BOOM found that a series of unrelated designer furniture
‘Wood’ You Believe It? Stock Images Go Viral As Furniture At Omar Abdullah’s Home
BOOM found that a series of unrelated designer furniture are viral with the false claim that they belong to Omar Abdullah.
Multiple images of wooden furniture and home decor are viral on social media with false claims that they are from former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence.
The set of photographs consists of intricately carved wooden furnishings and furniture.
The posts have been captioned on Facebook as: “Ex C.M.Mr OMAR ABDULLAH’s residence in Jammu and Kashmir.Literally he might have destroyed Complete J&K Forest it self.” (sic)
The misleading post is viral on Facebook.
Abdullah has been under house arrest after Article 370 was revoked from Jammu and Kashmir and the state was stripped of its autonomous status by the Indian government on August 5, 2019.
The same set of images is doing the rounds on WhatsApp as well with a similar narrative.
In fact, the same images have been used in a blog post with the title, Omar Abdullah’s Bungalow Glance.
Fact Check
BOOM found that the images of the wooden furniture and home decor have been curated from multiple websites which featured these images as part of Do It Yourself (DIY) tricks to make wooden furniture.
A couple of the images have also been sourced from American wooden furniture makers as well.
Image 1
This dining table has been hosted on the website pencol.co, which features home decor and furnishing items that are used by clients for referring while designing their own home.
Image 2
The image was uploaded on Toolcraft, an American website that deals in hardwear. In an article post by the website, the dining table is said to be the creation of George Nakashima, an American woodworker and furnituremaker. The article was uploaded on May, last year.
