copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: IOC Requests Against Filling Fuel Tanks To The Maximum Limit, Due To Rising Heat In SL! (Social Media Users, 2023-04-17)
Evidence (2023-04-18): The message also claims that in the past week, five accidents have occurred due to filling petrol to the maximum limit. It further advises people to open the petrol tank once a day to let the gas build up inside come out. The message ends with a request to forward it to family members and others to prevent such accidents.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2022-08-18): Our investigation confirmed Sadha Haroon's dreams to be an astronaut in future and has started her initial steps in this regard by pursuing studies in related fields and getting involved in public awareness programs related to astronomy, space technology etc.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2020-11-21): Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the modern world's first female head of government in 1960 when she became prime minister of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known then.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-11-23): Justice Fathima Beevi had also served as the governor of Tamil Nadu. [...] "Her contributions to public service will always be remembered. My thoughts are with her family members in this sorrowful hour. May she rest in peace," the governor said. [...] "She was a brave woman who had many records to her name. She was a personality who through her own life showed that willpower and a sense of purpose can overcome any adversity," George said in a statement.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-07-05): Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu created history by becoming the first Sri Lankan woman to top the ICC ODI rankings, emulating another trailblazing left-handed Sri Lankan opener, Sanath Jayasuriya. [...] Before Athapaththu, only two Sri Lankan women have reached the top of the ICC player rankings – Udeshika Prabodhani and Shashikala Siriwardene. Both topped the Women’s T20Is bowlers and all-rounders charts respectively for a brief period in 2014. Athapaththu’s ascension to the throne in Women’s ODIs, however, marks the very first occasion of a Sri Lanka woman reaching the top spot in the ODI format.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-11-23): Almost everything in the remarkable career of Justice M. Fathima Beevi, who died here at the age of 96, was a first.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-11-23): Fathima Beevi | Mathrubhumi Photo
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-11-23): Justice M Fathima Beevi smashed the glass ceiling in her career and served as a role model for women. Born in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta in 1927, she completed her graduation in Chemistry from Women’s College in Thiruvananthapuram. [...] Recalling this milestone moment, she famously told Scroll.in in an interview: "I opened a closed door."
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-11-23): As a humble tribute to the departed soul, we have attempted to recapitulate the inspiring life and career of Justice M. Fathima Beevi and the empowering legacy she left behind.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2022-06-06): *Today the Linnean Medal was awarded at a London ceremony to the first Sri Lankan in its history: since 1888, the medal has been given annually to a botanist or a zoologist, or to one of each, in the same year. [...] *"His impact on biodiversity research in Sri Lanka and beyond through his output and catalytic influence cannot be overestimated," the award committee wrote, and the author of this commentary explains why this is so. [...] In 2022, the Zoological Medal of the Linnean Society has gone to Rohan Pethiyagoda from Sri Lanka, representing a first for the island, possibly being only the second prize-winner from Asia. In the past both Sri Lanka and Asia have come under the ambit of the Linnean Medal and biodiversity exploration. Alfred Russell Wallace was most associated with the Malay Archipelago, Joseph Hooker was strongly linked with the Himalayas and Ernst Haeckel spent time in Sri Lanka, among related geographical journeying.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2020-02-21): Fact Check (සත්ය කරුණු විමර්ශනය)
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2022-08-17): Fathima Shahda (from Negombo) has been selected as Sri Lanka's first Muslim woman astronaut, according to a tweet shared by media personnel. https://twitter.com/Ahmath_Sadique/status/1559743519257808896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1559743519257808896%7Ctwgr%5E91f54190719f5cedc1e6b31019e9b3798f69a6cc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FAhmath_Sadique2Fstatus2F1559743519257808896widget%3DTweet
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2019-03-15): At age 27, Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne is the first Sri Lankan appointed from the Asia-Pacific region to the UN Habitat Global Youth Advisory Board. She is also the Policy and Advocacy representative to the Commonwealth Climate Leadership Team. She is the youngest Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum and is the first female New Champion of the World Economic Forum in Sri Lanka. Abeyrathna also received the World Youth Award in 2017 and is a founding member of the Commonwealth Gender and Equality Network that works on linking gender equality, education, entrepreneurship and sustainable development. [...] Sri Lanka Airlines’ first female captain [...] Having served three terms as Prime Minister, she created what would eventually be the Sri Lankan Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and also appointed the first woman to serve in the Sri Lankan Cabinet. She was a key player in reducing tensions between India and China in 1962 and was known for her ability to diplomatically balance East-West relations.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2021-06-17): The shrinking space for voice and for choice in the region has a very direct correlation to inequalities. Feminism is about equality and this is something I will continue to work towards for the rest of my life". [...] Ramaaya Salgado, Country Focal Point, UN Women Sri Lanka: [...] To make this happen, we all have a part to play.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2021-05-26): It was a moment worthy of celebration for women in Sri Lanka when Bimshani Jasin Arachchi was appointed as Sri Lanka’s first female deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in October, 2020. This victory was short-lived, however. Six months later Jasin Arachchi was removed from her duties by a three-bench panel of the Supreme Court of Justice. [...] More often than not, there is a definite lack of accountability sprinkled with denial when perusing the subject of women’s access to and opportunities for leadership. For instance, when questioned on Sri Lanka’s limited female representation in leadership, political commentators are quick to respond that the country has witnessed the leadership of a woman prime minister (also the world’s first woman PM), and a woman president, without really addressing the core issues that prohibit women from shattering that glass ceiling. What commentators conveniently forget to mention is that both former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike and former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga came from the same family with deep-seated political roots. Both women also garnered the sympathy vote to some extent, having run for office after their spouses were assassinated while leading active political lives. Therefore, their success cannot be applied to the average woman aspiring to enter Sri Lanka’s political arena, as witnessed in the abysmally low percentage of women legislators in Sri Lanka’s present parliament (only 5.3 percent women legislators, or 12 out of a total 225 legislators).
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2020-07-05): Fathima, who lived in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, had been suffering from respiratory problems and the authorities feared she had caught the virus. [...] Fathima's family and others in Sri Lanka's Muslim community say the authorities are violating their rights by forcing them to cremate victims even though coronavirus victims can be buried. [...] But Muslim activists, community leaders and politicians have asked the Sri Lankan government to reconsider the decision.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2023-03-08): Bridging the Digital Gender Gap in Sri Lanka: Challenges and Opportunities for Women in STEM [...] The Sri Lankan women blazing trails in technology, innovation and engineering [...] Addressing the gender gap in STEM in Sri Lanka
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2024-10-06): - Fedele, Valentina (2018). "Fatima (605/15–632 CE)". In de-Gaia, Susan (ed.). Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions. ABC-CLIO. p. 56. ISBN 9781440848506. [...] - Campo, Juan Eduardo, ed. (2009a). "Fatima (ca. 605–633)". Encyclopedia of Islam. Infobase Publishing. pp. 230–231. ISBN 9781438126968. [...] - Blomfield, B. (2014). "Fatimah". In Morrow, J.A. (ed.). Islamic Images and Ideas: Essays on Sacred Symbolism. McFarland & Company. pp. 101–109. ISBN 9780786458486.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2022-08-20): Below is an investigation about social media claims which went viral, claiming that a young Muslim girl had been selected as the first Sri Lankan female astronaut to travel to space. [...] The text in these viral posters congratulated Fatima Sadha studying at a private school in Negombo was selected as a "Space Warrior" by NASA will make history as the first Muslim woman from Sri Lanka to go into space [...] However, NASA or any other space exploration agency has not yet selected Sadha for any astronaut training program with an aim of sending her to space yet. Therefore, it is misleading to call her the first Sri Lankan woman having been selected to become an astronaut.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2016-10-23): The First Woman in Space (UI A eu) Valentina Vladimirovna, the Soviet female astronaut Cub WAH) was the first woman to enter the space. She remained in the space from 16th June to 19th June, 1963.. [...] 1963 Vostok First Woman (Valentina) in space.
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2018-09-15): NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) [...] Earth observation taken by the Expedition 28 crew 2011-08-21 [...] Lovell, Catherine H.; Fatema, Kaniz
Claim: Fathima Sadha (Sadha Haroon) Has Been Selected As The First Sri Lankan Female Astronaut ! (Social Media Users, 2022-08-18)
Evidence (2024-03-21): Since then, Sri Lankan aviation has progressed immeasurably if not always smoothly. Although Sri Lanka is a tiny island, its aeronautical history is rich with stories of men, women, and their flying machines. Many of those stories, recounted by this author, have been featured in the Sunday Times over the past 17 years or so, and can still be read online. Maybe some day, when the 'centenary dust' has settled from the sky, one or more dedicated historians with a genuine and abiding interest in the minutiae of the subject will write a comprehensive and accurate – in all respects – account of Sri Lankan aviation history. [...] Twenty-one-year-old Yohan Ferreira became the first Sri Lankan to attend the International Space School (ISS) at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. [...] He is also the Assistant Coordinator of the Student Signatures in Space (S3) Program, sponsored jointly by NASA and Lockheed Martin Corporation and held annually on Space Day (first Thursday in May). The program gives 550 schools worldwide the rare opportunity of flying their students' signatures in space aboard the Space Shuttle every year. His alma mater became the first school from Sri Lanka to participate in the S3 program in 2001.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2020-12-07): Based on our investigations, it is evident that the image getting viral on social media is a display of the long distance trains originating from Colombo Fort, which was set up at the Mount Lavinia Railway Station in 2015. This was done as part of the Mount Lavinia Hotel's CSR activities with the aim of informing travelers mainly Chinese of long distance train times. A separate display of daily train timetable is available in Sinhala at the Mount Lavinia railway station, also sponsored by the hotel. However, a Tamil version of the time table is unavailable.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2013-12-14): Thanks for reading Mt Lavinia Railway Station
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Sri Lanka Mount Lavinia Railway Station
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mount Lavinia and arriving at Galle Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 43m. [...] Get driving directionsMount Lavinia (Station) to Galle train services, operated by Sri Lanka Railways, depart from Mount Lavinia station. More detailsMount Lavinia (Station) to Galle train services, operated by Sri Lanka Railways, arrive at Galle Station.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
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Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Mount Lavinia Railway Station [...] Kankesanthurai → Mount Lavinia [...] Mount Lavinia → Colombo Fort 09:40 pm 09:40 pm
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2023-02-08): Mount Lavinia Railway Station is situated a few meters away from Mount Lavinia Hotel and Mount Lavinia Beach. Mount Lavinia Railway Station
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2011-01-01): Welcome to the Online Train Schedule Service offered by the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR).
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2024-09-27): Train station to Mt Lavinia - Colombo Forum [...] Train station to Mt Lavinia [...] Providing it's a weekday, there should be lots of commuter trains from Fort around that time which stop at Mt Lavinia - every 15-20 mins or so. You can check the timetable here http://www.gic.gov.lk/gic/index.php?option=com_findnearest&task=train
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2019-09-04): The Mount Lavinia Railway Station, known as MLV in railway terms is the hotel’s neighbour, incidentally the only hotel and railway station to share the same name. 12 km from the main Colombo Fort Railway Station, MLV is 4.57 m above mean sea level and the 7th station in the Southern Coastal railway line starting from Colombo. The railway is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of transport, especially in order to avoid the rush hour motor traffic in and out of busy Colombo. You can reach Colombo within 20 minutes and enjoy the scenic view of the Indian Ocean as the railway line runs parallel to the sea. Going towards the South, Mount Lavinia Railway Station is also a stop for the trains commuting to other tourist destinations in the Southern Coast such as Hikkaduwa and Galle.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2020-12-08): The Railway Department is to launch an investigation into a notice board placed at the Mount Lavinia railway station which is in mandarin (Chinese). The notice board gives the long distance train times in English and Mandarin. [...] The Assistant Director of the Commission Sivapragashan Madhivanan had told Colombo Gazette that some Chinese institutions operating in Sri Lanka have displayed name boards in Mandarin, which is a violation of Article 4 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2022-02-21): A post with an accompanying photograph claiming to be from Mount Lavinia Railway station was shared as seen below, which had information of long distance train timings only in English and Chinese. The viral posts claimed that Sinhala and Tamil languages had been omitted out. [...] Hence, it is clear that the viral train time display at the Mount Lavinia railway station is not a recent one. We inquired further details from the Mount Lavinia Station Master, the Railway Department and the Mount Lavinia Hotel in order to ascertain the facts. Here is the response that we received: [...] The department also confirmed they had not installed the long distance train time display at the Mount Lavinia railway station and the Mount Lavinia Hotel sponsored it. They also confirmed that the regular train time schedule was in Sinhala and English.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2020-12-10): Free Media Movement, no less!) tweeted, ‘It looks like #SriLanka Railway Department has been sold to China! No other language, only English and #Chinese!’ This came with a photograph of a train schedule. Deshapriya acknowledges, ‘Photo from FB.’ That’s the ‘all’ of his media ethics. [...] It is essentially a part promotional and part client-friendly move by the Mount Lavinia Hotel. The photograph that Deshapriya shared, in fact, carries the legend, ‘Mount Lavinia
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2023-12-24): This is in reply to 147 la_vie_en_rose.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2024-08-22): Sri Lanka Railways regularly tweaks its timetable, so check current times as shown here * Train 1005/1006 is the PODI MENIKE, modern Chinese-built blue train, recommended. [...] Colombo Commuter trains link Colombo with various stations in the Colombo area, including Mount Laviniya (for the famous Mount Laviniya Hotel), Negombo, Puttalam, Kalutara North & Kalutara South where there are many popular resort hotels. Although basic, these commuter trains are ideal for reaching your hotel cheaply, or making day trips into Colombo during your stay. As you'd expect, they get crowded at peak travel-to-work times but they are perfectly bearable outside the peaks. [...] Note that Colombo-Galle mainline trains also call at Mount Laviniya & Kalutara South (but not Kalutara North). Colombo-Kandy mainline trains also call at Rambukkana.
Claim: Is The Train Timing Display At Mt. Lavinia Railway Station Available Only In English And Chinese? Find Out The Truth… (https://archive.is/OuBfg, 2020-12-07)
Evidence (2023-12-01): Forrþrihht se time comm þærto Þatt ure laffdiȝ Marȝe..Þe minnstre shollde sekenn. [...] Nu neghes tim to tak his lai. [...] A changing display in a railway station giving details of arrivals and departures of trains.
Claim: Wasim Akram alleged that the performance of the Sri Lanka cricket team in the Asia Cup final match was suspicious !! (Social Media Users, 2023-09-21)
Evidence (2023-09-21): There is no evidence to support the claim that Wasim Akram made any statement on Start Sports or any other public forum regarding match-fixing in the Asia Cup 2023 final. The claim appears to have originated on social media and spread without any basis in fact.
Claim: Wasim Akram alleged that the performance of the Sri Lanka cricket team in the Asia Cup final match was suspicious !! (Social Media Users, 2023-09-21)
Evidence (2023-09-19): Fact Check: Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis DIDN'T say Asia Cup final was 'fixed' [...] Following Sri Lanka’s abysmal performance against India in the Asia Cup final — the island nation managed to score only 50 runs — rumours of match-fixing have been spreading on social media. On Twitter and Facebook, people shared statements about the same, allegedly made by former Pakistani cricketers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. [...] However, it is certain that neither Wasim Akram nor Waqar Younis alleged match-fixing in the Asia Cup final.