“Photo of 1500 AD statue of Lord Vishnu, a Shiva Lingam, and a Sudarshana Chakra found during a survey of the Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh.”
What FACTLY found
The viral photos of the lord Vishnu statue and Shiva Lingam were discovered in the Krishna River during the construction of a bridge in Raichur district, Karnataka, in February 2024. As of writing this article, there is no evidence or reports of Hindu deity idols being found in the Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/mohan.muniandy.18/posts/pfbid0kGU9PKg8cczB6Av35GteEfso5eeVtxtANJ…
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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.