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“Photo of idols of Ram, Lakshman, and Sita which were found during an excavation in Ayodhya”
Social media posts Claim dated 29 May 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The idols in the photo were found at a village in Jharkhand, not in Ayodhya. The same photo can be found in an article published in January 2019

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 29 May 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 June 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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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.