“Video of Tirupati Balaji shot by National Geographic Channel, with the permission of Central government”
What FACTLY found
The video was uploaded by SVBC TTD’s official channel on YouTube on 02 June 2017. Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel-Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams, is a bhakti channel run by Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams. National Geographic channel did make an exclusive documentary named ‘Inside Tirumala Tirupati’, on the Tirumala Tirupati temple. It is said that the documentary film was shot for more than a year and the National Geographic channel crew were given access inside the temple
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 June 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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