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Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-08-23): Watch: Matheesha Pathirana touched MS Dhoni's feet? Truth exposed in fresh video [...] Those who thought that Matheesha Pathirana was seeking blessings from former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni were absolutely wrong. A video from CSK’s 2nd league stage win against Gujarat Titans 3 days ago in Chepauk, showed Pathirana touching the feet of Dhoni to get his blessings before going on to bowl his over. But a new angle of the video from the higher stands of the MA Chidambaram stadium has come out and it has clarified everything. In the previous video which was shot from the side angle, Matheesha Pathirana was seen bowing down to MS Dhoni during a drinks break. That was being circulated all over social media platforms with a caption that Pathirana was seeking blessings from MSD so that he could bowl well in the next over. However, the latest angle is giving away a different message altogether.
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-27): Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana showed a great mark of respect to MS Dhoni when he touched Dhoni’s feet before starting his bowling during the match CSK vs GT match. [...] Before starting his spell, Matheesha Pathirana touched MS Dhoni’s feet while the wicket-keeper was setting the field. Dhoni looked at Pathirana’s gesture and signalled with his hand to give him his blessing. [...] [Watch] Matheesha Pathirana Touched MS Dhoni’s Feet Before Bowling In CSK vs GT
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-28): Pathirana Taking Blessings from MS Dhoni Before Bowling is So Wholesome!! 💛 pic.twitter.com/xPVFkOrsf4 — DIPTI MSDIAN (@Diptiranjan_7) March 27, 2024 He has become an idol for the CSK players. The same was visible during last night's IPL 2024 match between CSK and GT as Sri Lankan cricketer Matheesha Pathirana sought blessings from Chennai's legendary captain MS Dhoni before starting bowling action. he was playing in the first match of this season. Dhoni then blessed him.
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-05-07): ‘Hard goodbye with my only wish...’: Matheesha Pathirana posts photos with Dhoni and others following his exit from CSK [...] Chennai Super Kings’ pacer Matheesha Pathirana bid adieu to the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side following a hamstring injury. The right-arm pacer was one the most crucial players for his side with 13 wickets from six matches as he will be returning to his home country Sri Lanka for further treatment. The Sri Lankan young gun was also the second-highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League 2024. [...] "Get well soon Matheesha! Thanks for your brief but memorable performances for CSK this season," a third one commented.
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-04-03): Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lankan cricketer Matheesha Pathirana, who has earned a significant fan base in India due to his impressive...
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-30): Fact Check: Matheesha Pathirana Touches MS Dhoni’s Feet Before Bowling [...] New Delhi: Matheesha Pathirana was making headlines when a photo and video got viral claiming that the young Sri Lanka pacer was taking blessings from skipper MS Dhoni by touching down his feet before bowling his over. [...] To people who thought Pathirana was taking blessings from Thala 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/BKfQdPVx03 — 🎰 (@StanMSD) March 29, 2024
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-27): Fact Check: Did Matheesha Pathirana Touch MS Dhoni’s Feet Before Bowling In IPL 2024 CSK vs GT Game? [...] In a clash that not only showcased the sheer talent of cricketing giants but also highlighted the essence of sportsmanship, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stamped their dominance with a resounding 63-run victory over Gujarat Titans (GT). Amidst the flurry of boundaries and wickets, one particular moment that stood out was Matheesha Pathirana touching MS Dhoni's feet, but was he actually doing it? The match was not just about boundaries and wickets; it was about the camaraderie and respect shared among players. Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana's heartfelt gesture towards the legendary MS Dhoni before commencing his bowling spell garnered widespread admiration. The video capturing Pathirana touching Dhoni's feet circulated rapidly across social media platforms, eliciting a wave of appreciation from fans worldwide. However, a closer examination reveals the genuine intention behind the act - Pathirana was merely picking up his bowling marker, displaying a gesture of reverence towards the cricketing icon in the process.
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-29): A video went viral of Chennai Super Kings pacer Matheesha Pathirana which several netizens mistook for him touching MS Dhoni's feet in the IPL 2024 clash against the Gujarat Titans before bowling to seek his blessings. However, a different angle of the video emerged, which showed that the right-arm pacer was only adjusting his bowling guard. [...] In the latest video that has gone viral on social media, Pathirana could clearly be seen not touching Dhoni's feet. Pathirana, meanwhile, bowled a tidy spell against the Titans, taking figures of 4-0-29-1, dismissing B Sai Sudharsan for 37.
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-28): He is an inspirational figure for the CSK players too. The same was visible during CSK's IPL 2024 match against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday as Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana touched MS Dhoni's feet before starting bowling. He was playing this season's first match. Dhoni then blessed him. Pathirana Taking Blessings from MS Dhoni Before Bowling is So Wholesome!! pic.twitter.com/xPVFkOrsf4 — DIPTI MSDIAN (@Diptiranjan_7) March 27, 2024
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-03-28): Matheesha Pathirana made a triumphant return to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lineup for their second clash in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) against Gujarat Titans on March 26, following his absence in the season opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Pathirana, affectionately dubbed as "our Malinga" by the newly-appointed CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad during the toss, entered the fray in the 9th over of GT’s innings, showcasing his mettle by snatching the crucial wicket of Sai Sudharsan, Gujarat’s top-scorer. Yet, amidst the excitement of the CSK vs GT match, the spotlight wasn’t solely on Pathirana’s comeback. A video circulating online led many to believe that Pathirana sought MS Dhoni’s blessings by touching his feet during the match. The now-viral video showed Pathirana bending down as Dhoni set the field, with the on-field cameraman obstructing the view. [...] Pathirana Taking Blessings from MS Dhoni Before Bowling is So Wholesome!! pic.twitter.com/xPVFkOrsf4— DIPTI MSDIAN (@Diptiranjan_7) March 27, 2024
Claim: Footage Of Matheesha Getting Blessings From Dhoni ! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-02)
Evidence (2024-04-05): A video has gone viral on various social media platforms (here, here, here & here), claiming that the young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who is playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), took blessings from MS Dhoni by touching his feet before bowling his over. In this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. Claim: During an IPL 2024 match, Sri Lankan cricketer Matheesha Pathirana sought blessings from MS Dhoni by touching his feet before bowling. [...] During this search, we also came across an article by ‘Sports Keeda’ published on 29 March 2024, with the headline ‘Matheesha Pathirana did not touch MS Dhoni’s feet during CSK vs. GT IPL 2024 match.’ Sports Keeda exclusively provides sports updates. Additional reports clarifying this viral video can be seen here, here, & here.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2020-11-24): Our investigation reveals that the 2021 budget proposal had suggested changing the existing 30% import tax to 15% import tax and 15% CESS respectively applicable to women’s sanitary napkins. Advocate Institute has pointed out that there would be a slight increase of 1.6% in total tax calculation because of the proposed system. However, local manufacturers who make up more than 90% of market share, assure that prices of locally manufactured brands would remain the same, as these proposed tax changes would not affect them.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2022-06-25): Meanwhile, a number of posts have been circulating on social media and mainstream media during last week of November stating that an additional 15% tax on sanitary napkins was introduced in the 2021 budget proposal. Our investigation revealed that these misleading posts were prompted by the new budget proposal to change the existing 30% import tax to 15% import tax and 15% CESS respectively. A Facebook account named Amanda Abeysooriya posted: "15% tax on sanitary napkins # Budget2021". [...] We consulted the media secretary of State Minister of Money & Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, who stated that the claims on new budget proposal suggesting a new 15% tax on women’s sanitary napkins, is totally misleading.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2021-05-14): UK abolishes ‘sexist’ tax on women’s sanitary products [...] Treasury chief Rishi Sunak had committed to ending the widely unpopular tax on tampons and sanitary pads in his budget in March but the change could only take effect Friday after Britain had finally left the economic orbit of the European Union. [...] "It’s been a long road to reach this point, but at last, the sexist tax that saw sanitary products classed as nonessential, luxury items can be consigned to the history books," said Felicia Willow, chief of the Fawcett Society, a women’s rights charity.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2021-03-23): Raising Taxes Leads to Higher Prices, but Lowering Them Leads to Greater ProfitsNecessities such as food and medicine are largely exempt from sales tax in the United States. But until recently, this dispensation had not been extended to tampons and sanitary napkins. Menstrual hygiene products have historically carried an additional cost burden—the so-called tampon tax, which its opponents say systematically and unfairly penalizes women. Advocates worldwide have argued that sanitary products are also necessities and shouldn’t be taxed. In response, 13 US states have removed the tax on tampons and sanitary pads. But this action isn’t an efficient way to help women, particularly lower-income women, suggests research by University of Texas PhD student Ziyue Xu. To study the issue, Xu analyzed scanner data collected by point-of-sale systems from the Nielsen Datasets held at Chicago Booth’s Kilts Center for Marketing, which cover a wide range of products, categories, retail channels, stores, and geographic markets in the US. Focusing on figures from the four largest nationwide retailers, she compared data from Illinois, which rescinded a 6.25 percent levy on menstrual products in 2016, with numbers coming from other states that continued levying the tax.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2021-01-01): Britain became the latest country to abolish the so-called "tampon tax" on Friday, eliminating sales taxes on women's sanitary products. [...] Treasury chief Rishi Sunak had committed to ending the widely unpopular tax on tampons and sanitary pads in his budget in March but the change could only take effect Friday after Britain had finally left the economic orbit of the European Union. [...] Britain's treasury has previously estimated the move will save the average woman nearly £40 (€45) over her lifetime, "It’s been a long road to reach this point, but at last, the sexist tax that saw sanitary products classed as nonessential, luxury items can be consigned to the history books," said Felicia Willow, chief of the Fawcett Society, a women’s rights charity.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2023-09-25): Bill to remove 15% sanitary pad tax introduced - Sosu presents draft to Parliament A private member’s bill proposing an amendment to remove the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on menstrual hygiene products has been sent to Parliament. [...] "Imposing taxes on sanitation pads which is as a result of their menstrual cycle which is a natural phenomenon is unfair, discriminatory and violates both national law (Article 17 of the 1992 Constitution) and various international laws and treaties such as Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Articles 24(1) and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on Rights of Children, and the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women, among others," Mr Sosu said.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2020-05-28): Despite EU legislation allowing members to apply super discounted tax rates to feminine hygiene products, only some European countries have changed their laws. The UK, France and Cyprus had taxes of around 5 percent for period supplies by 2018. In the last 12 months, Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic have joined them in applying that rate. Germany also slashed its tax to 7 percent (previously 19 percent) and Luxembourg even went as low as 3 percent. Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Canada, India and several other nations have recently abolished all sales tax on sanitary napkins and tampons. The decisions garnered praise, but also commentary that sales tax is routinely collected on essential items (think bread or rice) and that a minimum rate should still apply. In the last 12 months, Colombia and Rwanda also removed any sales tax on period supplies. In India and other developing nations, the lack of sales tax does not necessarily translate into sanitary products being affordable to a large portion of the population. In many nations, high import levies pose additional barriers to affordability if no good nationally made products exists. Activist have pointed out that programs that give out free products to women in need would be more effective and could be funded by a (small) sales tax payed by those who can afford to shop for the products.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2023-09-25): Bill to remove 15% sanitary pad tax introduced - Sosu presents draft law to Parliament A private member’s bill proposing an amendment to remove the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on menstrual hygiene products has been introduced to Parliament. [...] "Imposing taxes on sanitation pads which is as a result of their menstrual cycle which is a natural phenomenon is unfair, discriminatory and violates both national law (Article 17 of the 1992 Constitution) and various international laws and treaties such as Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Articles 24(1) and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on Rights of Children, and the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women, among others," Mr Sosu said.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2020-05-28): Around the world, women pay high tax rates on period supplies like pads and tampons. These items are included in high sales tax brackets in many countries, ignoring possible reductions permissible for essential items or even declaring them luxuries before the law. In the EU for example, countries are free to depart from standard sales tax rates since 2007 and apply super discounted tax rates to feminine sanitary products. Still, many countries haven’t lowered their tax rates, with Hungary exhibiting the highest rate at 27 percent. Several Scandinavian countries, whether they are EU-members or not, tax at around 25 percent and Greece even raised the so-called "tampon tax" to 23 percent as part of the country's austerity measures, according to Eurostat and media reports. In the past 12 months, three Eastern and Central European countries - Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania - have lowered the "tampon tax" to 5 percent. Germany has also slashed taxes on feminine hygiene products to 7 percent from a high of 19 percent and Luxembourg has even gone as low as a 3 percent tax.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2023-09-25): The proposed bill seeks to amend the VAT (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 1082) to remove the VAT on sanitary pads and tampons. The lawmaker for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu has presented a draft bill to Parliament calling on the government to scrap the 20 percent luxury tax and the 15 percent Value Added Tax on sanitary pads to make them affordable. [...] Prior to the 2020 general elections, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, promised that the next administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will remove import duties on sanitary pads.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2023-08-10): Many menstrual health activists say removing "tampon taxes" is one way to help women inch closer to accessing and affording sanitary products. [...] In South Africa, Nokuzola Ndwandwe, a menstrual hygiene activist, has been working to get VAT scrapped on period products since 2014. In April 2019, she managed a "monumental victory" when the government scrapped the 15% value added tax on sanitary pads and announced free sanitary towels in public schools. [...] In 2019 the Tanzanian government announced that it was re-introducing VAT, external on sanitary products, just one year after scrapping it. This was after consumer complaints that the prices had not fallen in the shops and markets.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2024-01-01): In 2017, Guyana’s government added sanitary napkins and panty liners to the category of ‘household necessities’, conferring a zero-rated tax.9 In Puerto Rico, the project Menstruación sin IVU was proposed to exempt menstrual products from the payment of Impuesto de Ventas y Uso (sales and use tax—IVU, similar to a Value Added Tax [VAT]) in 2018.10 [...] Mexico, Ecuador and Barbados were the most recent countries to see widespread advocacy against menstrual taxes. Up until 2021, people who menstruate in Mexico and Ecuador paid 16.0% and 12.0% taxes, respectively on menstrual products.12 The national feminist collective #MenstruaciónDignaMéxico (Menstruation with dignity) advocated in Mexico for the elimination of menstrual product taxes, and promoted initiatives related to menstrual dignity. In 2021, the House of Representatives and the Senate of Mexico revised the level of taxation for menstrual products to 0% at national level.12 In the same year, Ecuador included menstrual products in the zero-tax rate as part a COVID-19 policy.13 Finally, in Barbados, VAT on sanitary towels and tampons was 17.5% until these goods were included on the list of ‘essential care and critical items’ in 2022, when the tax rate fell to 0%.14 [...] Nicaragua is an important outlier, as the only country in the region that has changed from having no-taxation to implementing taxes on menstrual products during the study period. Menstrual products manufactured in the Nicaragua were not taxed starting in 2012, however in 2019 the Legislative Power in Nicaragua decided to extend the list of taxed goods to increase tax revenue, and imposed a 15.0% tax on menstrual products.15,18
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2021-06-28): The tampon tax, which taxes menstrual products as non-essential items, places an additional burden on people who menstruate and discriminates against them by making items crucial for everyday life unaffordable for some. [...] Ireland is the only EU country that did not charge the tampon tax upon joining the EU because it did not have one before. Germany also reclassified menstrual products as necessary items and reduced the tampon tax from 19% to 7% in 2019. After years of activists campaigning and protesting against the discriminatory fee on menstrual products, menstrual products are now tax-exempt in the UK.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2015-08-21): After the UK joined the Common Market in 1973, a 17.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) was introduced on sanitary products. In 2000, after lobbying by Labour MP Dawn Primarolo the tax was reduced to 5%. She explained the reduction was "about fairness, and doing what we can to lower the cost of a necessity". [...] David Cameron was asked about sanitary taxation by a student at the University of East Anglia. He answered: "This is a long-standing campaign. I have had a look at it in the past. It's quite difficult." [...] Elsewhere in the EU, Slovakia is an example of where tax is paid on sanitary products at the basic goods rate of 20%. Slovakian director Diana Fabianova who made the film The Moon Inside You, external, said: "There are no plans to change the law. When the sexual revolution and feminism was happening in the West, we had a communist regime. And you can still feel that we skipped these important changes. There is no interest from political sides to stand up for these issues."
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2024-08-22): - In Germany, the amount of tax on sanitary items was cut from 19% (the basic rate) to 7% (the reduced rate) as of January 1, 2020.[18][19] This is said to be a step toward a tax system that does not discriminate against women.[18] [...] Slovakia levies a 20% tax on sanitary products—the basic goods rate. A Slovakian film director commented that there are no plans to change the law and that east Europe missed elements of feminist change while living under communist government.[3] [...] - ^ Iyengar, Rishi (July 22, 2018). "India scraps controversial tax on sanitary pads - CNN". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
Claim: Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? (Social Media Users, 2020-11-24)
Evidence (2023-09-11): From July 2020, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Boris Johnson’s Conservative government temporarily reduced VAT for certain goods and services associated with the tourism and hospitality sectors, reinstating the main rate from April 2022. Therefore, bar some reclassifications to rating bands—such as charging women’s sanitary products at the zero rate and removing VAT-free shopping for international visitors—the VAT regime has remained broadly the same as that instituted in 2011.