If you’ve spent any time on Facebook in recent months, you have probably seen photos shared with this caption: “Why don’t pictures like this ever trend?”

VERIFY found multiple examples of these types of viral posts, including photos of children in rubble, quadruplets celebrating a birthday or military service members holding American flags while on a semitruck. All of the photos amassed thousands – or even tens of thousands – of likes and shares on Facebook.

Kathy sent us this example of one of these types of posts to VERIFY and asked us if the photo is real.

VERIFY looked into whether the photos shared in these Facebook posts are legitimate.

THE QUESTION
Are these eye-catching Facebook photos with captions like “why don’t pictures like this ever trend” real?

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