“Picture of the Virabhadreshwara temple that emerged while demolishing a Mosque in Raichur, Karnataka”
What FACTLY found
In 2016, as part of a road-widening project, the Raichur district authorities demolished the Ek Minar Mosque in Raichur. The Hindu communities in Raichur then alleged that the pillars emerged from the demolition have a resemblance to the sculptural pillars built in Hindu temples. However, the then Raichur District Magistrate clarified that these allegations made against the Ek Minar Mosque in Raichur are baseless. The Virabhadreshwara or any other Hindu temple did not emerge while demolishing...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 April 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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