“PM Modi’s gold bust statue was made in Saudi Arabia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Sep 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
A jeweller named Basant Bohra from Surat has carved a bust of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weighing 156 gm in 18-carat gold to commemorate the BJP’s victory in state Assembly elections in January 2023. The video in the post shows the same statue
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 September 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 September 2023. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/rajeevpunathil/posts/pfbid08AsbHbm3eKpHuh7irTySLY7mZAT26MT3EBvGi…
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