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Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2022-09-12): After the historic victory over Pakistan, Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka revealed how MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) inspired his troops to win the summit clash. Shanaka said that the team had in mind the final of IPL 2021 when the Super Kings batted first and won. [...] "In IPL 2021, Chennai won the match batting first, and that is what was in my mind, we talked about it," Shanaka said in the post-match press conference. [...] "It can happen to any team in the world. [On the first game against Afghanistan] It happened for a good reason. We had serious discussions after that game. Each and every individual did well for us, and that is how we became champions. The fielding improved a lot in the finals. We had some mistakes in the league stages. We were 100% today, credit to the players and the coaching staff. I want to thank the Sri Lankan cricket board and the selectors as well," Shanaka added further.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-09-10): Shanaka is no one's idea of a world-class bowler but he makes it work against Bangladesh with his 3 for 28 [...] What Shanaka can do, however, is contribute with the ball. It is, by a distance, his second skill. Maybe even his third, given his fielding in the circle is routinely outstanding. On Saturday, having seen Bangladesh's batters go after Maheesh Theekshana early, and sensing that perhaps this was a plan they had hatched, Shanaka brought himself on to bowl the fourth over and, however gentle his pace, began making the ball curve late enough through the air to trouble batters. [...] Dasun Shanaka dismissed Bangladesh's openers in his back-to-back overs•Associated Press
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-07-04): - Dasun Shanaka was selected to play for Sri Lanka in a series of Twenty20 international (T20I) matches against Pakistan in July 2015. He received his 58th T20I captaincy for Sri Lanka on 1 August 2015 when he made his T20I debut. On 19 May 2016, while on the same tour, he played his first Test match for Sri Lanka against England. [...] - Dasun Shanaka was included in Kandy’s team for the 2018 SLC T20 League in August 2018. With 312 runs in six matches, including a century in Kandy’s championship match, he was the best run scorer for Kandy during the tournament. [...] - Dasun Shanaka was included in Dambulla’s team for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament in March 2019. He was chosen in November 2019 to represent the Cumilla Warriors in the Bangladesh Premier League for the 2019 – 20 season.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-04-14): Dasun Shanaka Has Joined Gujarat Titans, Was NOT selected for CSK! [...] CSK has not picked Dasun Shanaka; he is replacing the injured player Kane Williamson in the Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2023. [...] Title:Dasun Shanaka Was Picked Up by Gujarat Titans, not by CSK!
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2022-09-12): Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Dasun Shanaka Reveals How CSK Inspired Sri Lanka's Asia Cup Final Win vs Pakistan Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka had acknowledged at the toss that his side was up against it having been put in to bat, but had said even then that they could still win. [...] "In IPL 2021, Chennai won the match batting first and that is what was in my mind. These youngsters know the conditions really well. Wanindu made a huge impact after losing five wickets. Chamika and DDS batted really well too. The last ball six was the turning point. 170 was mentally the difference, as 160 always feels chasable. As a youngster, we knew Madushanka would deliver, and as a captain we had to back him," said Shanaka at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-05-24): CSK's master tactician Mahendra Singh Dhoni made the best use of home advantage to take the four time champions to a 10th final in 14 editions. CSK did not take part in 2016 and 2017 editions. [...] Sri Lanka's limited overs teams' captain Dasun Shanaka (17) could not get going as well and his reverse sweep off Jadeja landed in the hands of Theekshana. [...] The in-form Gaikwad did not get bogged down against the spin of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed, the key bowlers for GT. He scored freely against all the bowlers and got CSK off to a brisk start with 49 being scored in the powerplay.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2024-09-14): In August 2022, he was picked up by Johannesburg Super Kings for the inaugural edition of the South Africa's CSA T20 League which was held in 2023.[20][21] [...] References [edit]- ^ "Dasun Shanaka: Maheesh Theekshana won't be easy to read for any team". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2022. [...] - ^ AFP. "T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka pick Maheesh Theekshana in 15-member squad, Dasun Shanaka named captain". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2022-09-13): At the post-match presentation, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka said that IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s performance in the IPL 2021 final made the Islanders believe that they could win the Asia Cup 2022 final. [...] As mentioned earlier, Shanaka credited CSK's past performance for his team's success in the Asia Cup final. [...] There are, however, some foreigners who wear that number on their back. One of them is Dasun Shanaka, the Lankan skipper who won Asia Cup 2022.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-05-24): As the required run rate kept on rising, the GT batter got under pressure to hit the boundary and in the process they lost another wicket in the 10.3 over. Ravindra Jadeja cleared up Dasun Shanaka who was batting at 17 off 16 balls. [...] In the next over left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad dismissed Shivan Dube for 1 as CSK lost their second wicket for 90. [...] Rahane looked in decent touch but was dismissed for 17 from 10 balls by Darshan Nalkande to reduce CSK to 121/3 in 14.5 overs.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2024-10-08): The 32-year-old, who was picked by CSK for a whopping Rs 16.25 crore in the last mini-auction, could participate in only two games in 2023 after suffering a toe injury. He played purely as a batter for England in the ongoing ODI World Cup. [...] CSK winning IPL 2021 was a huge learning for us: Sri Lanka skipper Shanaka Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka said several of his players having competed in the 2021 edition of Indian Premier League in the UAE had played a vital role in the side defeating Pakistan by 23 runs
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-05-24): With the bat, he scored 22 off 16 and then picked up the wickets of Dasun Shanaka and David Miller as well. [...] With the bat, he scored 22 off 16 and then picked up the wickets of Dasun Shanaka and David Miller as well to end up with superb figures of 4 overs 2 for 18. [...] This was not the first time that Jadeja had poked fun at the crowd during IPL 2023. Jadeja made it clear during CSK's home game against Delhi Capitals (DC) earlier this month that he doesn't particularly like the supporters screaming "Dhoni's" name when he is batting in the middle.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-11-27): Left-arm pacer Akash was the replacement for Mukesh Choudhary in IPL 2023. Bhagath Varma joined the Super Kings in 2021 while Senapati was picked ahead of IPL 2022. [...] IPL 2024: CSK Retained Players List [...] Delhi Capitals have decided to retain their explosive opener Prithvi Shaw, who is recovering from a knee injury suffered during his county cricket stint.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-05-23): Chennai Super Kings XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana Gujarat Titans XI: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya(c), Dasun Shanaka, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami Chennai Super Kings Impact Sub options: Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-12-20): Starc, making a comeback to the IPL after an eight-year hiatus, outbid fellow Australian Pat Cummins, who briefly held the new record before being snagged by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a substantial sum of Rs 20.50 crore. [...] Chennai Super Kings (CSK) made significant purchases, securing New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra for Rs 1.8 crore and acquiring Daryl Mitchell for a whopping Rs 14 crore. CSK also added the services of Indian pacer Shardul Thakur for Rs 4 crore. The Punjab Kings made a valuable acquisition in the form of Harshal Patel, securing his services for a hefty price of Rs 11.75 crore. In an unexpected move, uncapped Indian Sameer Rizvi went to CSK for a substantial amount of Rs 8.40 crore.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-11-26): IPL 2024 – Wanidu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa released, Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana retained by CSK With the retention dealine for IPL 2024 ending today (26), it has been reported that , Wanidu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings respectively while Chennai Super Kings have retained Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana. [...] Players released: Alzarri Joseph, Odean Smith, Dasun Shanaka, Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-05-23): Vijay Shankar to replace Dasun Shanaka, Josh Little to don Impact Player role: GT’s predicted XI vs CSK in IPL 2023 Vijay Shankar is expected to replace Dasun Shanaka as GT face CSK in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2023. Here is their predicted XI. [...] Vijay Shankar and Abhinav Manohar are expected to return to the side in place of Shanaka and Sai Sudharsan as GT will go with their strongest possible line-up in the qualifier. GT have won all three of their previous games against CSK so far and will look to make it four wins out of four at Chepauk. Sai Sudharsan, Josh Little, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal, Dasun Shanaka are all Impact Player options for GT.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2022-09-11): Had CSK's IPL 2021 win in mind: Dasun Shanaka on Sri Lanka overpowering toss factor in Asia Cup final [...] Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanka on Sunday, September 11 said the islanders believed they could go on to win the Asia Cup 2022 final despite losing the toss and having been sent into bat in Dubai, a venue that has proved to be a nightmare for teams defending totals. Dasun Shanaka said he had kept in mind what Chennai Super Kings did in the Indian Premier League 2021 final after losing the toss and batting first against Kolkata Knight Riders at the same venue.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2023-04-04): Dasun Shanaka replaces Williamson in Gujarat Titans squad [...] Gujarat Titans have brought in Sri Lankan allrounder Dasun Shanaka as a replacement for Kane Williamson, who was ruled out of IPL 2023 after injuring his knee in the opening game of the season against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. Shanaka, Sri Lanka's T20I captain, is a batting allrounder who has played 181 T20s, scoring 3702 runs at a strike rate of 141.94 and taking 59 wickets with an economy rate of 8.8. He had scored 124 runs at a strike rate of 187.87 during Sri Lanka's three T20Is in India in January this year. This will be his first stint in the IPL.
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2024-03-01): - CSK were imposed penalty for slow over-rate in the 20th over - Gujarat Titans: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 14
Claim: Dasun Shanaka was selected for CSK !! (Social Media Users, 2023-02-20)
Evidence (2022-10-18): Karthik Meiyappan hopes to be picked by CSK post becoming the first player in this year’s T20 World Cup to pick a hat-trick. [...] "That is something I don’t know about. But I hope they do," remarked the 22-year-old post the match after being questioned on the probability of being picked by CSK. It is worth of a mention that Meiyappan had been with CSK as a net bowler during the second phase of IPL 2021, which was conducted in UAE. He even had cherished the precious moments spent with CSK skipper MS Dhoni post the training session, the video of which was posted by him across his social media handles as well.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2023-10-18): Fact Crescendo Cambodia found that the video clip and the claim on the above Facebook page are misleading. In fact, in the full video, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin described stories of his moon experiences in the entire video, and there was no point in the video depicting what he claimed or admitting that the moon landing was fake at all. There is plenty of evidence that the moon landing indeed did occur.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2022-10-12): Fact Check: Video shows Aldrin recalling Apollo 11 moment, not saying moon landing was fake [...] An Instagram post claims to show astronaut Buzz Aldrin admitting that the famous 1969 moon landing "didn't happen." [...] - Buzz Aldrin’s website, accessed Oct. 7, Q&A AT THE OXFORD UNION - History, Dec. 3, 2019, When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Were Nearly Stranded on the Moon - History, Jan. 30, 2019, 1969 Moon Landing - PolitiFact, Oct. 6, Aldrin didn’t say the moon landing was a hoax - Nixon Library, accessed Oct. 10, Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind - NASA’s Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal, accessed Oct. 10, Mobility and Photography - NASA’s Apollo 11 Flight Journal, accessed Oct. 10, Apollo 11 Mission Documents - Oxford Union, June 6, 2015, Buzz Aldrin - Q&A on YouTube
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2024-02-12): An Instagram video featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin recycles the consistently debunked conspiracy theory that the 1969 U.S. moon landing was fake. [...] First, the moon landing was real. The Apollo 11 spaceflight landed at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. [...] The report said neither which program Gerasimenko used, nor which photo was evaluated. There is also no evidence Putin was told that "Google’s AI" found that the entire American moon landing was fake. And, even if an AI program shows inconsistencies in an image, these tools aren’t always reliable.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2019-07-10): There are none of these artefacts present, which means it wasn’t shot on film. When you take into account that the subsequent Apollo landings were shot at 30 frames per second, then to fake those would be three times harder. So the Apollo 11 mission would have been the easy one. Apollo 11 crew member Buzz Aldrin salutes the U.S. flag. Image courtesy of NASA History Office and the NASA JSC Media Services Center Claim 5: ‘But the flag is blowing in the wind, and there’s no wind on the moon. The wind is clearly from a cooling fan inside the studio. Or it was filmed in the desert.’ It isn’t. After the flag is let go, it settles gently and then doesn’t move at all in the remaining footage. Also, how much wind is there inside a TV studio? There’s wind in the desert, I’ll accept that. But in July, the desert is also very hot and you can normally see heat waves present in footage recorded in hot places. There are no heat waves on the moon landing footage, so it wasn’t filmed in the desert. And the flag still isn’t moving anyway.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2024-03-21): In July 2022, some social media users shared a copypasta meme that alleged the Apollo 11 moon landing was faked, as evidenced by a ceiling visible in a photograph of the astronauts who famously walked on the moon in 1969.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2024-04-12): Houston, we have no problem: This video doesn’t prove the moon landing was a hoax [...] But, as we’ve reported many times, the moon landing is not a hoax. [...] We rate claims that this video proves the moon landing was a hoax Pants on Fire!
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2014-11-10): Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin admitted the Apollo 11 moon landing was staged on a movie set. [...] Is it true that Buzz Aldrin admitted the Apollo 11 moon landing was fake? Sounds unlikely... Origins: In November 2014, the Huzlers web site published an article recycling the old conspiracy theory that the moon landings were fake events staged on movie sets, claiming
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2023-04-06): Long-standing conspiracy theories about the 1969 Moon landing being fake are extremely widespread online, and we have checked them before. [...] The first clip used in the shows Mr Aldrin speaking directly to camera where he appears to describe "humanity’s first extraterrestrial prank". He explains that in the pictures and video from the Moon landing, his name can be seen on the tag on his space suit, but that you can’t see his face behind the helmet. [...] The former astronaut appears to reply: "Scariest… it didn’t happen. It could have been scary." The implication of this short clip is that Mr Aldrin was admitting that the journey itself never took place, though there could have been scary moments if he’d actually been.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2022-02-16): If Your Time is short - Some social media users are sharing old footage of Buzz Aldrin commenting on how coverage of the moon landing was animated as evidence that the event was faked. Some coverage was animated — there wasn’t a camera on the moon before they landed — but we already knew that. A recent TikTok video being shared on Facebook suggests that the 1969 moon landing was fake, citing something Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin said during an interview with then-late-night TV host Conan O’Brien. [...] We rate claims that Aldrin’s comments prove the moon landing was fake False.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2019-07-16): Moon landing conspiracy theories aren't true - here's how we know - Published - comments [...] People who suggest the Moon landing didn't happen are often called conspiracy theorists because they believe it was a hoax set up by Nasa. Scientists and experts like those from Nasa often have to provide facts to disprove conspiracy theorists who say the Moon landing didn't happen.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2023-01-16): A video viewed more than 42,000 times on Instagram claims to show former astronaut Buzz Aldrin as he "admits [the] Moon landing was fake". [...] During his response Mr Aldrin says: "I think I know… Because we didn't go there." This part of his longer answer has been presented as proof that the 1969 Moon landing was faked—a longstanding conspiracy theory which we have written about before. [...] But this doesn’t mean Mr Aldrin "admitted" the Moon landing was faked. Here’s what Mr Aldrin said in full: "That's not an eight-year-old's question. That's my question. I want to know. But I think I know. Because we didn't go there. And that's the way it happened.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2024-09-04): On September 9, 2002, astronaut Buzz Aldrin—the second human to set foot on the moon—is walking outside a Beverly Hills hotel when a conspiracy theorist starts harassing him and accusing Aldrin of lying about the Apollo 11 moon landing. Incensed, Aldrin punches his heckler in the face. [...] During the widely reported incident, Sibrel—who has badgered Apollo astronauts more than once—even shoved a Bible in Aldrin’s face and asked him to swear on it that the moon landing was real and that Aldrin actually walked on the lunar landscape. Aldrin was lured to the hotel on the pretext of an interview for a children’s television show, and then Sibrel accosted him. [...] Meanwhile, Sibrel, a Tennessee man who created three independent, low-budget films attempting to prove his beliefs, still insisted the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was fake, on the 50th anniversary of the monumental event.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2018-01-01): Did Buzz Aldrin admit the Moon landings were faked? Long Answer: Over the years there have been numerous stories about astronaut Buzz Aldrin admitting that he never went to the Moon. Most of the stories are openly fake and not intended to be taken seriously, some are quotes taken out of context, some are outright lies. [...] Example Two: In July 2018, a video1 became popular that showed Buzz Aldrin apparently confessing to an eight-year old girl that "we never went there". Taken out of context it appeared that Buzz had finally admitted that the conspiracy theorists were right and the Moon landings were faked.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2018-12-12): Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of three men who took part in the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, was at USC Tuesday night to hear presentations by students on why the U.S. should attempt to return to the moon. [...] The comments from Curry are not the first time Aldrin has heard his moon-walking credentials challenged: in 2002, Aldrin punched documentary filmmaker Bart Sibrel after he cornered the astronaut at a Beverly Hills event and asked him to swear on the Bible that he walked on the moon. [...] As of 1999, roughly 6 percent of Americans said they believe that the Apollo moon landing was faked, according to a Gallup poll. The theory rests on the belief that Cold War-era pressure to beat Russia to the moon led NASA to fake an elaborate mission on a Hollywood-style sound stage, well within the Earth's atmosphere.
Claim: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Said The Moon Landing Was Fake (Social Media Users, 2023-10-18)
Evidence (2019-07-17): In 2007, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin discussed the Apollo 11 mission that first put humans on the moon at Elon's McCrary Theatre. Watch a video of his remarks in this post. [...] Aldrin described the journey into space and the dangers that came with it. The crew was told it had a 60 percent chance of safely landing on the moon's surface, but Aldrin said he, Armstrong and Collins were never concerned. Not even in the face of computer overloads, dangerous terrain and 15 seconds of remaining fuel at the time of touchdown, did the crew take its eyes off the mission. [...] At Elon, Aldrin said the Apollo 11 crew's efforts were just the beginning of what the world could accomplish, and he left the crowd with these words: "My wish is for each of you and your students to find the courage to risk the abyss, to set sail for the edge and find instead new worlds beyond imagination to dare to dream and reach for the stars."