“A rare photograph of the Chola princess Kundavai which is housed in the British Museum in Malaysia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Nov 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The woman in the photo is not Chola princess Kundavai. The photo was taken in the 19th century CE whereas Chola princess Kundavai reportedly lived during the 10th-11th century CE
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 November 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 November 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/ClK-Q64yQrx/
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