“Visuals showing excavation of a 1200-year-old Buddha statue unearthed in Nepal.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 May 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The visuals show a Buddha statue unearthed along the Mekong River in Laos. The statue’s age and origin remain uncertain, though some experts believe it looks too new to be over a century old. Additionally, there are no recent reports of any Buddha statue excavations in Nepal.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 May 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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