“Ananathapura lake temple releases a circular quashing the rumours circulating regarding the death of the temple’s crocodile ‘Babiya.’”
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Claim dated 10 Oct 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The Ananathapura lake temple’s notice is real, but it was released in 2019 when fake rumours were spread about the death of ‘Babiya’, the temple’s crocodile. However, Babiya lost its life at the age of 75 on 09 October 2022
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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