospital, also shared a video clarification where he stated that altered version of the poster is going viral.

Conclusion: An altered image of a poster of a hospital in Srinagar is going viral online with a derogatory message.

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