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Claim: Any form of vaccination after COVID19 vaccination can be life threatening (Social Media Users, 2021-07-13)
Evidence (2024-09-26): Yes. Vaccination will provide extra protection against another case of COVID-19. Because reinfection is less likely during a short window after having COVID-19, you may consider delaying your vaccine by three months from when symptoms started or when you tested positive. But you should take into account your personal risk and rates of COVID-19 in your community, the CDC says. [...] All the COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S. initially received an official designation called emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. During a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA can allow the use of medical products such as the new vaccines that haven’t yet received full agency approval if they are needed to fight serious or life-threatening disease and no acceptable alternatives are available. In evaluating the evidence for an emergency use authorization, the agency must decide that the known and potential benefits outweigh the known and potential risks of the medical product in question. [...] But experts do not recommend delaying mammography after a COVID-19 shot. If you’ve had a COVID-19 vaccination recently, be sure to tell your mammography technician the date of your vaccination and in which arm you received the shot.
Claim: Any form of vaccination after COVID19 vaccination can be life threatening (Social Media Users, 2021-07-13)
Evidence (2019-10-29): We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. Immunization currently prevents 3.5 million to 5 million deaths every year from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza and measles. [...] The COVID-19 pandemic strained health systems, resulting in dramatic setbacks. The most recent data for diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DTP) immunization coverage underscores the need for ongoing catch-up, recovery and system-strengthening. [...] Not all these vaccinations may be needed in your country. Some may only be given prior to travel, in areas of risk, or to people in high-risk occupations. Talk to your healthcare worker to find out what vaccinations are needed for you and your family.WHO is working with countries and partners to improve global vaccination coverage, including through these initiatives adopted by the World Health Assembly in August 2020.
Claim: Any form of vaccination after COVID19 vaccination can be life threatening (Social Media Users, 2021-07-13)
Evidence (2023-08-24): Studies show that COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of getting this disease. The vaccine will also help keep you from getting seriously ill or having to go to the hospital if you do get COVID-19. We are still learning how effective COVID-19 vaccines are against new variants of the virus. Read more about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that older adults stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, including booster shots. Read more about COVID-19 vaccines from the CDC. [...] Vaccines are very safe, and they can help keep you from getting serious or life-threatening diseases. The most common side effects for all these vaccines are mild and may include pain, swelling, or redness where the vaccine was given.
Claim: Any form of vaccination after COVID19 vaccination can be life threatening (Social Media Users, 2021-07-13)
Evidence (2020-12-08): Vaccinating not only protects yourself, but also protects those in the community who are unable to be vaccinated. If you are able to, get vaccinated. Throughout history, humans have successfully developed vaccines for a number of life-threatening diseases, including meningitis, tetanus, measles and wild poliovirus.
Claim: Any form of vaccination after COVID19 vaccination can be life threatening (Social Media Users, 2021-07-13)
Evidence (2022-06-01): Recurrent Kounis syndrome – a life-threatening event after COVID-19 vaccine administration [...] We report the case of a man who presented to the emergency department with typical angina that started 20 minutes after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine administration. Electrocardiogram showed inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and coronary angiography confirmed right coronary artery stent thrombosis. Five months before, he had an acute coronary syndrome after influenza vaccine administration. Both vaccines share a common excipient, polysorbate 80. Considering the reproducibility of the reaction and the temporal association between vaccine administration and coronary events, a hypersensitivity reaction to polysorbate 80 was admitted and the patient was instructed to further avoid drugs containing it. To our knowledge, this constitutes the first reported case of type 3 Kounis syndrome after COVID-19 vaccine administration. Kounis syndrome is an uncommon disease, often undiagnosed. Its recognition and proper management are crucial to prevent future events.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2021-07-12): From our investigation, it is clear that the image claimed to be an aerial image of a German city resembling a human fingerprint is neither a real photograph nor an accurate visual depiction of a real village in Germany. The image is a digital creation by an artist called Jacob Eisinger, which featured in the MODUS magazine cover in February 2015.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2018-10-24): On 21 October 2018, the Facebook page "Amazing Photos in the World" posted a photograph which supposedly showed a village in Germany resembling a fingerprint in a topographic sense: [...] For the February issue of Modus Magazine I was asked to create a satellite picture kind of artwork showing a fingerprint shaped city to illustrate "the human touch." Experimenting with cloner objects and dynamic texturing it was a great challenge to figure out the best way to create a crowded place like a city.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2022-03-16): The small village was already known for its wealth of Roman ruins and rare ancient sculptures, but Peri really spotlit its geography. After noticing its unusual shape on Google Earth, he decided to use his drone and see what he could find. He sent his drone as high as it could go and verified what he'd seen online—Centuripe looked like a human! With its five points that sprawl out from a central mass, the design of the village actually makes a shape that looks like a person. Due to the limitations of his drone, Peri needed to stitch together several photos to fit in the entire village. When he posted the results online, he was delighted by the reaction. The images went viral and, all of a sudden, Centuripe was known as the town that looks like a human. And while some people accused the photographer of doctoring the image, a quick check on Google Earth verified that he had simply photographed what was there. The ancient town was built on a hill, which gave it a good strategic position. The city was left in ruins in the 13th century, which means that its current design dates from the 16th century. Its tiny, winding streets lead down to terraced buildings; and today, around 5,000 people call Centuripe home. Now, thanks to Peri's photo, there is renewed interest in the village, with people traveling to take in the human-shaped town for themselves.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2019-12-21): To find out, he and his colleagues designed a biomimetic tactile sensor, a contraption that resembles the structure of a human finger,, with sensors that would detect vibrations similarly to the way that Pacinian corpuscles do. One version of this device was smooth, and another had a ridged pattern on the surface that mimicked a human fingerprint. When moved over a surface, the ridged one yielded a fascinating discovery: the ridges on the sensor amplified the exact frequency of vibrations that Pacinian corpuscles are so sensitive to.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2021-08-28): FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A German Village In The Shape Of A Fingerprint? An image shared on Facebook over 300 times purportedly shows a German village shaped like a human fingerprint. [...] The Facebook image shows what appears to be an aerial shot of a town that spirals like a fingerprint pattern. "This is a german village shaped like fingerprint," reads the image’s caption.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2021-08-30): Hyderabad: An aerial photo of a village shaped like a fingerprint and surrounded by green trees is circulating on social media with the claim that the village is in Germany. The claim that the fingerprint-shaped village is in Germany is FALSE. The image is NOT an aerial photograph. [...] The artist said, "For the issue of Modus Magazine I was asked to create a satellite picture kind of artwork showing a fingerprint shaped city to illustrate "the human touch". Experimenting with cloner objects and dynamic texturing it was a great challenge to figure out the best way to create a crowded place like a city."
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2018-10-29): (KGTV) - Does a village in Germany resemble a fingerprint when photographed from above?
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2022-02-21): Photos showing breathtaking landscapes and sceneries often go viral on social media. These images are widely admired by social media users and is one of the reason why these images get so much traction. However, many a times the context of the image turns out to be wrong or the image turns out to be unreal. We recently noticed one such fascinating image going viral among Facebook users. It was claimed that this photo is an aerial view of German village that looks exactly like a human fingerprint from the sky. [...] A Facebook User called ONLY nature shared an image, alongside the caption "This is a German village shaped like fingerprint" on 12th of July 2021 (12.07.2021) as seen in the screenshot below. [...] From our investigation, it is clear that the image claimed to be an aerial image of a German city resembling a human fingerprint is neither a real photograph nor an accurate visual depiction of a real village in Germany. The image is a digital creation by an artist called Jacob Eisinger, which featured in the MODUS magazine cover in February 2015.
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2021-08-17): A photograph showing a collection of houses from a bird's eye view has been shared by several users on the internet with a false claim that it shows a real village in Germany that is shaped like a human fingerprint. [...] The caption shared with the viral image said, "This is a german village shaped like fingerprint." [...] Talking about the MODUS magazine cover, the artist had said, "For the February issue of Modus Magazine I was asked to create a satellite picture kind of artwork showing a fingerprint shaped city to illustrate "the human touch." Experimenting with cloner objects and dynamic texturing it was a great challenge to figure out the best way to create a crowded place like a city."
Claim: Fact Check: German Village Shaped Like A Human Fingerprint ? Find Out The Truth.. (Social Media User, 2021-07-12)
Evidence (2020-02-21): Fact Check: No, this is not a fingerprint shaped village in Germany [...] An image that looks like an aerial image of a fingerprint shaped village surrounded by greenery is being shared on social media. It is being claimed that this a village in Germany. [...] Facebook page The Reflection posted the image with the caption: Germany village (Erbil) shaped like a fingerprint
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-10): Both claims are misleading. Sri Lanka does not have the highest tax rates in the world, and it does not have the largest number of ministers. Many countries in Europe and Asia have higher tax burdens, and several other nations maintain larger cabinets.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-29): In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of senior ministers responsible and answerable to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The President is a member of the cabinet and its head.[1] [...] Incumbent cabinet [edit]Lists of former cabinets [edit]See also [edit]- List of ministries of Sri Lanka - Ministers of the Sri Lanka Government - Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka) [...] References [edit]- "Government Ministers". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2023-10-17): Raising Government revenue is critical for Sri Lanka to recover from the current economic crisis and create a more sustainable economic environment. However, taxes should be paid by those who can bear the burden.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2022-02-19): Sri Lanka’s taxation has two key burning issues. One is the consistent reduction of tax to GDP ratio 1 over the last three decades, which reached its lowest of 8.4 percent in 2020 (CBSL, 2020). This means, in Sri Lanka the government revenue is extremely low, resulting in persistent budget deficits and adversely affecting the macroeconomic stability (Weerakoon & Hewage, 2017). The second issue is the excessive reliance on indirect tax and low revenue collection from income tax, indicating a serious concern pertaining to the composition of Sri Lanka’s tax revenue (Amirthalingam, 2017). Data 1 [...] Sri Lanka recorded the highest GDP per capita income and reached upper- middle income status for once, the tax to GDP ratio was merely 11.9 percent. [...] Sri Lanka’s tax system is struggling with two key concerns; low tax revenue and excessive reliance on indirect taxes, contributing to an expansion of income inequality. The country needs to raise its tax ratio and such increase needs to be sourced through income tax. In a bid to increase the income tax collection, legislation needs to be amended to increase individual and corporate income tax rates, starting with revising the standard corporate tax rate to 28 percent. This should be accompanied with reintroducing PAYE and other forms of withholding taxes.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2023-12-19): Considering the above, the initial focus of the tax reforms was on optimising tax revenue from progressive direct taxes such as personal and corporate income taxes. There has been strong public opinion regarding the personal income taxes in particular. Sri Lanka collects around 0.5% of GDP from personal income taxes (PIT) whereas regional peers collect around 2% of GDP from PIT. The PIT structure was designed on a scientific basis considering the official income and expenditure survey (with estimates adjusted for inflation up to the point of implementation). Accordingly, only the top 20% of Sri Lankan income earners are liable for income tax at a tax-free threshold of Rs. 100,000 per month. To illustrate further, the median income earner of the 10th highest income decile, would pay 5.8% of his or her total monthly income as tax1.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2022-11-11): Sri Lanka has substantial scope to mobilize revenue by strengthening income taxes and VAT. Currently, Sri Lanka’s tax-to-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world, and its tax system stands out with its low rates, small base, and complexity. Aligning its PIT rate schedule with other Asian emerging market economies and removing sector-specific CIT exemptions could generate around 0.7 percent of GDP in additional revenue. Since Sri Lanka’s VAT rate is low compared to peers, there is scope to mobilize additional revenue from rate increases. However, such a reform should be accompanied by base broadening measures and enhanced revenue collection efficiency. Indirect tax reform should be comprehensive and reduce the complexity of the system, by combining the removal of VAT exemptions with a phasing-out of para-tariffs. [...] 21. The VAT registration threshold in Sri Lanka was raised significantly in 2020, putting it among the highest in the world (Figure 11). It rose from 12 million to 300 million LKR, which is much higher than in comparators. This lightened the tax compliance burden for many medium-sized firms, but also drastically reduced the number of VAT payers. Indeed, there were only 8,152 registered VAT payers at end-2020, down from 28,914 at end-2019. Given that VAT revenues are highly concentrated among the largest taxpayers, the immediate revenue impact of this measure has been less than proportional to the decrease in VAT payers. However, a smaller roster of VAT taxpayers could contribute to compliance weaknesses, as information for invoice matching is becoming more limited with fewer taxpayers.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2022-06-15): - Hyper-populist policies | The Rajapaksa government enacted populist policies, including massive tax breaks, that had an adverse effect on government revenue. The Goods and Services (GST) tax rate was slashed in half from 15 percent to 8 percent. Additionally, the government also cut the income tax by increasing the taxable income band by 600 percent from 500,000 Sri Lankan Rupees (SLR) to 3,000,000 SLR. This resulted in a 33.5 percent decrease in the number of tax payers. The loss of revenue to the Sri Lankan government was estimated at 2 percent of GDP. The reduced revenue to the government hindered its path towards lowering its percent of debt of the GDP and instead increased it, resulting in even higher interest payments. [...] Sri Lanka estimates that it needs USD 1.5 billion to tide over the crisis immediately and resume its imports of essential items. An IMF bailout that mandates resumption of non-organic ways of farming, cutting back populist tax regimes, and increasing government revenue through more efficient tax collection will not only help the country in the short term but will also lay the foundation to build its future.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-26): Powers [edit]Following the Westminster model, all legislation in Sri Lanka must be passed by the Parliament to become law and it controls taxation and the supply of money to the government. Parliament's ability to make laws, includes those that have retrospective effect and repealing or amending any provision of the Constitution, or adding any provision to the Constitution. Government ministers must regularly answer questions in Parliament and there are a number of select committees which scrutinize particular issues and the workings of the government.[5]
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-07-24): List of ministries of Sri Lanka The parliament of the Sri Lanka has set of ministers. They are categorized either as the ministers of cabinet and non cabinet. According to the 19th amendment the number of cabinet ministers is limited to 28.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-04-20): Taxation in Sri Lanka mainly includes excise duties, value added tax, income tax and tariffs.[1] Tax revenue is a primary constituent of the government's fiscal policy. The Government of Sri Lanka imposes taxes mainly of two types in the forms of direct taxes and indirect taxes. As of 2018 CBSL report, taxes are the most important revenue source for the government, contributing 89% of the revenue. The tax revenue to GDP ratio is just about 11.6 percent as of 2018, which is one of the lowest rates among the upper-middle income earning countries.[2] At present, the government of Sri Lanka also face major challenges regarding the continuous budget deficits where government expenditures have exceeded the government tax revenue.[3] [...] Complications and issues [edit]Sri Lankan tax system is regarded as one of the most complicated tax structures in the world. Inefficiencies in the administration of taxes, social attitudes among general public about the tax system, lack of knowledge among the public on their obligation are some of the issues which have made severe problems to the government when financing the budgetary expenditures. In addition, the tax system of the country is also treated as inequal.[21]
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-24): The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.[1] [...] List of Governments in Sri Lanka [edit]- 1st - United National Party - from 1947 to 1951 - 2nd - United National Party - from 1951 to 1956
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2023-06-20): Sri Lanka has the capacity to tax a larger proportion of its population than India and other South Asian countries do. Information on income deciles for employees is valuable in determining the appropriate income group to include within the tax threshold. However, acquiring this data for Sri Lanka is currently challenging. With an average employee share of 58%, Sri Lanka could potentially levy income tax on the top 30% of its population. Sri Lanka’s exemption thresholds have anyway been closer to this level in the past. [...] Sri Lanka has one of the lowest global tax-to-GDP ratios, with personal income tax collection being notably low and decreasing as income increases. This pattern is in stark contrast to the increasing trends observed in other countries. Consequently, enhancing personal income tax revenue collection is crucial for Sri Lanka. To address this challenge, the Government has recently raised income tax rates and lowered the tax-free income threshold.
Claim: Sri Lanka Has the Largest Number of Ministers and Highest Taxes (Social Media Users, 2024-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-10): Fact Check: Are Sri Lanka’s Taxes the Highest in the World, and Does It Have the Most Ministers? [...] Recently, social media posts have been spreading claims that Sri Lanka has the highest tax burden globally and the largest number of ministers. [...] Both claims are misleading. Sri Lanka does not have the highest tax rates in the world, and it does not have the largest number of ministers. Many countries in Europe and Asia have higher tax burdens, and several other nations maintain larger cabinets.