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Claim: Since President RW Assumed Office In July 2022, Sri Lanka Has NOT Repaid Foreign Loans !! (Social Media Users, 2024-05-19)
Evidence (2024-07-13): No sooner RW became president on 21st July, he immediately approached the IMF for the seventeenth time. IMF accepted the invitation with conditions and the economy since then is moving slowly under its direction. After two years of this incomplete operation, and when President RW is in the thick of a yet undeclared election campaign, he is celebrating the end of bankruptcy and return to solvency just on the back of a deal signed with private creditors over a restructured plan to repay all loans on concessional terms by 2043 the latest. All bilateral loan instalment payments are deferred until 2028. With IMF sponsoring these negotiations and more importantly – a fact hardly mentioned – the geostrategic importance of Sri Lanka in a growing Cold War in the Indian Ocean, that deal should not come as surprise. Yet, that deal should be welcomed and RW may have something to celebrate over a piece of "good news". But it does not mean the economy is solvent. CBSL chief who from the outset rejected the bankruptcy description is now logically compelled to object RW’s claim that bankruptcy has ended and solvency has returned.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-07): Our investigation found that the viral video depicting the mouse moving here and there on the outer surface is digitally manipulated and not natural. In the original video, there is an unclear moving object, and some researchers say it depicts crystalised waste from the rocket's engine. However, there is still no conclusion about it. But, it's improbable that a living animal can survive outside the rocket due to the circumstances.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2022-04-27): The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is the vehicle that brings satellites, Dragon cargo spacecraft and Crew Dragon spacecraft to orbit. Among its many uses, SpaceX regularly launches Falcon 9 to bring its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Dragon made the first private spacecraft visit ever there in October 2012 and has run more than 25 cargo missions in the years since. Since 2020, SpaceX also used Falcon 9 for crewed missions to the ISS, on behalf of NASA and other customers. [...] Falcon 9 also delivers both cargo and people to the International Space Station. It flies the Dragon cargo spacecraft for regular deliveries of experiments, supplies and hardware to the orbiting complex. Since 2020, it has also been sending Crew Dragon missions for NASA aloft. It began sending crewed missions on behalf of Houston-based Axiom Space in 2022, which performs research on the ISS.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-01-23): Individual failures, however, can remain surprising. That’s especially true when the failure takes place before the launch itself. Few people knew that a SpaceX Falcon 9 was on the pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, being prepared for a static fire test of the rocket’s nine first stage engines on the morning of Sep. 1. It’s a test largely unique to SpaceX, done a couple of days before launch, in this case of the Amos-6 communications satellite that was scheduled to launch in the early morning hours of September 3.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-07-15): Falcon 9 is also used to send NASA astronaut missions to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. The next scheduled effort, known as Crew-9, was supposed to send four astronauts aloft in mid-August. The group will relieve Crew-8, which has been on the ISS since March for what was expected to be about a half-year mission. [...] "SpaceX has an incredible track record with Falcon 9. I can say from personal experience they are very transparent when issues arise," Isaacman said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, last week. "I have no doubt they will arrive at a cause quickly and ensure the most cost-effective and reliable launch vehicle keeps delivering payload to orbit. As for Polaris Dawn, we will fly whenever SpaceX is ready and with complete confidence in the rocket, spaceship and operations."
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2020-06-02): A movement, which appears like a mouse scurrying away, on the flaming hot engines of Space X's Falcon 9, has left netizens believing that a mouse accompanied astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on their historical journey to the International Space Station (ISS). [...] The "mouse" was spotted by a viewer who pointed out the "rodent" scurrying around the rocket's fuselage. Sharing the 23-second long clip on Twitter, the user, who goes by the name Beach Milk, wrote: "Looks like a MOUSE hitchhiked a ride on Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launch today! The mouse showed a truly amazing ability to withstand heat!"
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-08-03): Kerosene-based engines [edit]SpaceX has developed two kerosene-based engines through 2013, the Merlin 1 and Kestrel, and has publicly discussed a much larger concept engine high-level design named Merlin 2. Merlin 1 powered the first stage of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle and is used both on the first and second stages of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. The Falcon 1 second stage was powered by a Kestrel engine. [...] [SpaceX develops] all of our engines in-house and in the United States. The company is currently on its fourth generation of booster engines, which have included the Merlin 1A, the Merlin 1B, the Merlin 1C, and the Merlin 1D. In addition, we have developed the Kestrel vacuum engine, the Merlin 1C vacuum engine, and the Merlin 1D vacuum engine for our second stages on Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. SpaceX has also developed Draco and SuperDraco engines which provide in-space and abort propulsion capability for Dragon ... We are also moving forward with significant R&D on a next generation rocket engine Raptor. ... SpaceX has successfully developed the 9 rocket engines mentioned above in the past 13 years. - ^ Whitesides, Loretta Hidalgo (2007-11-12). "SpaceX Completes Development of Rocket Engine for Falcon 1 and 9". Wired. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-09-21): - ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Falcon-9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 7 November 2018. - ^ a b "Falcon 9". SpaceX. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013. [...] - ^ B. de Selding, Peter (16 October 2015). "SpaceX Changes its Falcon 9 Return-to-flight Plans". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2017-09-26): The Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket that’s designed to launch satellites, and eventually crewed spacecraft, into orbit. It stands 69.9m tall, weighs 549,054kg, and generates 7,607 kilonewtons of thrust at take-off, which can send 22,800kg into orbit around the Earth. Alternatively, it could send 8,300kg to Mars, although it hasn’t launched anything to the Red Planet just yet. Nonetheless, Mars is SpaceX’s ultimate goal – Elon Musk has made no secret of the fact that he wants to be the one to land humans on our planetary neighbour. In the meantime, SpaceX has more than 40 Falcon 9 missions into Earth orbit. The rocket made history in 2012 when it became the first privately launched vehicle to successfully send a resupply mission to the International Space Station, and has since added reusability to its roster. This marks another step towards SpaceX’s goal of sending humans into orbit from American soil, something the world hasn’t seen since the Space Shuttle’s final flight in 2011. But it’s not just about NASA missions for the moment. SpaceX’s launch manifest shows a diverse roster of clients including the US Air Force, national security missions, and commercial satellite launches. All in all, SpaceX is positioning itself to be a leading force as we enter the new era of commercial spaceflight.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2010-06-04): Falcon 9 is a two-stage, liquid oxygen and RP-1 (kerosene) powered rocket manufactured by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX). The Falcon 9 first stage is powered by nine Merlin engines, each capable of producing an initial thrust of 125,000 pounds. This combination provided a total liftoff thrust of about 1.1 million pounds. The Falcon 9 second stage is powered by a single Merlin engine, capable of producing an initial thrust of 125,000 pounds. The Falcon 9 as introduced was capable of carrying a 23,050-pound payload to Low-Earth Orbit, or a 10,000-pound payload to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Of particular importance to NASA is the SpaceX-designed and built Dragon and Crew Dragon space capsules, which are intended to carry supplies and astronauts to the International Space Station.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on 4 June 2010, and the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 8 October 2012.[16] In 2020, it became the first commercial rocket to launch humans to orbit.[17] The Falcon 9 has an exceptional safety record,[18][19][20] with 378 successful launches, two in-flight failures, one partial failure and one pre-flight destruction. It is the most-launched American rocket in history. [...] - ^ "SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Engine Successfully Completes Full Mission Duration Firing" (Press release). SpaceNews. 10 March 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. [...] - ^ Grush, Loren (21 December 2015). "SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket after launching it to space". The Verge. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2021-01-29): One can observe what looks something like a rat moving around the side of the second-stage rocket nozzle. [...] Under the acceleration of the rocket, the path along the narrowing crescent, in the direction the "rat" moves, is slightly "downhill". An object caught there would bounce around slightly with the vibration of the engine, and at some point could start migrating down along the arc of the manifold. Incidentally, in the absence of much, much more evidence, suggestions that this is a live rat on a filming set at low altitude, and that SpaceX's launch videos are faked, are not credible to me. Commercial, profit-driven corporations appear to give SpaceX a great deal of money to put expensive things into orbit. If you want me to believe that's not what's going on, the explanation needs to be simpler than my bouncing debris hypothesis.
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-09): In mid-2020, Space X Falcon 9 rocket was launched by NASA, and the importance of the Falcon Nine is that it's the first commercial rocket ever to launch humans to orbit and is currently the only vehicle capable of doing so. Even now, various parties are talking about the launching of this rocket. However, some […] In mid-2020, Space X Falcon 9 rocket was launched by NASA, and the importance of the Falcon Nine is that it's the first commercial rocket ever to launch humans to orbit and is currently the only vehicle capable of doing so. Even now, various parties are talking about the launching of this rocket. However, some social media posts about this are misleading the viewers. Below is our investigation of such misleading videos. [...] Title:Did A Rat Move On the Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way to Space?
Claim: A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space (Social Media Users, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-10-08): SpaceX: Viral clip of a 'mouse' on SpaceX's Falcon 9 splits the internet - 'It IS a mouse'
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-09-24): The viral claim that Harini Amarasuriya admitted to a lack of experience in building the country is false and misleading. Her statement was taken out of context to create a narrative that does not align with her actual remarks. Amarasuriya clarified that the NPP does not have experience in mismanaging the country but is fully prepared to lead effectively and gain further experience in building the nation.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-09-25): Harini Amarasuriya, an alumna of Hindu College, new Lanka PM Harini Amarasuriya, a 54-year-old academic, is Sri Lanka's first female prime minister and the first from Delhi's Hindu College. [...] Harini Amarasuriya, a leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), who completed her undergraduate degree in sociology from Hindu College, was administered the oath of office by the island nation’s new president Anura Kumar Dissanayake in the capital Colombo.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Harini AmarasuriyaThe Open University of Sri Lanka | OUSL · Department of Social Studies
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2022-09-26): Harini Amarasuriya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka. She obtained her PhD from the University of Edinburgh in Social Anthropology. Her research interests include state society relations, political movements, dissent and activism. Recent publications include: 2017, ‘State of Human Rights: Constitutional Reforms’, State of Human Rights in Sri Lanka, Colombo: Law and Society Trust; 2015, ‘Elite Politics and Dissent in Sri Lanka’ The South Asianist, Vol 4 No 1; with Jonathan Spencer, "With that, discipline will also come to them: politics of post-war urban Colombo" in Current Anthropology, Special Issue; 2015, "Protests and Counter Protests: competing civil society spaces in post-war civil society in Sri Lanka" in Economic and Political Weekly Vol L No 9. Harini is a Board Member of the Law and Society Trust, the Centre for Women’s Research and Nest, a local community based mental health organisation.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-09-26): Dr. Amarasuriya’s appointment is a significant milestone in the political history of Sri Lanka. This is because her predecessors represented a political family. Even though credit needs to be given to Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike for becoming the world’s first female Prime Minister, people witnessed long queues to obtain dry rations during her tenure as well. She indeed was a woman of steel and retaining power became the constant factor among political hierarchies of yesteryear. [...] Dr. Amarasuriya’s role within the new government will receive attention for many reasons. Not only will she be a rose among thorns, but she holds an education qualification which becomes the cherry on top of the cake. But during a previous interview done with this newspaper, Dr. Amarasuriya maintained that an educational qualification alone doesn’t make one an accomplished politician. Someone could have educational qualifications and still be corrupt. But according to her, what matters most is the political culture in which most politicians have been brought up, and it is paramount that they represent a movement that works on principles. [...] When the NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake made his entry into the Election Commission as the new President of Sri Lanka on the evening of September 22, a journalist questioned Dr. Amarasuriya about what critics say about the next government. She replied by saying that they don’t have experience in making the country bankrupt, but that they will gain experience in building the country. Let’s hope that the new government remains true to these words.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Comments - Harini’s response to the NPP’s lack of experience governing the country [...] Sometimes it is really good to have no prior experience in holding office- it gives a huge opportunity to start afresh and be creative and more than anything humane. Well done Harini!! Well done Sri Lanka 011 [...] Come on Christo 255 ???, Ananda Weerasinghe's reply is a good measured sensible response to you. I as an old man from a top class school in Panadura, wish our lady prime minister of best wishes, strength and help from civil service. Her response to the question of "lack of experience", was superb. My analysis for any situation is to seek the fundamentals of reality and truth, namely PaticcaSumuppaada, or previous Kamma/Action conditions the next Situation, and goes on, to the Present AKD situation. JR to RP TO MR, GR to RW and Now AKD. We have enough resources, Material, human, half of it so called Females/women. Srilanka has the highest literacy ration in south Asia. Please note Afghanistan, Iran, and some similar countries, have oil, but half the population, resources, Women are made non functional. SRI Lanka will prevail, my friends, have mercy, blessings on Christo 255 too.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-10-08): A bastion of authoritarian political men and policies took the country into issuing risky international sovereign bonds with a global financial architecture stacked against the global South. Add to that potent mix corruption amongst the political classes, vested business interests and structural failures in the economy, where (green) manufacturing was not promoted and the country’s populace is addicted to unaffordable imports. The debt crisis did not happen in a year or two but was decades in the making, with structural conditions unaddressed. It is, as Amarasuiriya, sassily quipped: "We don’t have experience in bankrupting the country but we will gain experience in building the country", when asked about the common criticism levied against the NPP on its lack of experience. [...] Amarasuriya is a member of the Progressive Women’s Collective, part of the NPP, with clear aspirations for working class women in the country even as she is conscious that feminist politics is not about pigeon-holing herself as the spokesperson for a narrow women’s caucus. Her feminist perspectives, too, came under attack when a self-made businessman, having lost his bid at the presidential election (as a Communist Party candidate), condemned Amarasuriya via social media for her "external" views and lifestyle: a dangerous woman, without saying as much.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Harini Nireka Amarasuriya[a] (born 6 March 1970) is a Sri Lankan academic, activist, and politician serving as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 2024. She is the third woman to hold this office. [...] Advocacy [edit]Harini Amarasuriya was a prominent figure in Sri Lankan academia, recognized for her research on youth unemployment, feminism, gender inequality, child protection, and the inefficiencies in the education system. She focused on reconciliation and social inclusion to help bridge ethnic, religious and political divides in Sri Lanka, as well as promoting national unity and stability. Additionally, she advocated for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights, was involved in the Parliamentary Caucus for Animal Welfare, and served on the Board of Directors for the non-governmental organization Nest.[11][12][13][14][excessive citations] [...] Notes [edit]References [edit]- ^ a b Wickramasinghe (February 2022). "Harini Amarasuriya". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-09-26): Amarasuriya now joins Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Bandaranaike as only the third woman to hold this position, and notably, the first from a non-political family background. [...] As Amarasuriya takes on the mantle of leadership, she faces the formidable task of translating her vision into tangible policy outcomes. The potential impact of her premiership extends beyond Sri Lanka, potentially offering a new model of leadership for the entire South Asian region. Her journey from the classroom to the cabinet is more than a personal triumph; it’s a mandate for transformation that could reshape the political landscape of Sri Lanka and inspire a new generation of leaders across South Asia. Amarasuriya’s message to the youth of Sri Lanka, shared in our interviews, becomes even more powerful in light of her new role. She urged youth to get into politics and change the culture rather than fitting in.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Following the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the recent presidential election, a claim has gone viral on social media stating that National People’s Power (NPP) MP Harini Amarasuriya admitted in an interview that they lack experience in building the country but will gain it in the future. The claim has sparked discussions, with some questioning the competence of the new leadership. We conducted an investigation to verify the accuracy of this claim. The viral social media posts claim that Harini Amarasuriya said, "We don’t have experience in building the country, but we will gain experience in the future." This has been interpreted as an admission of inexperience, suggesting that the NPP leadership is not equipped to govern. [...] The viral claim that Harini Amarasuriya admitted to a lack of experience in building the country is false and misleading. Her statement was taken out of context to create a narrative that does not align with her actual remarks. Amarasuriya clarified that the NPP does not have experience in mismanaging the country but is fully prepared to lead effectively and gain further experience in building the nation.
Claim: We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya (Social Media Users, 2024-09-24)
Evidence (2022-07-19): "I don't think any country will help us without wanting something in return for themselves. India will, of course, be looking after their interest," Harini Amarasuriya, an MP from the Left-wing National People's Power Alliance, told the BBC. Ms Amarasuriya says that just like India, Sri Lanka too needs to make decisions that are in its best interests, and that it remains to be seen whether the country would have to give up control of its economic and strategic locations.