“Picture attached in the post shows the real photo of Tipu Sultan”
What FACTLY found
The person in the photo is Tippu Tip and not Tipu Sultan. Tippu Tip (1837-1905) was a Swahili-Zanzibari Slave Trader from Africa. Tipu Sultan (1751-1799) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782-1799. In fact, the world’s first photograph was taken in 1826 by a French scientist named Joseph Nicephore, Tipu Sultan was already dead by then
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 August 2021, 6 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.