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Claim: Fans Throwing Eggs At The Brazil Team After Their Elimination At FIFA World Cup? (Social Media Users, 2022-12-13)
Evidence (2017-05-17): For the second World Cup in succession, the match of the tournament involved Brazil. Their quarter-final against European champions France may have lacked the overall quality of their Italian heartache in Spain 82, but it had drama in bucketloads. And unfortunately for Brazil, elimination was again their reward for providing such entertainment.
Claim: Fans Throwing Eggs At The Brazil Team After Their Elimination At FIFA World Cup? (Social Media Users, 2022-12-13)
Evidence (2022-12-19): In the context of Brazil’s elimination in the Quarter final of FIFA World Cup 2022, a video of a group of people throwing eggs at a bus is being widely shared on social media with a claim that it shows fans showing anger at the Brazilian Football team after their arrival at Brazil. Similar posts can be seen here and here. Let’s verify the claim made in the post. Claim: Fans throwing eggs at the bus carrying the Brazilian Football team in Brazil following the team’s elimination from FIFA World Cup 2022. [...] Moreover, no such incident of fans throwing eggs at the Brazilian football team was reported following their elimination from the FIFA World cup 2022.
Claim: Fans Throwing Eggs At The Brazil Team After Their Elimination At FIFA World Cup? (Social Media Users, 2022-12-13)
Evidence (2022-12-20): A video showing people hurling objects (stones/eggs) at a green bus in the middle of a road is going viral on social media platforms. Those who shared the video claim it shows Brazilian soccer fans attacking the bus carrying their national football team who returned home after their exit from the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Newschecker found the claim to be untrue. The video is around four years old, and it is being shared in a false context. [...] The description of the video read, "Agro boys (sons of wealthy landowners) missed the target and threw eggs at a Catarinense bus full of tourists from Rio de Janeiro. They believed that former president Lula was in the vehicle…" The video is neither recent nor does it show Brazilians throwing eggs/stones at the bus carrying their national football team after its exit for FIFA World Cup 2022. The clip dates back to 2018, and shows people attacking a commuter bus, mistaking it to be a part of the country’s leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s caravan.
Claim: Fans Throwing Eggs At The Brazil Team After Their Elimination At FIFA World Cup? (Social Media Users, 2022-12-13)
Evidence (2023-05-01): Several sports-betters placed their eggs in Brazil’s basket as their opposition for a position in the semi-finals were England, who soccer fans considered to be substantially weaker than the soccer-giant that is Brazil. However, the first 45 minutes of the match proved otherwise as Garrincha scored in the 31st minute but England’s Garry Hitchens re-leveling the scoring to 1 – 1 just 7 minutes later. [...] However, in the 1966 World Cup hosted by England, Brazil had a poor showing as they were eliminated from the tournament in the primary group stage matches. Their losses were not sudden, however; Brazil, after their elimination, attributed their losses to their opponents playing harshly and even unfairly. The Brazilian players reported events of absurd challenges/tackles in each of their matches, especially during their opening match versus Bulgaria. In an era that did not have a concrete way to punish unfair challenges or tackles made by players, the referees could not do much except giving verbal warnings during the games until red and yellow cards were introduced after 1970. [...] Brazil had a mission in this World Cup, which was to prove that the result in 1966 when they got eliminated during the Group Stages was just a fluke created through unfair play. The vengeful squad defeated Peru with a one-sided performance as the Brazilians scored 4 goals as opposed to Peru’s 2 goals.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-19): The Western Automobile Vehicle Assembly factory in Kuliyapitiya is not a Volkswagen factory. This misconception stems from a miscommunication in 2017. The factory is currently focused on assembling Chinese brands and has no connection to the German automobile manufacturer. Therefore, the recently inaugurated vehicle assembly factory is not a Volkswagen factory.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Media Reports: Multiple media outlets have covered the inauguration of the Kuliyapitiya vehicle assembly factory, providing images and videos that show the factory is fully operational with machinery in place. These reports contradict the claim that the factory is just an empty hall. [...] Also Read: Volkswagen Factory Recently Inaugurated in Kuliyapitiya? Find out the facts… [...] The viral image claiming to show the newly inaugurated vehicle assembly factory in Kuliyapitiya as an empty hall is false. The image is from a steel structure company and has no connection to the Kuliyapitiya factory. Media reports and official sources confirm that the factory is well-equipped and operational.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-18): President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday inaugurated the $ 27 million Western Automobile Assembly Ltd., (WAA) vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya. [...] He highlighted that the new factory will not only boost the local economy of Kuliyapitiya but also strengthen the national economy. [...] The President said the factory opening marks just one step in the broader development of Kuliyapitiya. "With WAA opening, we begin the journey of growth for this region. We are creating a 1,000-acre investment zone in Bingiriya, and 500 acres have been allocated in Iranavila for a tourism zone. These areas will become hubs for both tourism and production. As we create new job opportunities, the demand for skilled workers will grow. To meet this, we plan to increase the number of engineers and skilled professionals," he explained.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2017-01-06): The Government yesterday struggled to clarify its own claims that a recently launched vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya was a venture by the German automaker Volkswagen, after the company publicly denied any investment in Sri Lanka at present. A USD 26.5 million vehicle assembly plant was launched in Kuliyapitiya on 3 January by President Maithripala Sirisena and Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe. The launch was widely reported in the state and private media on the basis of Government claims that the factory would manufacture Volkswagen cars for export after a three year period of manufacturing for the local market. [...] Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam also told a news website that the Government "had never said" the Kuliyapitiya factory was a Volkswagen plant, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2023-07-03): Volkswagen factory construction begins today The foundation stone will be laid for the motor car manufacturing company in Mahanugalanda estate, Labuyaya, Kuliyapitiya today (3).
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-07-25): Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Volkswagen Factory in Kuliyapitiya has been one of the points of discussion in the political debates in Sri Lanka over the past few years. Especially closer to election periods, such conversation often flares up more regularly. Social Media Posts A photo circulating on social media claims to depict the current […] [...] Volkswagen Factory in Kuliyapitiya has been one of the points of discussion in the political debates in Sri Lanka over the past few years. Especially closer to election periods, such conversation often flares up more regularly. [...] The claim that the photo depicts the current situation of the Volkswagen factory in Kuliyapitiya is false. The factory is not a Volkswagen assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya; the photo is not from Sri Lanka. The factory is associated with Western Automobile Assembly, and according to company sources, it is expected to commence vehicle assembly operations within 2024.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2023-07-03): Volkswagen vehicle assembly plant launched in Kuliyapitiya The ground breaking ceremony of the vehicle assembly plant of the German auto maker Volkswagen was held in Kuliyapitiya yesterday under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Volkswagen is the second largest car maker in the world. The company will initially assemble vehicles in the 1000cc to 2000cc category and these vehicles will be diesel powered and include passenger cars, Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV), Multi Utility Vehicles (MUV) or commercial vehicles.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2017-01-07): Kurunegala District Parliamentarian and Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told the Colombo Gazette that the Government never said the vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya is by Volkswagen. Some Government statements had previously claimed yesterday that the Kuliyapitiya vehicle assembly plant is by Volkswagen. [...] In mid-August 2015, the Board of Investment and Senok Automobiles signed an agreement to establish an assembly plant for Volkswagen in Kuliyapitiya.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-17): President Ranil Wickremesinghe today inaugurated a new vehicle assembly plant established by Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA), a subsidiary of Senok Automobiles. The facility, located on an 11-hectare site in Kuliyapitiya, represents a $27 million investment approved by the Board of Investment (BOI).
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2017-01-04): The ground breaking ceremony of the vehicle assembly plant of the German auto maker Volkswagen was held in Kuliyapitiya yesterday under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Volkswagen is the second largest car maker in the world. The company will initially assemble vehicles in the 1000cc to 2000cc category and these vehicles will be diesel powered and include passenger cars, Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV), Multi Utility Vehicles (MUV) or commercial vehicles. Volkswagen AG’s local joint venture partner is Senok Automobiles and the total investment will be US$ 26.5 million.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-17): President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (17) inaugurated the Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA) vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya, marking a significant milestone in the country’s automotive industry. [...] He highlighted that the new factory will not only boost the local economy of Kuliyapitiya but also strengthen the national economy. [...] I am committed to taking this country forward by properly implementing these development programs. This factory marks just one step in the broader development of Kuliyapitiya. With its opening, we begin the journey of growth for this region. We are creating a 1,000-acre investment zone in Bingiriya, and 500 acres have been allocated in Iranavila for a tourism zone. These areas will become hubs for both tourism and production.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-11): Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA) has proudly announced the opening of its advanced SKD assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya. This state-of-the-art facility, representing a significant investment of approximately USD 27 million, is set to revolutionize local vehicle assembly operations. The plant’s first assembled vehicle, a 15-seater passenger van, is expected to roll out by the end of the month.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2023-07-03): Volkswagen’s Kuliyapitiya assembly plant will go ahead Volkswagen’s plans to set up an assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala will go ahead despite its controversy in Europe. Board of Investment Chairman, Upul Jayasuriya speaking to Daily News Business said the land in Kurunegala too has now been allocated for them. "Volkswagen has agreed to invest US$30 million to set up a vehicle assembly plant of semi-knock down units in Sri Lanka," he said. Jayasuriya said that the controversy in Europe may give them an additional opportunity for them to concentrate in Asia and this plant will help them to peruse this goal.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-18): Marking a significant milestone in the country’s automotive industry, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (17) inaugurated the Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA) vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya. [...] President Wickremesinghe emphasized that his administration is committed to advancing development projects that will benefit the country, noting that significant job opportunities for youth were lost due to the 10-year delay in completing this project, which was initially expected to be finished in two years. He highlighted that the new factory will not only boost the local economy of Kuliyapitiya but also strengthen the national economy. [...] I am committed to taking this country forward by properly implementing these development programs. This factory marks just one step in the broader development of Kuliyapitiya. With its opening, we begin the journey of growth for this region. We are creating a 1,000-acre investment zone in Bingiriya, and 500 acres have been allocated in Iranavila for a tourism zone. These areas will become hubs for both tourism and production.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-11): Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA) proudly announces the opening of its state of the art SKD assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya. This state-of-the-art facility marks a significant advancement in local vehicle assembly, driving economic development in Sri Lanka while equipping the nation's youth with the skills and knowledge essential for sustainable growth and long-term prosperity.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Construction of motor vehicle assembly plant begins in Kuliyapitiya [...] President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Western Automobile Assembly Factory in Kuliyapitiya. [...] This assembling plant is about to set up on a 30 acre land at Kuliyapitiya and will provide some 200 employment opportunities, according to reports.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-19): Volkswagen Factory Recently Inaugurated in Kuliyapitiya? Find out the facts… [...] Below is another post which claimed that the Volkswagen factor had opened in Kuliyapitiya. [...] The Western Automobile Vehicle Assembly factory in Kuliyapitiya is not a Volkswagen factory. This misconception stems from a miscommunication in 2017. The factory is currently focused on assembling Chinese brands and has no connection to the German automobile manufacturer. Therefore, the recently inaugurated vehicle assembly factory is not a Volkswagen factory.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-19): You Searched For "Vokzvagon" Volkswagen Factory Recently Inaugurated in Kuliyapitiya? Find out the facts…
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2017-01-06): Fibs, miscommunication and the blame game were the highlights this week, as the Yahapalanaya government under President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe fell flat on its face after it was exposed how they attempted to deceive millions of people over a vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya, which the government claimed was built with an investment of US$ 26.5 million from German automaker, Volkswagen. [...] Another interesting fact is that even the Board of Investment (BOI) which comes under the government has carried an article on the event which also includes a quote from BOI Chairman Upul Jayasuriya who had said that the Volkswagen plant would be a major leapfrog for the country in the right direction. [...] State media including the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the Daily News also carried news items soon after the event stating that Volkswagen invested in the Kuliyapitiya plant.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2018-08-01): Whilst the Sri Lanka’s new ‘Good Governance’ government earlier forecasted an establishment of a Volkswagen Car Assembly plant in the North Western Province’s Kuliyapitya, Sri Lanka, that aimed to boost job opportunities, although seemed ‘Broken Promise’ according to analysts was highlighted by political and business analysts as one of the key marketing slogans of Sri Lanka’s present government that came in to power from 8thJanuary 2015. However later it was revealed by media agencies and reports quoting the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who confirmed on 4thJanuary 2017 that that "the Volkswagen Company had not invested in the Kuliyapitiya vehicle assembly plant and that the government had decided not to allow Volkswagen to invest in Sri Lanka as the company had an issue". That time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had said that "However, Volkswagen would be one of the brands of vehicles which would be assembled at the Kuliyapitiya plant." Meanwhile in Rwanda, Volkswagen’s latest Car Assembly Plant was a launching ceremony attended by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. And the first domestically built car has rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen's new factory in Kigali. With 5,000 cars envisioned for the first phase, VW aims both to sell cars and use them in the Uber-like car-sharing system. [...] The fact that Volkswagen has launched its integrated mobility concept in Kigali is a major step towards the future for the country and its people. The project is also an important step for Volkswagen – in testing new business models and opening up new markets in Africa.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-17): The largest car assembly plant in South Asia, a Volkswagen factory, will be inaugurated today (17th) under the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, according to Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Vice Leader of the United National Party and Senior Adviser to the President. Kariyawasam made this announcement yesterday (16th) during a press conference held at his residence in Kuliyapitiya.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2024-09-18): South Asia’s largest car assembly factory, the Volkswagen factory, will be opened today (17) by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP Deputy Leader, President’s Senior Advisor Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said. Located in Kuliyapitiya, the factory, operated by Western Automobile, currently assembles 25 vehicles daily, including motorcars, vans, and double cabs.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2015-12-19): Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam responding said the Volkswagen agency in Sri Lanka has already purchased the selected land for the factory. [...] The Volkswagen investment came to the country before 2015. Within 2 years the factory will commence operations, the Prime Minister added.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2017-01-06): Truth and falsity of Volkswagen factory which opens today The foundation stone for the centre for assembling of vehicles of a representative Company of the European Volkswagen Company is to be laid today in Mahanugawatta, Labuyaya, Kuliyapitiya. This occasion marks a promise of priority of the Yahapalana Election Campaign and both the President and the Prime Minister would be present. [...] Senok happens to be the agent for Germany importing vehicles such as the Volkwagen and Audi to Sri Lanka since 2005. This huge assembling centre erected in Kuliyapitiya under the name of Centre for Assembling through the mother Company of the German Volkswagen would in future provide large opportunities for employment too. The foundation stone laid today would take another two and a half years for the factory to be established and as such its work will commence towards the middle of 2019.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2016-09-11): View(s):Volkswagen AG’s local joint venture partner Senok Automobile (Pvt) Ltd will next month start to build the Volkswagen car plant in Kuliyapitiya in the Kurunegala District, government sources revealed. Fresh doubts emerged last week on the implementation of Sri Lankan government’s much publicised project following a statement made by Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Development Eran Wickramaratne in an interview with Ada Derana TV on August 29. Answering a question raised by the Ada Derana TV presenter, he stated that parent company Volkswagen AG has taken a decision not to invest in Sri Lanka at the moment due to their international issues hinting that project would be suspended. In a 360 degree turn, he made another statement to newspapers the following day (August 30) announcing that the construction of the Volkswagen car plant will begin in a few months and the delay of the project was due to some land acquisition issue. The acquisition of land and entering into a land lease agreement and other relevant matters have now been completed, a top Board of Investment (BoI) official said adding that it has secured land for the setting up of a Volkswagen assembly plant. There was no impediment now for the Senok Automobile to begin the construction work of the Volkswagen factory in Kuliyapitiya, he disclosed.
Claim: Vokzvagon factory launched in Kuliyapitiya !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-19)
Evidence (2017-01-05): Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the Volkswagen Company had not invested in the Kuliyapitiya vehicle assembly plant. He was referring to a news item carried by a TV channel quoting the investor in Kuliyapitiya that Volkswagen had no stake in the assembly plant. [...] However, he said Volkswagen would be one of the brands of vehicles which would be assembled at the Kuliyapitiya plant. (Yohan Perera)
Claim: Putin Did Kneel Before Xi Jinping (Social Media Users, 2023-03-20)
Evidence (2023-03-20): The picture of Putin kneeling before Xi Jinping is fake. The image appears to have been generated by AI, and there are several inconsistencies when compared to actual photos and videos from verified sources, including differences in costumes and settings.
Claim: Putin Did Kneel Before Xi Jinping (Social Media Users, 2023-03-20)
Evidence (2023-03-22): Putin has long been shunned by Western leaders over the invasion. And yet in meetings with Xi before cameras, the Chinese leader praised Putin's "strong leadership" — even encouraging Russians to reelect him in 2024. It was an awkward moment: Putin has remained coy about his future political plans. [...] Speaking to Xi in front of cameras at the start of discussions Monday, Putin said he had "carefully studied" the Chinese proposals, was "open to peace talks," and welcomed China's "constructive role." [...] A telling moment came as Xi bid farewell to Putin following a state dinner at the Kremlin Tuesday.