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2024-05-16 09:57:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 864CF45C569C0B199FB4645DD8FCE76C57A87F5104A6CD531F6FE30ED768A316
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False. The image on the left is not that of Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan died in 1799, before the camera was invented (1826). It is likely that of African slave trader, Tippu Tib or Tip. Numerous fact checks debunked this claim back in 2018 when a BJP spokesperson made it. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/times-fact-check/news/fake-alert-bjp-spokesperson-tweets-photo-claiming-to-be-that-of-tipu-sultan/articleshow/66600304.cms https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/fake-news-tipu-sultan-fake-image https://www.ibtimes.co.in/fact-check-rare-bw-photo-tipu-sultan-royal-robe-fake-830464
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