“Photo of COVID-19 infected gods being treated by Hindu Priests in India”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
he photo was taken in Russia in 2019 i.e. before the COVID-19 pandemic. The idols were placed on the beds as part of the ‘Pancha-Tattva: Installation of deities’ ceremony. Neither the tradition nor the picture in the post has any connection with COVID-19
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 August 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3214210782005666&set=gm.3121132127942224&type=3&t…
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