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“Image of a tall tulasi tree”
Social media posts Claim dated 24 Aug 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

According to the Britannica, tulasi is a shrub and shrubs grow usually upto a height of 300 cm. However, a tulasi plant grown by a Kerala man measured 340 cm and tallest Basil plant grown by a Greece resident measured 334 cm. But these tall plants do not have strong and woody stems like that of the viral tree image

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 24 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 August 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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