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Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-06-02): 2022 විශ්ව රූ රැජින ඕස්ට්රේලියාවේ ජයග්රාහිකාව සැප්තැම්බර් මාසයේදී කිරුළු පැළඳීමට නියමිත අතර ඒ සඳහා නිල තොරතුරු ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා @missuniverseaustralia.official ඉන්ටග්රම් නිල ගිණුම අනුගමනය කරන ලෙසත් ඇය වැඩිදුරටත් සඳහන් කළා. [...] ජනිතා අවසන් වටයට තේරී පත්වූ දකුණු ඕස්ට්රේලියානු ප්රාන්තයේ මෙන්ම ඕස්ට්රේලියාවේ අනෙකුත් ප්රාන්තවලින් ද මෙසේ ඉදිරියේ දී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත Miss Universe Australia 2022 සඳහා තරඟකාරීනියන් මේ වන විට සුදුසුකම් ලබමින් සිටිනවා. [...] Miss Universe Australia 2022 අවසන් වටය සඳහා ජනිතා තේරී පත් වූ දකුණු ඕස්ට්රේලියානු ප්රාන්තය මෙන්ම අනෙකුත් ඕස්ට්රේලියානු ප්රාන්ත නියෝජන කරමින් තරුණියන් රැසක් තේරී පත් වී සිටිනවා.
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2024-07-27): Miss Universe Australia 2022 was the 18th edition of the Miss Universe Australia pageant held at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland on September 9, 2022. Daria Varlamova of Victoria crowned her successor Monique Riley of New South Wales at the end of the event.[1] She represented Australia at Miss Universe 2022 where she placed in the top 16.
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-09-07): Miss Universe Australia 2021, the 16th edition of the national pageant, is all set to be held on 9th September 2022 at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Oxenford, Queensland. The delegates from five state finals have been selected to compete at the national finals. The winner will represent Australia in Miss Universe 2022. [...] Briana Demaio (Miss West Coast 2022) [...] The winner will succeed and be crowned by Miss Universe Australia 2021 Daria Varlamova who represented Australia at Miss Universe 2021 but failed to place in the Top 16.
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-09-09): Miss Universe Australia 2022, the 18th edition of the Miss Universe Australia, will be held on 9th September 2022. At the end of the event finale, Daria Varlamova of Victoria will crown her successor. The winner will represent Australia at the upcoming Miss Universe 2022. [...] Miss Universe Australia 2022 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up 3rd Runner-Up 4th Runner-Up The contestants competing for Miss Universe Australia 2022 are Ashleigh Post, Briana Demaio, Cayla-Lee De Villiers, Jacinta Pizzata, Sienna Perruzza, Alana Deutsher-Moore, Caitlynn Henry, Catalina Meldrum, Ciara Grehan, Chloe Ryan, Jacinta Cahill, Miné Coetser, Shekinah Taderera, Elissa Laforce, Elle Solferini, Kymberlee Street, Monique Riley, Sienna Weir, Stella Badenoch, Taylah Crome, Annalise Dalinis, Ashleigh Sullivan, Ariel Russell, Darcy Spinks, Sally Kurzke, Hanni Howe, Janitha Perera, Mariah Cannon.
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-05-20): Miss Universe Australia organization is all set to host its 2022 edition as the state finalists are being selected for the national competition. Delegates from five states will compete for the national crown and win the opportunity to represent Australia at Miss Universe 2022. The winner will succeed and be crowned by Miss Universe Australia 2021 Daria Varlamova at the end of the event finale. The finalists from Western Australia have been selected as the state finals were held on 18th May 2022 at The Hall at the Camfield. The selected finalists will now represent Western Australia at Miss Universe Australia 2022. Here are the finalists from Western Australia competing for Miss Universe Australia 2022 –
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-09-07): The Miss Universe Australia 2022 coronation night will be held at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on September 9, 2022. It is the 18th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Australia’s Miss Universe candidate. [...] On October 19, 2021, Daria Varlamova, them 26, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2021 at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne. The respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Mia Brooks, Jasmine Stringer, Ally Draper and Tiana Meehan. There are 36 women competing for the Miss Universe Australia 2022 crowns. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 12 candidates:
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2024-09-06): Miss Universe Australia is a national beauty pageant that selects Australia's representative to the Miss Universe. [...] Miss Universe Australia is held each year to select a young woman to represent Australia at the international Miss Universe pageant. Contestants to the national pageant come from each of the States and Territories of Australia. In 2016 there are over 220 participants in the national pageant of which 30 are competing in the National Final. [...] - ^ Clarke, Jenna (10 February 2016). "Miss Universe Australia announces new boss Perth businessman Troy Barbagallo". The Sydney Morning Herald.
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-06-07): Janitha Perera crowned as Miss Universe Australia 2022 [...] Recently, we saw an array of posts on social media claiming she was. Janitha Perera , who is of Sri Lankan origins, had been awarded the Miss Universe Australia 2022 title. But, our research found that although she been selected for the finals that will be held in September, she was not received the prized title. [...] We contacted Miss Universe Australia to get clarifications on viral posts. The event director of Miss Universe Australia 2022 event, Amy Holland, confirmed to us that Janitha Perera was chosen to represent Australia in the national finals, and that it will take place during September 2022. She asked us that you follow Miss Universe's official Instagram page for information about the contest and more.
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-06-02): First, we checked whether there were any international media reports about Janitha Perera's victory as Miss Universe Australia 2022. However, we were not able to find such media reports nor any reports about Miss Universe Australia 2022 grand finals. [...] According to our investigation, it's clear that Janitha Perera has not become Miss Universe Australia -2022 so far. She was only selected to contest for Miss Universe Australia -2022 national finals which would be held September 2022. Like Janitha many other contestants were also selected from other Australian states, all of whom will be vying for the top spot in grand finals in September 2022. Title:Janitha Perera-Miss Australia-Miss Universe -2022?
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2020-09-01): Mr Chandana Perera/Ms Hiruni Gunathilaka [...] 4. Samanthi, K. A. U.; Wickramarachchi, S.; [...] 5. Samanthi, K. A. U.; Wickramaarachchi, S.; Wijeratne,
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2007-11-19): Gooneratne + Name Not Known 4 Hannah Gooneratne + Daniel Ameresekere [...] Wijewardene + Jacintha Perera 8 Dharshan [...] Perera 6 Nisanka Perera 6 Nalini Perera 6 Kamini Perera 4
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2023-02-23): Margret Ramchander 10 Oliver Henry Ramchander b 2022 9 Lakshini Perera 9 Sean Perera 5(2) **Louis Charles de Fonseka Wijewickrema Tillekeratne [...] Rohana Perera 9 Dharika Attygalle + Suresh Ellawela 10 Sashen.Ellawala 9 Senaka Attygalle + Maria 10 [...] Dilkara m Shanti ^Perera^
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2006-04-09): Assistant Pharmaceutical Assessor aa22@nmra.gov.lk
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2022-09-07): Miss Universe Australia 2022: Meet the official finalists Miss Universe Australia 2022 will be held this Friday, September 9 at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Oxenford, Queensland. [...] Who will be the next Miss Universe Australia?
Claim: Janitha Perera has become the Miss Australia for Miss Universe 2022 (Social Media users, 2022-05-31)
Evidence (2015-01-01): ඇය නිල වශයෙන් Miss Universe Australia 2022, අවසාන ජාතික තරඟකරුවෙක් ලෙස තේරීපත්ව තිබෙනවා. [...] I am officially a MISS UNIVERSE AUSTRALIA 2022 NATIONAL FINALIST !!!
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2024-09-22): The claims circulating on social media that the video depicts violence related to the presidential election are false. The video in question is an old clip from a building on fire from March 2024. We advise the public to refrain from sharing unverified information, especially during sensitive times like elections, and to rely on credible sources for accurate news.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2023-05-11): Manipur: Broken dreams and burnt homes after India ethnic clashes "Everything has been destroyed. There's nothing left." [...] Entire villages were burnt down. Houses were torched, vehicles set aflame. [...] He wants the government to fix responsibility for what happened and punish those responsible. "The government should find out who is responsible for this mayhem. Why have homes been burnt?" he asks.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2023-01-27): Since a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, the prospect of further political violence has loomed over America. Before the 2022 election, government agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center warned of the risk of election-related violence. Polls found that one in 10 Americans believed violence was justified right now, and that figure rose to one in five of Republican-voting men. Threats against members of Congress skyrocketed, and even local school board races became far more threatening. The brutal attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at his San Francisco home seemed to confirm many people’s fears. [...] Election violence, of course, could return in 2024. Part of this depends on whether Trump is on the ballot and how much support he has from others within the conservative political and media ecosystem to again whip up violence. The former president has shown he will push conspiracy theories and encourage violence should he lose, and there is no reason to expect that to change. For now Trump’s star appears to be falling, but he has proven resilient, and he has many die-hard supporters. In addition, new Twitter owner Elon Musk has welcomed the former president back to Twitter, and in general social media remains awash in dangerous conspiracies.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2023-11-28): At least eight homes of Hindus in Korba Gully were partially torched in the 2021 violence, she tells The Quint, but all of them (Pochetti's house included) were supposedly repaired in less than a year with the help of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). [...] "Ours was one of the first houses to be torched. My six daughters and I ran out of our house and rushed to Mohiuddin saab's house. When the mob came there, we rushed to Chandrabai's and stayed there till the police arrived," narrates Khairun Unnisa, who used to roll beedis for Rs 50-60 a day. [...] Like Usman and Ghouse, 42-year-old Abdul Ahad's house was also torched in 2020 and 2021. "In the first violence, we lost almost the entirety of the house. We vacated it, moved to a safe area, and started rebuilding it two months later. Then it happened again in 2021. All of this cost me at least Rs 2 lakh and the work is still going on," he tells The Quint.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2023-05-12): Figures from the UN in March show that at least 39,000 civilian properties have been destroyed nationwide since the coup, with some 25,500 homes set ablaze in Sagaing, a region home to some five million people. [...] According to Data for Myanmar, some 60,459 homes have been razed across the country since the coup. The group said 47,778 homes had been destroyed in Sagaing by the end of February. While the military has blamed PDFs for some of the fires, the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a recent report that "the military and affiliated militias are responsible for most of those incidents". [...] Residents of Nyaung Hla say soldiers have raided the village 55 times since the coup and set fire to their homes four times. The first time was in April of last year, then twice in December and then in January 23 of this year. Satellite images taken two days later, on January 25, showed clouds of black smoke continuing to billow over the ruins of the village.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2021-07-20): "They burnt all the houses. We tried to flee into the street, but they shot my brother. He fell and when he tried to stand up, they shot him again - they killed him in front of me. I've cried so much… my eyes can barely see now." [...] Bashir responded by arming local Arab militias - infamously known as the Janjaweed - who targeted non-Arab tribes accused of supporting the rebels. Hundreds of thousands of people died and many villages were burnt and pillaged.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2013-01-03): Electoral Violence in Kenya [...] Six factors make the prospects for electoral violence particularly high in the run-up to and in the immediate aftermath of the 2013 elections: [...] - Outbreaks of sporadic violence as election campaigns ramp up. Most election-related violence to date has been associated with county-level races (e.g., for governor and senator) rather than with presidential contests, as occurred in 1992, 1997, and 2007. Violence at these localized levels, though troubling, is more containable than violence arising from the presidential race. The likelihood that both types of violence will occur is difficult to estimate, but is arguably as high as 50 percent depending on which contingency scenario evolves between now and the elections.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2022-06-13): Nupur Sharma: Houses of Muslims demolished in Uttar Pradesh after protests Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) have demolished the houses of some Muslims who were allegedly linked to religious protests that turned violent. [...] Two of the destroyed houses belonged to people who were accused of throwing stones after Friday prayers.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2016-07-02): The first pattern of violence, which many observers perceived to be spontaneous, was the burning and looting of shops, houses and commercial outlets in the slums of Nairobi and Kisumu by youth groups.Footnote8 The second pattern of violence observed around the Rift Valley was the targeting of communities of small farmers and landholders perceived to be government supporters, with the primary intention of driving them out and keeping them away from the region.Footnote9 Substantial evidence compiled by the OHCHR mission suggests that the violence was partially organised by local politicians and/or traditional leaders who sought to settle long-held grievances over land issues, as well as other real and perceived discriminations.Footnote10 In a third pattern, violent reprisals against communities of mainly migrant workers perceived to be opposition supporters were reportedly carried out by government supporters, including militia, in the areas of Nakuru, Naivasha and Central Province and in the slums of Nairobi (Kibera and Mathare).Footnote11 An estimated 1 200 people (men, women and children) are said to have died as a result of the conflict. A considerable number of internally displaced persons now live in camps, with an equal number seeking refuge with relatives or friends.Footnote12
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2024-09-08): Ground report: Burnt vehicles, houses, bomb fragments in Manipur amid fresh violence In Koutruk in Manipur's Imphal West district where a drone attack occurred, the site resembled a warzone, with footprints of violence visible, including bomb fragments, black and white ashes on the ground, and destroyed vehicles and houses. In Short - Fresh violence in Manipur erupts with drone and rocket attacks - Villages resemble warzones with houses and vehicles burnt - Village defence forces guarding their homes with bunkers and rifles
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2024-04-15): On May 3, an FIR was filed recording the initial trigger of the violence between the two communities. According to the FIR filed by the authorities: "A huge [number] of Kuki and Meitei youths numbering about 1,500 clashed among each other and vandalised and burned down many houses of both communities at Torbung Bangla. In that, many houses numbering about 300 houses and some private vehicles were also burnt down by the rioters. The police personnel fire[d] some rounds of tear gas smoke bombs and other ammunition to disperse the mob." [...] Multiple FIRs were nearly identical or similar. For instance, on May 10, 76 FIRs filed in the Sagolmang police station in Imphal East District included a similar complaint: "Some unknown persons holding arms and deadly weapons numbering about 1,000 suspected to be Kuki Community from different villages entered at [name of place] and damaged the properties as well as burnt the house." The only differences in the reports were the place names and the lists of damaged items. [...] "If a village with 40 households was burnt, there would be 40 complaints," a second police officer said on the condition of anonymity. According to him, the "identical" cases were all combined to help the inquiry being led by a special investigative team.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2020-03-04): Mr Munazir's house was looted and torched by a mob of masked and helmeted young men, who swept into the mixed neighbourhood. They were armed with staves, hockey sticks, stones and bottles filled with petrol, and were chanting "Jai Shri Ram", or "Victory to Lord Ram", a greeting which has been turned into a murder cry by Hindu lynch mobs in recent years. [...] Yet last week, the mob targeted the Muslim houses and shops with chilling ease. Soot-laced, gutted Muslim homes with broken doors, melting electricity cables and mangled CCTV cameras stand next to unspoilt and neatly painted Hindu homes. Muslim-owned chicken, grocery, mobile phone and money transfer shops, a coaching centre, and a soda factory are scorched. Shops owned by Hindus are beginning to open their shutters. [...] Overnight, deep distrust has set in between the two communities. Opposite Mr Munazir's now-burnt home is a two-storey building owned by a Hindu neighbour who trades in betel leaves and lives with two sons, who work for a public transport company. For years, Mr Munazir says, the neighbours have coexisted peacefully. "I have even lived as a tenant in his house. He could have come out and tried to reason with the mob," Mr Munazir says. "Maybe my house would have been saved."
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2022-11-02): Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2022-06-16): This propensity for political violence comes from multiple places. First, Kenya's winner-take-all electoral system creates high-stakes, zero-sum contests between political factions. Second, these political factions competing for highly competitive seats largely delineate along ethnic lines. This is partly due to politicians who rely on hate speech and identity politics as the basis for patronage and mobilization. The pre-1992 regime of former President Daniel arap Moi, which intentionally played ethnic groups against each other to maintain power contributed to a pattern of ethnicity based politics. But the main institutional driver of such ethnic fractionalization is the strategy of political zoning, whereby local elites essentially shut opposition candidates out of campaigning in certain areas, creating echo chambers and clear antagonism between regions. Additionally, Kenya has a reputation for aggressive and overly-militarized security forces, which have often been unleashed on political opponents during these contentious election seasons.
Claim: Houses being burnt due to election violence !! (Social Media Users, 2024-09-22)
Evidence (2008-03-17): The violence that followed Kibaki's claim of victory followed the same pattern in many areas. Kikuyu residents of several rural communities made up of widely scattered homesteads told Human Rights Watch that on the night of December 30 they saw neighbors' homes ablaze in the distance. Most immediately fled to larger towns or into nearby forests and returned the next day to find their own homes destroyed and looted.[133] [...] One of the most horrifying and well-publicized scenes of post-election bloodshed occurred in rural Kiambaa, a settlement scheme (land made available by the government to encourage settlement in the Rift Valley to relieve pressure on other areas) south of Eldoret. On January 1, a mob set fire to a church where terrified Kikuyu residents were seeking refuge, soaking mattresses the victims had brought with them with petrol and stacking them against the building. At least 30 people were burned alive, including a handicapped woman who died in her wheelchair. [...] According to the youth, there was then another meeting on Saturday, January 26in the afternoon. The organizers present at the meeting were well known local businessmen who had campaigned for a PNU candidate and former MP during the election. The youth who attended the meeting recalled: "We were told that only Luo houses should be burnt and that the mission starts in the morning. Every person was given 100 or 200 shillings."[160]