Infact
91 / 100
True India

People in an India temple mistook water dripping from an elephant sculpture as holy water, but it was from the air conditioner.

Infact verdict: True (91/100).

The claims about the elephant sculpture in an Indian temple dripping water believed to be holy, but actually being air conditioner condensation, are supported by multiple sources. The incident occurred at the Shri Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, where devotees mistook the AC condensation for sacred water. This was clarified by temple officials and reported by reliable sources. The evidence strongly supports the factual accuracy of both claims.

August 08, 2026 Language: en 2 claims analyzed
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Individual claims

91
True Society
People in an India temple thought an elephant sculpture was dripping holy water.
Multiple sources, including Oddity Central and Hit The Floor, confirm that devotees at the Shri Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan believed the water dripping from an elephant sculpture was holy water. This was later clarified to be air conditioning condensation.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 90
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 80
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 80
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary 3 web sources confirm the claim.
91
True Society
The water dripping from the elephant sculpture was actually from the air conditioner.
The evidence from sources like Oddity Central and Facebook posts confirms that the water dripping from the elephant sculpture was due to air conditioning condensation, not holy water.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 90
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 80
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 80
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary 3 web sources confirm the claim.

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