“Anangpal Tomar built the Red Fort in Delhi”
What FACTLY found
According to the Central Government’s Archaeological Survey of India, the construction of the Red Fort started in 1639 by Shah Jahan and completed in nine years. On the other hand, ‘Lal Kot’ was built in 1052 by Anangpal Tomar. Although it is also in present-day Delhi, it has nothing to do with the Red Fort. The distance between the two is about 23 kilometres. This ‘Lal Kot’ is also known as ‘Quila Rai Pithora’. ‘Lal Kot’, built by Anangpal Tomar, is also known as the original ‘Red Fort’ and ...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 August 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid034MPUDakPCwmCj4RRNuZtFm52z2UNPm3u5i67…
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