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DATA ROUNDUP ![\\"\\"](\\" Singapore-Thumbnail-702x336.jpg\\") English, Fake News # An old photo of Monkeypox patient shared as showing a recent outbreak in Singapore 0 By Nitish Kumar Dhonge on August 28, 2024 * A A A Twitter Facebook Reddit A viral photo on social media (here, here, and here) shows a man with Monkeypox lesions on his back. The caption warns that Monkeypox is spreading in Singapore with 10 reported cases and urges people to wear masks, wash hands, and avoid crowds because it’s highly contagious. Let’s verify the claim through this article. ![\\"\\"](\\" Singapore-Claim.png\\")The archive version of the video can be found here. > Claim: Photo shows the first case of Monkeypox in Singapore in 2024. > > Fact: The viral photo is old. It shows a severe monkeypox case from 11 > October 2022, in Mexico. Mexican specialist José Hiram Hernández Jerónimo > confirmed it, noting the patient had over 250 sores and a weakened immune > system. This confirms that the photo has no connection to Singapore. Hence, > the claim made in the post is Misleading. A reverse image search led us to a photo posted by Mexican infectious disease specialist José Hiram Hernández Jerónimo on 11 October 2022. He said it showed a severe case of monkeypox with over 250 sores. In the comments, he also mentioned that the patient had a weakened immune system. This confirms that the photo in the viral post is not recent. > Un caso grave de VS con más de 250 lesiones y sobre infección > pic.twitter.com/Siy67Piza6 > > — Hiram Jerónimo☣️ (@JeronimoHiram) October 11, 2022 As part of our investigation, we looked at the Ministry of Health, Singapore website and found that as of 22 August 2024, there have been 13 confirmed cases of monkeypox in 2024. All of these cases are of the less severe Clade II type. So far, no cases of the more serious Clade I type have been detected in Singapore. ![\\"\\"](\\" Singapore-Image-2-1024x536.png\\") To sum up, the viral photo, showing a severe monkeypox case from October 2022, in Mexico is being shared as showing a recent 2024 outbreak in Singapore. ![\\"Factly\\"](\\" WhatsApp-channel-minified-scaled.jpeg\\") Share. Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email __Previous Articleಬಾಂಗ್ಲಾದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ರಥಯಾತ್ರೆಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿನಡೆದ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾಕ್ಯುಷನ್ ಘಟನೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೊವನ್ನು ಕೋಮುವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಲಾಗಿದೆ Next Article __23 ఆగస్టు 2024న నేపాల్‌లో జరిగిన బస్సు ప్రమాదంలో బస్సు డ్రైవర్ ముస్తఫా కూడా మరణించాడు ### About Author ![\\"\\"](\\" Nitish Kumar Dhonge ### Related Posts భారత ప్రభుత్వం మతాల వారీగా నేర గణాంకాలు, పన్ను సంబంధిత డేటాను విడుద... Old news report about the Indian government denying visas to US dele... ఒక యాడ్ షూట్ వీడియోని అత్యాచారం చేయడానికి వచ్చిన అబ్బాయిలని అమ్మాయి ... 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Photo shows the first case of Monkeypox in Singapore in 2024