copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Male Population Was Less Than Half Of Female Population According To 2019 UN Report? Here’s The Truth… (Social Media Users, 2021-07-11)
Evidence (2024-08-05): Men. Approximately 61 percent of people experiencing homelessness identify as men. Men (and men of color in particular) also continue make up the majority of individuals experiencing homelessness. For every 15 women who experience homelessness, 24 men do (Figure 11). Without specifically addressing homelessness among individual men in particular, homelessness will persist in the United States. [...] In part, this is because older adults often have fixed or limited incomes that have not kept pace with the rising cost of living. They have fewer opportunities to increase their incomes from work and need long-term support. [...] - 5.5 percent of all women and 1.4 percent of all men needed emergency housing services at some point because of intimate partner violence, according to a national survey.
Claim: Male Population Was Less Than Half Of Female Population According To 2019 UN Report? Here’s The Truth… (Social Media Users, 2021-07-11)
Evidence (2024-02-23): More than half of the world's population now live in urban areas — increasingly in highly dense cities. However, urban settings are a relatively new phenomenon in human history. This transition has transformed the way we live, work, travel, and build networks. [...] UN estimates: More than half of the world’s population live in urban areas [...] Here we have a handful of countries — such as Mongolia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Liberia, and Armenia — where more than half of the country's urban population live in its largest city. Overall, this share tends to be higher in countries across Africa and Latin America; a share of 30 to 50% is common. Rates across Europe, Asia, and North America are highly variable, ranging from over 40% to less than 10%.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-12-20): Media Spokesman of the Archdiocese of Colombo, Fr. Jude Chrysantha Fernando, stated that the news claiming that the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, is planning to retire from his position is false and that the Cardinal has not yet made any decision to retire.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-12-23): No truth in Cardinal stepping down as Archbishop of Colombo [...] Media Spokesman of the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Father Jude Chrysantha Fernando, rejected speculation in some media reports that His Eminence Rt. Rev. Dr. Malcom Cardinal Ranjith had decided to step down from the position of Colombo Archbishop. [...] Title:No truth in Cardinal stepping down as Archbishop of Colombo
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Patabendige Albert Malcolm Ranjith (Sinhala: පටබැඳිගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් මැල්කම් රංජිත්) (born 15 November 1947), known as Malcolm Ranjith, is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, since 2009. He was made a cardinal in 2010. [...] Archbishop of Colombo [edit]On 16 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo.[8][9] [...] - ^ "Archdiocese of Colombo". Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-09-24): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid a visit to the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, today (23), where he received the Archbishop’s blessings. During his visit to the Archbishop’s House, Colombo, the President inquired about His Eminence’s well-being and engaged in a brief conversation. His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, expressed his congratulations to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as President, reflecting the will of the majority in Sri Lanka.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-08-18): Cardinal Ranjith reacts to Pope Francis' 100,000 Euro gift for Sri Lanka's families [...] Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Sri Lanka is grateful to Pope Francis for, taking the initiative to send 100,000 Euro to help families of victims and survivors of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. In an interview with Vatican News, as the country's ongoing economic, political and financial crises reach new heights, the Archbishop of Colombo, who served in the Vatican for many years, reflects on the Holy Father's generosity which is destined to reach some 400 families at the targeted Catholic and Evangelical Churches where suicide bombers claimed 269 lives.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2019-05-07): New Sri Lanka church attacks planned, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith reveals after receiving ‘foreign information’ - Archbishop of Colombo says in letter he is closing churches and Catholic schools and cancelling public congregations for Mass ‘until further notice’ - Death toll from the April 21 bombings at churches and luxury hotels rose to 257 people from 253 last week Sri Lanka’s Catholic cardinal received "foreign information" that attempts would be made this week to attack a church and another church institution, according to a letter he sent on Thursday to church officials that later appeared on social media. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo and an outspoken critic of the Sri Lankan government’s apparent failure to act on Indian government intelligence ahead of the Easter attacks, said in the letter that he was closing churches and Catholic schools throughout Sri Lanka and cancelling public congregations for Mass "until further notice".
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-07-30): The current archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops. [...] - Jean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. (1938–1944); see below - Archbishops of Colombo in Ceylon - Jean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. (1944–1947); see above - Thomas Cooray, O.M.I. (1947–1972); Cardinal in 1965; see below - Archbishops of Colombo - Cardinal Thomas Cooray, O.M.I. (1972–1976); see above - Nicholas Fernando (1977–2002) [...] Coadjutor Archbishops of Colombo [edit]- Antoine Coudert, O.M.I. (1898–1905)
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Honourable President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid a visit to the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, today (23), where he received the Archbishop’s blessings. [...] His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, expressed his congratulations to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as President, reflecting the will of the majority in Sri Lanka. [...] Auxiliary Bishops of Colombo His Eminence Maxwell Silva, His Eminence J D Anthony, Rev. Father Anton Ranjith, Spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Colombo Rev. Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, Rev. Father Joseph Indika, Rev. Father Jude Samantha Fernando, MP Vijitha Herath, Former MP Bimal Ratnayake and President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsekularatne were also present at the moment.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Cardinal Ranjith urges new Sri Lanka president to prioritize the poor During a meeting at the Archbishop’s House in Colombo on September 23, Cardinal Ranjith congratulated President Dissanayake on his electoral victory. [...] In response to a query from the press, Cardinal Ranjith highlighted President Dissanayake’s pledge to thoroughly investigate the Easter attacks, ensuring that the truth would be uncovered and justice served.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-07-11): ROME – Sri Lanka’s top Catholic prelate has urged the country’s political leaders to make good on their promise to resign this week, and he’s voiced hope that a new government will be able to bring the South Asian nation out of its current woes. Speaking to Crux about the unrest that led Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to announce their resignations Saturday, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo said he thought "it was a good thing that the crowds descended on the city." [...] In response to the chaos, both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe announced their resignations, with Rajapaksa pledging to step down Wednesday and Wickremesinghe saying he would resign when a new government is formed.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-08-24): August 24, Colombo (LNW): Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, is known for his outspoken and often controversial views on various social and political issues, frequently stepping beyond the conventional boundaries of religious teaching. He has taken a strong stance on matters such as the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, consistently criticizing the government’s handling of the investigation and demanding justice for the victims. Unlike any other Catholic Bishop in Sri Lanka’s history, Cardinal Ranjith has actively engaged in political discourse, particularly concerning national governance and social justice. He has been critical of policies that, in his view, deepen ethnic divisions or neglect marginalized communities. His public statements occasionally reflect a nationalist tone, emphasizing the protection of Sinhalese Buddhist culture, which has drawn criticism from minority groups. The Cardinal has also expressed skepticism toward international organizations and Western influence in Sri Lanka. He has been vocal against foreign intervention in the country’s domestic affairs, especially regarding human rights investigations related to the civil war. His comments often align with nationalist rhetoric, positioning him as a defender of Sri Lankan sovereignty, though this stance has also drawn criticism from those who see international oversight as crucial for justice and accountability.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2020-08-21): His Grace the Archbishop Oswald Gomis Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo was called to eternal rest on the 3rd of February... […] [...] The body of His Grace the Archbishop Oswald Gomis Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo was brought today (3rd) morning to the... […] [...] Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday addressed the media at the archbishop’s house on the current unrest prevailing in... […]
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-12-21): Media Spokesman of the Archdiocese of Colombo Rev. Father Jude Krishantha rejected speculation in some media that Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith had decided to step down from the position of Colombo Archbishop. He said that the he got a number of inquiries from the media fraternity about the speculation that the Colombo Archbishop is to step down from his position. Fr.Krishantha said that there was no truth in these reports and the Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has not taken such a decision."We don’t know from where this news has originated. There is no truth in these speculations," he said.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-04-22): Five years after the tragedy, on Sunday, April 21, the local Church announced that it will begin the procedures to recognize the martyrdom of the 171 Catholics, who were remembered with various initiatives, including a petition with more than 50,000 signatures that was presented to the archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith. The Archdiocese of Colombo will now send an official request to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to proceed with the opening of the diocesan phase of the beatification cause. [...] The priest said that on Sunday "there was a large participation of the faithful in the celebrations: in the morning memorial Masses were held in all churches and a special ceremony was held in the presence of Cardinal Ranjith at St. Anthony Church in Colombo" as well as with other religious leaders and civil authorities.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2020-12-08): The inauguration of this special year in the Archdiocese of Colombo took place on 20th March 2021 at a concelebrated Holy Mass at All Saints Church, Colombo. The decree instituting this special year was solemnly read out by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo. [...] Rev. Fr. Marcus Boniface Mendis, of the Archdiocese of Colombo, was called to rest on Friday the 3rd of May... […] Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo - SRI LANKA
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-02-16): Sri Lanka’s top Roman Catholic bishop on Tuesday spoke out against what he said was the wrongful arrest of an activist, saying that the government was targeting those who criticized its failure to properly investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith likened to an "abduction" the arrest of activist Shehan Malaka Gamage, who has publicly questioned whether politicians used the 2019 attacks to force a change of government later that year. [...] A court in Colombo released him on bail Tuesday, hours after Cardinal Ranjith spoke from his residence.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-04-25): Cardinal Ranjith calls for justice and change in Sri Lanka Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, is in Rome to mark the anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. [...] The Cardinal Archbishop of Colombo concluded by mentioning the appeal he has issued to the International Community "to put pressure on our government, not to make castles in the air without any reality and be out of touch with the common life of our people."
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-05-29): COLOMBO (News 1st); His Eminence, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, solemnly paid his respects to Tilina' Harshani, a victim of the tragic terror attack that targeting the Katuwapitiya Church on Easter Sunday in 2019. [...] His Eminence, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, visited Harshani's home last night to pay his final respects.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2023-10-18): Somalia’s Diocese of Mogadishu, for example, has lain vacant since the assassination of its last incumbent, Bishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, in 1989, which sparked riots that led into the country’s ongoing civil war.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-07-07): Cardinal Ranjith reiterates call for Sri Lankan president's resignation As Sri Lanka reels from its worst economic and financial crisis in decades, amidst accusations of widespread corruption and financial mismanagement, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo has once again reiterated his call for the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and for the establishment of an interim government. [...] The Archbishop of Colombo, therefore, asked for the immediate formation of an interim government to tackle the most urgent problems of the country, with the assistance of competent experts, and leading to general elections as soon as possible. He also asked the opposition leaders to work together and with "transparency", putting aside their "petty political and ideological" differences.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2019-04-26): The archbishop of Colombo says there will be no Sunday Masses until further notice after the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith made the comment during a news conference Friday in the Sri Lankan capital. Ranjith appealed for financial support to rebuild the lives of affected people and reconstruct the churches targeted in the Islamic State-claimed suicide bombings, which killed over 250 people on Sunday.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-07-25): The archbishop turned 75 on July 24, reaching the age when bishops must submit their resignation to the pope. In his July 21 letter, he recalled informing his "associates in pastoral mission" on June 19 that he submitted his resignation to Pope Francis. [...] Cardinal Nycz already submitted his resignation to Pope Francis in December 2023.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2019-04-28): The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has cancelled all Sunday Masses until further notice. Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Ranjith said he had seen a leaked security document warning of further attacks. Cardinal Ranjith said that the Church had not been told about intelligence warnings of possible attacks. "We didn't know anything. It came as a thunderbolt for us," he told reporters. [...] Sri Lanka's police chief and top defence ministry official both resigned over the bombings.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-09-15): - ^ "Angelo Sodano deja de ser el Decano del Colegio cardenalicio". Revista Ecclesia (in Spanish). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019. [...] - ^ Harris, Elise (21 December 2019). "Cardinal tainted by abuse scandals steps down as dean, pope sets term limit". Crux. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2024-10-02): On diocesan sites, the "John Cardinal Doe" style is found on, for example, those of Boston Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Chicago, Dublin Archived 8 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, New York Archived 3 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto, Washington Archived 1 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Galveston-Houston Archived 24 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Detroit Archived 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Durban Archived 19 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Colombo, Bombay Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, and the "Cardinal John Doe" on, for example, those of Armagh Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine,Los Angeles Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, St Andrews and Edinburgh Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Wellington Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Westminster Archived 29 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2020-04-12): Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told an Easter mass that ‘we offered love to the enemies who tried to destroy us’. [...] Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told an Easter mass – broadcast from a TV studio because of the coronavirus pandemic – on Sunday that "we offered love to the enemies who tried to destroy us". [...] Last year, Ranjith called for the government at-the-time to step down over its alleged failure to investigate an "international conspiracy" behind the attacks.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2017-07-07): Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Scola as archbishop of Milan and appointed Bishop Mario Delpini, 66, a man of spartan habits who rides a bicycle and lives with elderly priests, as his successor. [...] Cardinal Scola, the runner up to Francis in the 2013 conclave, handed in his resignation last November, on reaching the age of 75. He said then that he did not wish to continue as archbishop of Italy’s largest diocese—one of the biggest in the world with over 5 million Catholics. [...] Born in Gallarate, a city of 50,000 people in the Milan metropolitan area, in 1951, the new archbishop entered the diocesan seminary and was ordained in 1975 by Cardinal Giovanni Colombo. After graduating from the Catholic University of Milan, he obtained a degree in patristic sciences from the Augustinian Patristic Institute in Rome. He subsequently held different roles as a professor at the diocesan seminary in Venegono, head of the high school, and was appointed rector of the major seminary by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., a role he served in from 2000 to 2006.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2023-01-04): "The plain truth is this: he no longer had the strength to lead the church, as he said in Latin that day," Feb. 11, 2013, when he announced his resignation at an ordinary consistory of cardinals, the archbishop said. "I asked, 'Holy Father, why in Latin?' He replied, 'This is the language of the church.' Those who think they found or need to find some other reason are wrong. He communicated the real reason. Amen." [...] As he has said on several occasions, the archbishop repeated that before the resignation, "I was among the first who tried to dissuade him. And he answered me sharply, 'Look, I am not asking for your opinion, but I am communicating a decision of mine. Prayed over, suffered, made 'coram Deo,'" in the presence of God.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2020-09-24): The cardinal himself has not yet responded to a request for comment from CNA.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-07-06): His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, has demanded that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Government step down immediately. The Rajapaksa family’s continued hold on power, despite the fact that the majority of the population doesn’t trust them in any way, is the biggest barrier to the country’s liberation, he said in a statement. While speaking to the media today, the Archbishop demanded that the Rajapaksas in power quit immediately.
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2005-12-10): MicroData Summary for Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (VIAF: 307174828; WikiData: Q559896) Albert Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal Patabendige Don (born 15 Nov 1947) Archbishop of Colombo
Claim: Cardinal Stepping Down As Archbishop Of Colombo!! (Social Media Users, 2022-12-20)
Evidence (2022-05-10): Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith appealed for peace as clashes broke out in the island nation after the prime minister quit amid a worsening economic crisis, reported ucanews.com. [...] "We express our opposition to the former prime minister," said Cardinal Ranjith, even as pro-government supporters gathered in the prime minister's office in Colombo and engaged in chants asking him not to resign. [...] Since March, Sri Lankans have been taking to the streets in largely peaceful protests and demanding that the Rajapaksa brothers step down.
Claim: The Short Film “Sorry” Won An Oscar For The Best Short Film! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-04-02): In conclusion, the viral claim that a short film titled "Sorry" won an Oscar for Best Short Movie is false. There is no evidence to support such a claim, and it is likely a misinterpretation or fabrication derived from unrelated Indian misinformation.