A picture of a giant skeleton is being shared on social media, claiming that it was found by archaeological experts during an excavation in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
The post reads:जय श्री राम राधे राधे जो वामपंथी कहते है कि महाभारत का युद्ध काल्पनिक है, और #सनातन_धर्म कुछ है ही नही। उनके मुंह पर #विदेशी_पुरातत्व_विभाग ने जोरदार तमाचा मार दिया है।कुरूक्षेत्र के पास खुदाई करते समय विदेशी #पुरातत्व_विभाग के विशेषज्ञों को एक 80 फुट की लम्बाई के मानव कंकाल के अवषेश मिले ।जो महाभारत के भीम के पुत्र घटोत्कच के वर्णन के समान है । और हम भारत वासियों को महाभारत ही कहानी काल्पनीक लगती है ।इसे डिस्कवरी चैनल ने प्रसारित किया था । #जय_हो_सनातन_धर्म _की जय हो
(English Translation: Jai Shri Ram Radhe Radhe. The leftists say that the war of Mahabharata is imaginary, and #Sanatan _ Dharma is nothing. Foreign Archaeology Department has slapped on their faces. While excavating near Kurukshetra, the experts of the Foreign Archaeology Department found the remains of an 80-feet long human skeleton, which is similar to the description of Ghatotkacha, son of Bhima in Mahabharata. And we Indians find the story of Mahabharata fictional. It was aired on Discovery Channel. )
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral picture, and found it to be false.
In some of the similar images, we noticed that on the bottom left corner, there was a logo saying ‘Worth 1000.com’. Searching further, we found that it is an image manipulation and contest website that holds contests on different themes and allows many digital creators to showcase their skills.
The same website has been also renamed now as Design Crowd. And, putting the picture through a Reverse Image Search along with the keyword, our team found the picture on Design Crowd.
According to the website, the above picture was edited by a user called ‘Whitmath57‘ from the United States. The American designer created this image, dated August 14, 2011, for DesignCrowd’s contest ‘Size Matters 4’.
Also, we could not find any credible report by other media platforms related to this image from Kurukshetra. Hence, it is clear that the posts in circulation are false.
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