“Video shows a 3,000-year-old ancient Anantha Padmanabhaswamy statue made of 7,800 kg of pure gold and 780,000 diamonds.”
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Claim dated 22 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The statue of Anantha Padmanabhaswamy shown in the viral video is not 3,000 years old. This video features a statue of Anantha Padmanabhaswamy created in 2023 by Hyderabad-based Shiv Narayan Jewellers. This statue was crafted using approximately 2.8 kg of gold and around 75,000 diamonds.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 December 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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