“Photo shows an astronaut statue in a church built in the 1600s. Experts are unable to explain it”
What FACTLY found
The sculpture in the photo is related to the New Cathedral of Salamanca, which was built between 1513 and 1733, in Spain. While the church is centuries old, the astronaut sculpture was added during the renovation works in the 1990s. There is no mystery involved as the Church’s website itself mentions regarding the addition of astronaut sculpture in the 1990s
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 March 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 March 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.