{"id":66605,"date":"2020-05-14T15:42:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=66605"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:42:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:12:04","slug":"images-of-leather-goods-covered-in-mould-in-malaysian-mall-viral-as-shoppers-stop-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-leather-goods-covered-in-mould-in-malaysian-mall-viral-as-shoppers-stop-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Images of leather goods covered in mould in Malaysian Mall viral as Shoppers Stop, India"},"content":{"rendered":"

A WhatsApp text has gone viral along with seven images of disfigured leather products like wallets, bags shoes and belts. The viral text claims that the pictures are from Shoppers Stop. The text warns readers that leather products developed mould because the mall airconditioning was shut during the lockdown and advises against visiting malls for at least four months after the lockdown is lifted. “Imagine when malls open the fungus in the ducts will fly free in closed atmosphere of malls….. entering our respiratory system….. leading to major infection,” it says.<\/p>\n

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Alt News has received several requests to fact-check this on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application<\/a>.\"\"<\/p>\n

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On performing a reverse image search on one of the seven images, Alt News found a YouTube<\/a> video and an article<\/a> published by China Global Television Network<\/span><\/span> (CTNG).<\/p>\n

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The video by CTNG included all seven images in the viral text. As per the article published on May 12, the images are from Malaysia’s Metrojaya Center. The mall has been shut since March 18 due to lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19. As per the report, leather goods at the mall were covered in mould due to humidity and lack of air conditioning.<\/p>\n

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