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Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2024-05-19): The Sunday Times learns that the Election Commission has had consultations on the possible dates for the conduct of the elections and considered the two days, which are Saturdays. Last week, the Election Commission, in an official statement, said that, in keeping with the provisions of the Constitution and the Presidential Election Act of 1981, the presidential election should be held between September 17 and October 16 this year. Legally, the Election Commission is empowered to announce the date for the nominations after July 17, this year. Nominations should be received on a date between 16 and 21 days after the announcement. Under the provisions, a period of a minimum of 28 days and a maximum of 42 days should be given for the campaign, Commissioner General Saman Shri Ratnayake told the Sunday Times.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2024-09-23): An upset in Sri Lanka propels an outsider into power [...] TWO YEARS have passed since Sri Lanka—crippled by covid-19, excessive borrowing and a series of policy blunders—defaulted on its debts. Inflation soared, the rupee plunged in value and fuel supplies ran out. Massive protests toppled the China-friendly president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who promptly fled to the Maldives. Things are no longer so terrible. Leaders have tamed inflation, secured a bail-out from the IMF and reached agreement with the country’s creditors on restructuring its debts. [...] The maverick won his fifth bid for leadership of the ruling party
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2019-10-11): Parliamentary and Presidential elections were scheduled for May 2002. However, on October 4, 2001, Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission announced the suspension of the registration of voters for the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. "The commission’s acting chairman, Alhaji Musa King, told journalists that the suspension was due to the low speed of taking arms away from different groups in many parts of the country." 4 [...] - "Sierra Leone: National Electoral Commission suspends voter registration," BBC Monitoring Africa, October 5, 2001. [...] Request for assistance from the international community in monitoring the next presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2016-09-30): 26 April 2016 29 September 2016 [...] Subsequently, the Secretary-General received, from the Government of the Netherlands, objections of the same nature as the one above with regard to reservations made by the following States on the dates indicated hereinafter: [...] Poland 28 September 2016
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2003-01-01): Attack on a Restaurant in El Salvador, June 19, 1985: Members of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) fired on a restaurant in the Zona Rosa district of San Salvador, killing four Marine Security Guards assigned to the U.S. Embassy and nine Salvadorean civilians. [...] Assassination of former Indian Prime Minister, May 21, 1991: A female member of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) killed herself, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and 16 others by detonating an explosive vest after presenting a garland of flowers to the former Prime Minister during an election rally in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [...] Tamil Tigers Attack, January 31, 1996: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rammed an explosives-laden truck into the Central Bank in the heart of downtown Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 90 civilians and injuring more than 1,400 others, including 2 US citizens.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2024-05-18): In view of the demands received from various parties that the general election should be held before the presidential election, the sources of the Election Commission state that in order to hold the general election, the Parliament should be dissolved before the 15th of July. Sri Lanka Latest News [...] Meanwhile, reliable sources have reported to ‘Motherland’ that the presidential election is most likely to be held on October 5. [...] According to these sources, October 5th will be chosen as the date for holding the presidential election.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2023-03-06): The Guyanese election of Oct. 5, 1992 is of historic importance for Guyana and for all of Latin America and the Caribbean. For the first time in 28 years, all of the political parties of Guyana and the international observers agreed that the election was free and fair, and a peaceful transfer of power occurred. [...] Sierra Leone held presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections on Nov. 17, 2012. In September, The Carter Center deployed eight long-term observers to monitor election preparations by the electoral authorities in Freetown and around the country. The mission surged in November, with some 40 observers from 18 countries able to visit over 200 polling stations in 64 constituencies in all 14 districts throughout the country.The Center's findings are detailed in this report. [...] Sierra Leone's upcoming presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections represent a critical test for the country's emerging democratic institutions 10 years after the end of the civil war. Carter Center observers report that the campaign period has been generally peaceful, allowing political parties to assemble freely and to convey their message to potential voters.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2024-07-26): In recent days, multiple posts have appeared on various social media platforms, claiming different dates for the upcoming presidential election in Sri Lanka. These posts have caused confusion among the public, leading to widespread misinformation. To set the record straight, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has officially proclaimed that the presidential election will take place on Saturday, September 21. This announcement was made via a Gazette Notification, which also specified that nominations will be accepted on August 15.That can be reached here [...] The official date for the presidential election in Sri Lanka is Saturday, September 21, and nominations will be accepted on August 15. Any other dates circulating on social media are incorrect. We urge everyone to rely on official announcements and refrain from sharing unverified information.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2024-10-03): In one of most peaceful presidential elections in Sri Lanka’s history, leftist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake won historic vote pledging sweeping political and economic reforms. Voters resoundingly rejected incumbent president, opting for newcomer. In first presidential poll since country’s 2022 economic collapse held 21 Sept, head of leftist National People’s Power (NPP) alliance Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured 42.31% of vote to 32.76% for his closest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB); incumbent president Wickremesinghe gained just 17.2%. Dissanayake won few votes from Tamil or Muslim majority electorates, while Premadasa secured 40% of Tamil minority’s vote in island’s north, east and central hill area. Dissanayake is first head of state not from country’s traditional centre-left or centre-right political blocs, or from English-speaking elite. During entirely peaceful election campaign, Dissanayake pledged root and branch reform of political system, crackdown on corruption and reworking of economic reforms mandated by International Monetary Fund (IMF). [...] Anti-govt demonstrators mobilised in capital. Amid tensions, hundreds 13 and 22 Sept marched in capital Tunis to protest regime’s attempts to manipulate election; demonstrators chanted slogans calling for "fall of dictatorship" and end to political repression. Opposition nationalist Free Destourian Party 28 Sept held rally in capital to demand liberation of lawyer and party president Abir Moussi; Moussi, imprisoned since Oct 2023, given two-year prison sentence in Aug for criticising electoral process.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2021-02-10): Central African Republic: Presidential balloting took place on September 19, after a delay of over three weeks. Incumbent president Ange-Félix Patassé won a majority of the votes (51.6 percent). He was followed by Andre Kolingba (19.4 percent) and David Dacko (11.2 percent). Turnout was reported at 56.4 percent of the electorate. Opposition parties contested the results, but international observers declared that even the best of procedures would not have altered the results significantly. [End Page 206] [...] Namibia: Elections to both the presidency and the parliament were held on November 30 and December 1. Preliminary results showed the ruling South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) dominating both polls. SWAPO received 55 seats in the 72-seat National Assembly, easily maintaining its two-thirds majority (needed to amend the constitution). Two opposition parties, the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) and the Congress of Democrats (COD), won 7 seats each. In the presidential contest, incumbent president Samuel Nujoma finished with over 75 percent of the vote, while COD candidate Ben Ulenga received 11 percent and DTA candidate Katuutire Kaura polled 10 percent. [...] Sri Lanka: Presidential elections were scheduled for December 21. Results will be reported in a future issue.
Claim: Presidential Election of SL Will Be Held On September 28 or October 5 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-23)
Evidence (2021-02-10): Slovakia: Parliamentary elections were scheduled to take place on September 30, and results will be reported in our next issue. [End Page 181] Sri Lanka: The People’s Alliance, a coalition of leftist opposition parties led by Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaranatunge, defeated the ruling United National Party in parliamentary elections on August 16, ending that party’s 17-year rule. The People’s Alliance won 105 seats in the 225-member parliament, falling just short of a majority. The United National Party finished with 94 seats, and six smaller parties split the remaining 26 seats. Kumaranatunge, the daughter of two former prime ministers, was named the new prime minister following the election. [...] UPCOMING ELECTIONS (October 1994-September 1995)
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-26): Fact Crescendo has found the claim made in the viral video to be Misleading. The image dates back to August 2023 and features the cover of the September 2023 issue of Vogue China Magazine. They were taken for the promotion of the Hangzhou Asian Games held between 23 September to 8 October 2023.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-08-08): ‘Our way of showing resistance’: Olympians raise Palestinian flag at Paris Games [...] "France, like many European countries, still doesn’t see Palestine as a country," he told FRANCE 24. "But we have a lane here at the Paris Olympics." [...] The Palestinian athletes have been riding a wave of popular sympathy since their arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport on the eve of the Games. They walked through a sea of Palestinian flags at the Paris hub and were greeted with gifts of food and roses.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2022-11-14): Made-in-China 'Phryges' toys are surprise mascots for Paris Olympics 2024 The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Committee on Monday unveiled the mascot for the international sporting event. Organisers hope to sell two million of these made-in-China toys in the shape of the 'Phrygian' cap, a symbol of the French republic and revolutionary spirit. [...] The Paris 2024 Olympics Games organisers defended the fact that the toy replicas of the mascot are almost all "made in China".
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-26): 2024 Olympic uniforms on display at opening ceremony. See what the teams are wearing.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-26): The Olympic flag is carried onto the stage in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) [...] Ceremonial smoke in the colors of the France flag appear over the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) [...] Visitors are seen on a bridge ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Zhang Yuwei/Pool Photo via AP)
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-27): The image dates back to August 2023 and features the cover of the September 2023 issue of Vogue China Magazine. They were taken for the promotion of the Hangzhou Asian Games held between 23 September to 8 October 2023. The Olympics 2024 will officially open in Paris on the night of Friday, July 26 and continue through […] [...] Amidst this, an image claiming to show a design influenced by the Palestinian flag selected by China for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is going viral on social media. [...] Upon further search we found that that the Chinese athletes' opening ceremony attire for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will have red and white designs.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-08-12): The Paris 2024 Olympic Games concluded on Sunday with Team China winning 40 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze medals, with the result marking the best performance for Team China in the Olympic Games held overseas. [...] Success of modernizationMing Jinwei, a former journalist and media commentator, told the Global Times on Sunday that through watching the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Chinese public is becoming more rational and mature in understanding the performance of Chinese athletes in Olympic competition. "On one hand, we feel pride and joy when we win gold medals, on the other, we also encourage and cheer everyone who tries their best but fails to win golds." [...] Li Xiang, a sports journalist and media commentator who covered Paris 2024, told the Global Times on Sunday that some countries also have huge populations and they are major global economies, but they won few gold medals in the Olympic Games, because economic size and population are not equal to modernization. Team China's performance in past decades is proof of a successful Chinese modernization.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2022-11-15): The Paris 2024 Olympic mascots are ... hats. Here's why [...] "It's the French spirit that came to us, this French spirit that makes us a slightly out-of-the-ordinary nation," explained Paris 2024 Brand Director Julie Matikhine, in a video celebrating the mascots' unveiling. [...] For Paris 2024, it's a way to emphasize that despite differing appearances and events, athletes in the Olympics and Paralympics are just that: athletes.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-26): The official 2024 Olympic mascot is Phryge, which represents a red hat that has come to symbolize freedom and revolution in France. [...] The #Paris2024 mascot, Olympic Phryge, has just flown in from Paris✈️🇫🇷 Inspired by the Phrygian hat symbolizing freedom, it's now exploring Latvian cities! While we can't promise Phryge on your next flight, you can join the Olympic excitement by flying to Paris with us:… pic.twitter.com/UNLz5WwpmS — airBaltic (@airBaltic) July 4, 2024 [...] The Phryge mascots were created by designer Gilles Deleris and unveiled on Nov. 14, 2022. The president of the Paris 2024 organizing committee said the committee "chose an ideal rather than an animal" because the cap is a symbol of freedom with strong connections to France's history.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-09-26): Palestine competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its official debut in 1996. [...] - ^ a b Simpara, Mahamadou (20 July 2024). "Palestinian Athletes Defy War to Compete in Paris 2024 Olympics". Morocco World News. Retrieved 10 August 2024. [...] - ^ a b Saifi, Zeena (26 July 2024). "Gaza war weighs heavy on the minds of Palestinian Olympians: 'I want to be an inspiration'". CNN. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-29): A photo of a woman wearing red, green, and black with a white background is going viral to claim that this is the outfit of Chinese athletes for the Paris Olympics 2024, which was "inspired" by the Palestinian flag. [...] We also found more visuals on VOGUE China's Instagram page, where the captions mentioned that the inspiration was the Asian Games but nothing about Palestine. [...] Conclusion: An old photo from a VOGUE is being falsely shared as an outfit of Chinese athletes based on the Palestinian flag for the Paris Olympics.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-25): The official uniform of the Chinese sports delegation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Photo: VCG [...] Bai Jianfeng, a member of the design team said that they sought inspiration from China's splendid civilization and world cultural heritage. The armor design signifies better protection for the athletes and also indicates that the Chinese sports delegation are our heroes, hoping they will return victorious, according to China Central Television News. Olympic podium outfits from around the world have always garnered attention, and China's outfit lives up to expectations with its dragon-themed design elements.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-30): In this context, a photo of a woman wearing a red, green, and black outfit holding an archery bow against a white background is being widely shared across social media platforms with the claim that this is the outfit of Chinese athletes for the Paris Olympics 2024, inspired by the Palestinian flag (here, here, & here). Claim: Photo showing China’s Olympic uniform for the 2024 Olympic Games, which was inspired by the Palestinian flag. [...] China’s Olympic uniforms, unveiled in June 2024, consist of red pants and a white T-shirt or jacket. The black and green colours prominent in the Palestinian flag are not included. The jackets and shirts feature the Chinese flag, the Olympic Games logo, and the logo of the Chinese sportswear brand Anta, which designed the uniforms. We also found the Chinese team’s official outfits on Getty Images (here, here, here). According to reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed support for Palestinians on several occasions, pledging additional humanitarian aid to Gaza and condemning Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories (here, here).
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-08-13): Berluti has designed the uniforms for Team France for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. This collaboration includes tuxedo-inspired outfits with different options for male and female athletes. [...] Team Ukraine’s official uniforms for the 2024 Paris Olympics have been designed by the Polish brand 4F. The uniforms feature wheat motifs and traditional embroidery, symbolizing growth and prosperity. [...] Riachuelo created Team Brazil’s collection for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which is inspired by Brazil’s heritage.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-26): The claim: Image shows China's Olympic uniform inspired by Palestinian flag [...] "China has chosen a design of the Palestinian flag for the Paris 2024 Olympics," reads the post's caption. [...] The photo was featured in a 2023 issue of Vogue China and doesn't show the 2024 Olympic design. China's uniform for the Paris Olympics is red and white.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-27): 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, as it happened [...] Speaking on French television, Paris 2024 director of design and costume for ceremonies Daphné Bürki spoke of how enthusiastic Dion and Lady Gaga were to take part. [...] The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony has officially come to a close.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-24): NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates.
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2023-11-15): The Paris 2024 Olympics will briefly pause the polarising politics [...] China’s leaders will seek to exploit global divisions in 2024
Claim: China Has Chosen A Design Inspired By The Palestinian Flag For The Paris Olympics 2024 !! (Social Media Users, 2024-07-26)
Evidence (2024-07-31): A post shared on social media purports the Chinese athletes’ uniforms at the Paris Olympics were inspired by the Palestinian flag. [...] A post shared on Facebook alleged Chinese athletes are wearing uniforms at the Paris Olympics that were inspired by the colors of the Palestinian flag. The image shows a woman holding a bow with red fabric attached while wearing a green top with black pants. The caption reads, "China has chosen a design of the Palestinian flag for the Paris 2024 Olympics. World’s most loved country. We will NEVER stop sharing. ᖴᖇᗴᗴ ᑭᗩᒪᗴSTIᑎᗴ !!"