“Photo of Koneswaram temple located on a narrow island in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
It is an edited photo. The island in the photo located in Ao Phang Nga National Park in Thailand. Unrelated pictures of a temple, devotees and this island are edited and shared as the Koneswaram temple in Sri Lanka
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2020, 10 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3415755338485561&set=a.1074135722647546&type=3&th…
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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.