FactCheck: The photos attached in this claim were taken from footage of a gas leak in India.
The photos used in the claim did not depict the impact of an insect infestation, but rather, it showed the aftermath of a gas leak in India. The first photo was taken from footage of theuploaded
by news publication International Business Times India, with the title,"Horrific visuals of Vizag gas leak emerge." The video had the caption:"At least eight people, including a minor, were reported dead due to a major gas leak at an LG Polymer industry in the RR Venkatapuram village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, in the early hours of Thursday, May 7."by BBC World Service on May 7, with the title:"India chemical plant disaster."by India Today on the same date.
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