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The claim

Sunita Williams told the BBC that reading the Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita while in space gave her strength and courage.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY found no evidence that Williams made this statement in a BBC interview, and said the BBC had published no interview or report quoting her as saying it. The review also notes that statements about Williams taking the Bhagavad Gita on an earlier space mission do not establish the claimed BBC interview.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026