A photo of a broken container lying in mud and dirt, but filled with gold coins, is circulating on social media. The story, along with the photo, says the coins were discovered by a laborer while digging a canal near Lake Wular in Jammu and Kashmir. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that the photo was not from India but from the Italian city of Como.
It is clear that an old image of gold coins found near Lake Como in Italy is falsely shared from Lake Wular in J&K.
A photo of a broken container lying in mud and dirt, but filled with gold coins, is circulating on social media. The story, along with the photo, says the coins were discovered by a laborer while digging a canal near Lake Wular in Jammu and Kashmir.
A laborer from Baramulla area shared the photo and wrote: ‘#Khaazaana #Mil #Gaya. A laborer from Baramulla area found gold and silver coins on Saturday 13 February 2021 while digging a canal near Lake Wular. the project. “
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that the photo was not from India but from the Italian city of Como. It shows gold coins from the late-imperial era found by laborers during the renovation of an old theater.
The allegation is quite viral on Facebook. The archived version can be seen here.
AFWA investigation
Upon reverse search of the viral image, we found it in a report published on September 10, 2018 by the website “The Irish Sun”.
According to this report, 1,500-year-old gold coins tucked into an urn were found by laborers during the renovation of a theater in Italy.
The Italian Ministry of Culture and Tourism also posted the same image on September 7, 2018, with an Italian caption translating to: Hundreds of gold coins from the late imperial era were found in the middle of #Como, in a bacon stone. container with an unusual shape. “A discovery that fills me with pride,” said Minister @BonisoliAlberto.
Centinia of monetary d’or della tarda epoca imperiale sono staat herinner in pieno centra a #Como, in un recipiente in pietra ollare di forma inedita. “A scoop that strikes me with an organ” said the minister @BonisoliAlberto pic.twitter.com/ff6ep38gtG
– MiBACT (@_MiBACT) 7 September 2018
Another report published on 14 September 2018 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation states that hundreds of Roman gold coins were found on the shores of the famous Lake Como during the excavation of the historic Cressoni Theater.
We did not find any report that speaks of gold coins found near Lake Wular in J&K. It is therefore clear that an old picture of gold coins found near Lake Como in Italy was falsely shared from Lake Wular in J&K.
ClaimA worker found gold and silver coins while digging a canal near Lake Wular in Jammu and Kashmir. ClosureThis September 2018 photo shows gold coins from the late imperial era found during the renovation of an old theater in Como, Italy.
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The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.
- 1 Crow: Half true
- 2 crows: mostly lies
- 3 crows: absolutely false
