“A video of a man hand-walking to Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony”
What FACTLY found
The person seen in the viral video is Nihal Singh, aka ‘Bichoo Bam’ from Bihar. He is hand-walking to Basukinath from Deoghar as part of his 160km hand-walking yatra/journey to Lord Shiva Shrines. He started this yatra on 4 July 2023. Speaking to Factly, he refuted the viral claim that he is travelling to Ayodhya and clarified that he is on his way to Basukinath and it might take him one more month to reach there
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 January 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/906871337505373
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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.