“15 feet snake covers the statue of Buddha every year during the rains”
What FACTLY found
When observed clearly, the eyes of the snake in the video are glowing in red indicating it to be a digitally created one. Multiple older uploads mention that a boy from Sri Lanka has used technology to create Muchalinda cobra shown in the video. As per Buddhist mythology, Muchalinda is the name of a naga, a snake-like being, who sheltered Buddha from rain for seven days while he was deep in meditation
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 June 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 June 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.