“Photo of a 5,000-year-old structure carved from a single rock in Rajasthan, India.”
What FACTLY found
This viral photo shows an 8th-century monolithic temple named Vettuvan Koil in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu and it is not 5,000 years old as claimed in the viral post. According to historians, reports, and the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department, the Vettuvan Koil is a single rock-cut temple located in Kalugumalai, Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. It was built around the 8th century AD during the reign of the Pandya kings.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02KwbYpGc85ZedXdunxXrZMWCWP9zaWfc7…
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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.