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The claim

Photo of 1500 AD statue of Lord Vishnu, a Shiva Lingam, and a Sudarshana Chakra found during a survey of the Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

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Original review summary

The review says the Vishnu statue and Shiva Lingam photos show idols discovered in the Krishna River during bridge construction in Karnataka in February 2024, not finds from the Sambhal Mosque survey. It also says the Sudarshana Chakra image was a stock image unrelated to the survey.[S1]

Additional context

The Sambhal Mosque survey took place in two phases: 19 November 2024 and 24 November 2024. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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