“Video of a giant snake spotted at a river pond”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows the visuals from a play portraying the Samudra Manthan episode in Hindu mythology. This play was performed in December 2021, in the Bijepur district of Orissa. The video shows a giant snake toy that was used to portray Vasuki, the snake that was used as the rope for the churning of the cosmic ocean. The video does not show a real snake
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 October 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/402937555178716/
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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.