A photo of a major traffic jam in the city of Shenzhen in China in 2012 went viral when the German protesters protested against the fuel price increase.
Photo of a Chinese traffic jam is shared as German protests against fuel price hike
As the prices of petrol and diesel become a record high in India, an image of long queues of stranded cars is being spread on social media with the claim that people in Germany were protesting against fuel price increases by abandoning their vehicles in the middle of the road.
Various Facebook users shared the picture and suggested that India a similar protest against the Narendra Modi government. The Hindi text on the picture translates into: ‘In Germany, people abandoned their cars in the middle of the road to protest the fuel price increase. After 10 German cars stopped on the road, the German government lowered fuel prices. ”
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that although there have been several protests against fuel prices in Germany in the past, the picture of a major traffic jam in the city of Shenzhen in China in 2012.
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Using reverse search we found that the viral image along with other photos are available for sale on ‘rexfeatures.com”.
The caption of the picture reads: “Traffic chaos during Mid-Autumn Festival and celebration of National Day in China – 30 Sep 2012. People standing next to their cars during a traffic jam in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province on 30 Sep 2012 “.
In this original photo, Chinese characters are visible on roadside signs. The same group of people standing in the same posture and wearing the viral image can also be found in the original photo.
The same image was used by “The Telegraph”On 1 October 2012 in an article about the traffic jam. The article says that the government granted free road travel during the holidays in China.
This massive jam has also been reported by others international news sites.
Germany saw protests against rising fuel prices in the past. As per reports, traffic was halted in 2000 in some German cities in protest of rising fuel prices.
But the viral image is not related to any protests in Germany. It had a major traffic jam in 2012 in the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province in China. AFP Fact check had earlier made a similar claim.
ClaimIn Germany, people abandoned their cars in the middle of the road to protest the fuel price increase. After 10 German cars stopped on the road, the German government lowered fuel prices. India should have such a protest against the Narendra Modi government. ClosureAlthough there have been several protests against fuel price increases in Germany in the past, this is a picture of a major traffic jam in the city of Shenzhen in China in 2012.
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