Fact Check: This Is Not A Widowed Professor Carrying His Baby To Class

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We frequently read encouraging accounts of single fathers and mothers who have overcome their challenges as parents. According to a cute picture collage going viral on social media, the man is a college professor who lost his wife during birth, and the image shows him holding a baby on his chest while teaching. According to the claim, he is taking school and caring for the infant simultaneously.

The image was shared on Awanish Sharan’s verified Twitter account. Sharan is a 2009 batch IAS officer from Chhattisgarh cadre. The description for the post read, “His wife passed away during childbirth.” However, he has assumed accountability for jointly attending the child’s and the college classes—the actual hero.

Moisés Reyes Sandoval, a law professor at the Inter-American University for Development in Acapulco, Mexico, is identified in the article as the individual in the photos. According to the article, Yalena Salas, his 22-year-old pupil, chose to complete her education despite having many obligations in life. This is the baby that he is carrying.

The professor said to CNN that the infant started to cry as he began dictating several words related to international law, making it challenging for the mother to care for the child and go to class. At that point, the professor took the baby to allow the mother to continue taking notes uninterrupted.

On July 6, 2016, Sandoval shared the moment by sharing one of the viral photos on his own Facebook page.