“Muslims still cannot accurately state the dates of their festivals”
What FACTLY found
Muslims follow the Hijri calendar (Islamic calendar), a date-keeping system based on lunar cycles. The Ramadan fasting month starts on the new moon day of the 9th month and ends with the next appearance of a new moon on the 10th month of the Islamic calendar every year. During Prophet Mohammed’s days, astronomical calculations weren’t as precise. Hence, people went by what they could see with the naked eye. But now there are precise scientific calculations available to tell exactly when the n...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 May 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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