“Photo of Tipu Sultan that is present in the London Museum.”
What FACTLY found
The person in the viral photo is Seyyid Hamed bin Thuwaini, the Sultan of Zanzibar, who ruled Zanzibar from 1893 to 1896. Tipu Sultan, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, India, and he died in 1799. The world’s first photograph was taken in 1826 by the French scientist Joseph Nicephore Niepce, long after Tipu Sultan had passed away.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 December 2024, 2 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.