“Photo shows a shadow of the Holy Mary getting cast on the statue of ‘Our lady of Fatima,’ which was brought from Italy to Bangalore by flight”
What FACTLY found
In 2016, the statue of ‘Our lady Fatima’ was ferried on a plane to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. News reports and videos covering this event contain visuals that match the viral photo, and none of these visuals show any shadow cast around the statue. This photo has nothing to do with Bangalore
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 January 2023, 122 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.