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“A huge mace excavated in Sri Lanka belongs to Ramayana period.”
Social media posts Claim dated 22 Aug 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The photo of the massive mace is not from an excavation in Sri Lanka. Instead, it is from Indore where a mace was transported to be installed at Pitra Parvat, alongside a large Hanuman statue.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 August 2024, 4 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.