“Photo of a Shivling that was unearthed during the excavations at Ayodhya in UP.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 Mar 2021.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
While it is true that some ancient remains of a temple were found at the Ayodhya temple site, the Shivling in the posted photo was not unearthed during the excavations in Ayodhya. It is related to a temple in Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh) and is reportedly around 250 years old
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 March 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 April 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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