“Australia’s original name originated from Asthralaya”
What FACTLY found
According to the national library of Australia, English explorer Matthew Flinders used the name Australia to describe the continent on a map. Australia was called as ‘Terra Australis Incognita’ for centuries. Terra Australis Incognita means ‘unknown Southern land’, Australis is a Latin word meaning Southern. There is no evidence that supports the claim that Australia was once known as ‘Asthralaya’
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2022, 632 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/shyamal.banerjee.96780/posts/pfbid02AckUrzJ2JmnzN9HArpRAeMEzC7V6…
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.