“The photo shows a Hindu priest carrying the severed head of a buffalo, which had been thrown by Muslims, to preserve the sanctity of the temple.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This image was captured on 29 September 2017 when a sacrificed buffalo head was carried by a man on his head at Billeshwar Dewalaya of goddess Durga on Navami Durga Puja Festival. This is not related to the Madhya Pradesh cow slaughter incident on 15 June 2024.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 June 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02C9To67FG5DbAFRdeCV6pEpBK4uUms4Xt…
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