“The Waqf Board claims ownership of the land where Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple is located.”
What FACTLY found
Posts about Waqf Board laying claim to the land where Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple is located are fake. Pavan Kumar Tripathi, the temple’s treasurer, and Veena Patil, the Executive Officer, both denied the claim. Additionally, Marathi daily Sakal clarified on Instagram that the graphic attributed to them is fake and they have not published any such report.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 November 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 November 2024, 1 day 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.