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“Photo of Persian princess Qajar; 13 young men killed themselves because she rejected them”
Social media posts Claim dated 15 Mar 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The photo has images of two different women. The bigger image shows Princess Fatemeh Khanum “Ismat al-Dawlah” (1855-1905) who was the second daughter of Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar, the King of Persia. The smaller image on the bottom is of Princess Zahra Khanum “Taj al-Saltanah” (1884-1936) who was the 12th daughter of Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar. These women belong to the Qajar dynasty, hence each one is generically called, Princess Qajar. There is no evidence that confirms that there were 13 young ...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 15 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 March 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

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