“Video of priests stealing money from donation boxes in a temple”
What FACTLY found
The video shows the priests of Kerala’s Guruvayurappan temple collecting money from donation boxes as part of their regular customs. An all-time record of Rs. 6.86 crores worth of treasure was collected from the Bhadaram or donation boxes of Guruvayurappan temple this September 2022. The Guruvayoor Devaswom Managing Committee administers the donation money received by the Guruvayurappan temple. The priests of the temple have no authority over this donation money
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/845645013104074/
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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.