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srilankafactcrescendo_7 | srilankafactcrescendo_7 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/social/false-claims-about-milk-powder-price-reduction-from-midnight-on-september-25-619065 | Milk Powder Prices will be reduced from midnight today !! (September 25) | Social Media Users | 2024-09-25 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/social/false-claims-about-milk-powder-price-reduction-from-midnight-on-september-25-619065 | Based on the lack of mainstream media reports and direct statements from key milk powder suppliers in Sri Lanka, we can confirm that the claim about a reduction in the price of milk powder from midnight on September 25 is false. While there was a recent price reduction for locally produced Milko milk powder, no other major brands, including Anchor, Maliban, or Nestlé, are reducing their prices at this time. | 2024-09-25 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_7_ret_b18_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_7 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/social/false-claims-about-milk-powder-price-reduction-from-midnight-on-september-25-619065 | Milk Powder Prices will be reduced from midnight today !! (September 25) | Social Media Users | 2024-09-25 | https://www.newswire.lk/2024/03/12/imported-milk-powder-price-to-be-reduced/ | Prices of imported milk powder will be reduced from this week, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Nalin Fernando announced today. Minister Nalin Fernando said that the prices of imported milk powder will be reduced between Rs.100 – Rs.150 per kilo. | 2024-03-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_70 | srilankafactcrescendo_70 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/this-video-does-not-show-three-generations-of-russian-gymnasts-performing-together/ | Three Generations Of Russian Gymnasts Performing Together ! | Social Media Users | 2023-10-04 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/this-video-does-not-show-three-generations-of-russian-gymnasts-performing-together/ | Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the video to be False. The video depicts a team of Russian gymnasts who are not related to each other. The video was shot at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. | 2023-10-04 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_70_ret_bn_g3 | srilankafactcrescendo_70 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/this-video-does-not-show-three-generations-of-russian-gymnasts-performing-together/ | Three Generations Of Russian Gymnasts Performing Together ! | Social Media Users | 2023-10-04 | https://newschecker.in/fact-check/does-the-viral-video-feature-three-generations-performing-in-a-gymnastics-world-championship/ | Three generations of Russian Gymnasts performing are Grandmother, mother & daughter. This video highlights the performance of three talented Russian gymnasts as they participated in the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. These three gymnasts are Aigul Shaikhutdinova, Ekaterina Stroynova, and Ekaterina Loginov. And they are not related with family connections to each other. Viral claim is False. As the Asian Games in China is going on, various claims related to sports have gone viral on social media. Recently a video of three talented gymnasts went viral with false claims. The claim states that – Three generations of Russian Gymnasts performing are Grandmother, mother & daughter. The viral post can be viewed by clicking here. | 2023-12-05 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_71 | srilankafactcrescendo_71 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-heated-argument-between-mark-zuckerberg-and-elon-musk-over-meta-platforms-outage/ | Heated Argument Between Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Over Meta Platforms’ Outage | Social Media Users | 2024-03-06 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-heated-argument-between-mark-zuckerberg-and-elon-musk-over-meta-platforms-outage/ | In conclusion, there is no substantiated evidence to support the claim of a heated argument between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk regarding the outage of Meta Platforms' services. The interaction between a parody account impersonating Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on social media does not reflect a real altercation between the two individuals. Without credible sources or verifiable evidence, the claim remains unsubstantiated and should be treated with skepticism. It's essential to rely on reputable sources and factual information when assessing such claims. | 2024-03-06 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_71_ret_b10_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_71 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-heated-argument-between-mark-zuckerberg-and-elon-musk-over-meta-platforms-outage/ | Heated Argument Between Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Over Meta Platforms’ Outage | Social Media Users | 2024-03-06 | https://www.npr.org/2023/07/06/1186278235/the-zuckerberg-musk-rivalry-continues-with-the-launch-of-metas-twitter-killer-ap | The Zuckerberg-Musk rivalry continues with the launch of Meta's 'Twitter killer' app Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk have long had a rivalry. That's now been put on vivid display with Zuckerberg taking aim at Twitter by launching the new social media app Threads. The war between Facebook parent company Meta and Twitter is heating up. Meta has just launched an app called Threads. It's been called a Twitter killer, putting Twitter on the defensive. It's just the latest instance of a long-running rivalry between the two tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn joins us now. Welcome. | 2023-07-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_71_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_71 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-heated-argument-between-mark-zuckerberg-and-elon-musk-over-meta-platforms-outage/ | Heated Argument Between Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Over Meta Platforms’ Outage | Social Media Users | 2024-03-06 | https://www.theverge.com/23773413/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-cage-match-twitter-threads-instagram-meta | Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are going to have a cage match, or at least that’s what they’ve been telling the world. The whole thing started in June because of an internal Meta meeting recording The Verge heard, in which Meta chief product officer Chris Cox said Meta’s Twitter competitor Threads would be "sanely run" in a clear jab at Musk’s Twitter reign. When a Twitter user warned Musk about Zuckerberg’s jiu-jitsu training, Musk responded that he was "up for a cage match if he is lol." Zuckerberg seemingly accepted in an Instagram post the same day. [...] Elon Musk says he’ll fight Mark Zuckerberg "any place, any time, any rules."Musk famously challenged the Meta CEO to a cage match last year that Zuckerberg agreed to but never happened. [...] Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s cage match will be livestreamed on Musk’s Twitter, which is currently rebranding to X, according to a post from Musk early this morning. Musk says the proceeds will go to charity for veterans. | 2024-07-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
srilankafactcrescendo_71_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_71 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-heated-argument-between-mark-zuckerberg-and-elon-musk-over-meta-platforms-outage/ | Heated Argument Between Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Over Meta Platforms’ Outage | Social Media Users | 2024-03-06 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-heated-argument-between-mark-zuckerberg-and-elon-musk-over-meta-platforms-outage/ | Following a recent outage of Meta Platforms' services, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger, speculation emerged on social media platforms about a heated argument between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. In reality, a parody account impersonating Zuckerberg engaged in a conversation with Musk on a certain platform, claiming responsibility for the outage. However, it's crucial to distinguish between parody and reality and verify the authenticity of such claims. Social media posts circulating in Sri Lanka suggest that a heated argument occurred between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk concerning the recent outage of Meta Platforms' services. According to these posts, Zuckerberg engaged in a conversation with Musk, who responded sarcastically regarding the outage. [...] In conclusion, there is no substantiated evidence to support the claim of a heated argument between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk regarding the outage of Meta Platforms' services. The interaction between a parody account impersonating Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on social media does not reflect a real altercation between the two individuals. Without credible sources or verifiable evidence, the claim remains unsubstantiated and should be treated with skepticism. It's essential to rely on reputable sources and factual information when assessing such claims. | 2024-03-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_74 | srilankafactcrescendo_74 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets In China! | Social Media Users | 2023-05-05 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | During our investigation, it was confirmed that the viral photo posts indicating that China had produced a mobile toilet that travels through drone technology were false and fabricated. The image was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI). | 2023-05-05 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_74_ret_b1_g1 | srilankafactcrescendo_74 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets In China! | Social Media Users | 2023-05-05 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | AI-Generated Images Viral as Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets in China! [...] We first checked whether any mainstream media reported that China had recently carried out a drone-operated toilet of this kind. But we did not see such reports. [...] Title:AI-Generated Images Viral as Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets in China! | 2023-06-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_74_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_74 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets In China! | Social Media Users | 2023-05-05 | http://www.saisperspectives.com/2020-issue/2020/3/28/chinas-toilet-revolution-an-experiment-in-top-down-innovation | China’s Toilet Revolution is a prime example of the paradox of innovation in public service delivery. It has shown how centralized innovation planning can achieve an unparalleled degree of digital transformation, improving every aspect of service from user access to maintenance. However, such innovation has also proven to be a distraction from the key interests of the population it is expected to serve. [...] Although China’s Toilet Revolution has received positive reviews overall, a few problems have exposed underlying issues with its top-down program approach. [...] China’s Toilet Revolution experience is one of a kind. Quite unusually, this is a case where the expansion in physical infrastructure is preceded and aided by the rapid advance of digital infrastructure in the country. It was also undertaken in a highly centralized political environment which enabled a high level of efficiency in policy implementation. However, China’s experience does offer lessons to developing countries at comparable stages of development. Digitalization and centralization of sanitation services management is a vital enabler for innovation and reform. At the same time, implementation needs to be better conceived. To improve the rural component of the program, governments needs to reform their subsidy structure to account not only for the toilet but also the full list of capital and maintenance expenditure items. The exact rollout needs to be planned with respect to local income level, water, and climate conditions and subject to villagers’ consent. Further, there is a need to incorporate affordability and usage data into program evaluation. | 2020-03-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_74_ret_b5_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_74 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets In China! | Social Media Users | 2023-05-05 | https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-02-17/Smart-mobile-toilets-help-with-COVID-19-prevention-at-Beijing-Olympics-17ILx88jDQA/index.html | Smart mobile toilets at the Beijing 2022's Olympic medals plaza in Beijing, China. /Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design Research Technology has played a major role in China's battle against COVID-19, more so as it hosts the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Smart mobile toilets have been a key feature of the Olympics' closed loop system and Beijing 2022 organizers say they have been an important player in the prevention of COVID-19. [...] Smart mobile toilets at Beijing 2022's alpine skiing and sliding competition venues in Yanqing District, Beijing, China. /Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design Research | 2022-02-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_74_ret_bn_g2 | srilankafactcrescendo_74 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/ai-generated-images-viral-as-drone-operated-mobile-toilets-in-china/ | Drone-Operated Mobile Toilets In China! | Social Media Users | 2023-05-05 | https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/ai-pic-viral-chinese-app-based-mobile-drone-toilet-fake-midjourney-2389547-2023-06-06 | Fact Check: Not a royal flush! AI pic viral as Chinese app-based mobile drone toilet [...] "China has developed a mobile drone toilet that can be requested via an app remotely," claimed several tweets featuring a photo of a pristine white portable toilet fitted with propellers, sitting in the middle of what looks like a public park. The archived version of one such tweet can be seen here. [...] Shared on May 15, 2023, this post featured several other designs of similar mobile drone toilets. In these posts, Mulloor made it clear that these designs were made using Midjourney, a generative artificial intelligence program that generates images from "prompts", similar to OpenAI's DALL-E and Stable Diffusion. | 2023-06-06 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_75 | srilankafactcrescendo_75 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fake-hoax-viral-as-fb-accounts-would-be-verified-by-forwarding-a-message-en/ | Facebook Decided To Charge For Social Media Usage From All Users! | Social Media Users | 2024-03-20 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fake-hoax-viral-as-fb-accounts-would-be-verified-by-forwarding-a-message-en/ | It is important to clarify that the message in question is indeed false. The claim made in the Facebook post alleges that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has announced plans to initiate charges for users of the social media platform. Additionally, the circulating post on social media encourages 25 Facebook users to share a specific message within a two-week period under the pretense of avoiding these purported charges. | 2024-03-20 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_75_ret_b0_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_75 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fake-hoax-viral-as-fb-accounts-would-be-verified-by-forwarding-a-message-en/ | Facebook Decided To Charge For Social Media Usage From All Users! | Social Media Users | 2024-03-20 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-799-charge-coming/ | In September 2023, Facebook users shared a message that claimed the social media platform would soon be charging users $7.99 per month — that apparently being the only way users could continue to access the company's app and website. The posts also said that the supposedly bombshell tech news was reported by "Channel 13 News." . [...] So now they are doing it, we just saw on Channel 13 News, that Facebook will be charging all users starting Monday. You can do an "opt-out" by posting the above. Hold your fingers over and copy. Bye Bye ads However, Facebook did not make any announcements about charging users in order to use its services: not $4.99, as we previously reported, not $7.99, nor any other amount of money. | 2023-09-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_75_ret_b1_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_75 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fake-hoax-viral-as-fb-accounts-would-be-verified-by-forwarding-a-message-en/ | Facebook Decided To Charge For Social Media Usage From All Users! | Social Media Users | 2024-03-20 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-charging-499/ | In February 2023, a claim began to spread on social media platforms that Facebook would begin charging $4.99 per month to use the platform. [...] So now there doing it, we just seen on Channel 13 News that Facebook is charging all user's starting Monday. You can do a opt-out by this. Hold your fingers over and copy, it can't be a share they will know: I do not give permission to Facebook to charge 4.99$ a month to my account, also; all my picture's are property of myself and not Facebook. So now there doing it, we just seen on Channel 13 News that Facebook is charging all user's starting Monday. You can do a opt-out by this. Hold your fingers over and copy, it can't be a share they will know: | 2023-09-15 | False | false | true | supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_75_ret_b2_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_75 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fake-hoax-viral-as-fb-accounts-would-be-verified-by-forwarding-a-message-en/ | Facebook Decided To Charge For Social Media Usage From All Users! | Social Media Users | 2024-03-20 | https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/09/fact-check-facebook-will-not-start-charging-4-99-a-month-on-monday.html | Did Facebook or its parent company Meta announce a plan to charge all of the platform's users $4.99 a month for access? Will copying and pasting a post about the change allow people to "opt out" or "bypass the system"? No, none of that is true: Neither Facebook nor Meta made such an announcement as of this writing. Different variations of these claims have been debunked multiple times since 2009. [...] Just in case..... here we goI'm Opting Out too!So now they are doing it, recently announced on Facebook is charging all users starting Monday. You can do an opt-out by doing this. Hold your finger over this message and copy it. It can't be shared. I do not give permission for Facebook to charge $4.99 a month to my account, also; all my pictures are my property of mine and NOT Facebook's!!! [...] Facebook's help center explicitly refutes the speculations that the platform is going to charge all users for access: | 2023-09-14 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_76_ret_b1_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_76 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/forged-letter-viral-as-chinese-governments-stance-on-debt-restructuring-of-sri-lanka/ | China Is Not Ready To Amortize SL’s Outstanding Debt!(letter) | Social Media Users | 2023-01-22 | https://www.newswire.lk/2023/01/25/forged-debt-restructuring-letter-china-issues-clarification/ | The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka says a letter using the embassy’s official letterhead addressed to Sri Lanka’s President and Finance Minister on debt restructuring is false. The said letter which has been circulated on social media says China will not be able to amortise the outstanding debt and is instead ready to relax the repayment schedule by offering a 5-year moratorium on bilateral and commercial loan repayments. Refuting the letter, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka stated that the letter circulating on social media, under its official letterhead and written to Sri Lankan President and Financial Minister, is completely forged. | 2023-01-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_76_ret_b5_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_76 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/forged-letter-viral-as-chinese-governments-stance-on-debt-restructuring-of-sri-lanka/ | China Is Not Ready To Amortize SL’s Outstanding Debt!(letter) | Social Media Users | 2023-01-22 | https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/understanding-chinas-role-in-sri-lankas-debt-restructuring-efforts/ | China holds roughly 6.2 percent of Sri Lanka’s total central government debt – some as central government debt (around $670 million) but mostly as debt through state-owned banks like China EXIM Bank and China Development Bank (CDB), totaling around $7 billion. These loans have financed myriad projects: utilities, roads and highways (parts of the Southern Expressway and Central Expressway), ill-conceived ports and airports, vanity convention centers, and telecom towers. Consequently, questions around the value Sri Lanka received for these Chinese loans have lingered over the last decade. [...] Views taken by Chinese officials have changed over the weeks and months following Sri Lanka’s debt default decision. Immediately after the April 12th announcement, China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong said that "China has done its best to help Sri Lanka not to default but sadly they went to the IMF and decided to default […] the debt restructuring definitely will have an impact on future bilateral loans." Qi added – quite controversially – that "[c]ountries that colonized Sri Lanka have more obligations to help at this juncture." This came on the back of China rejecting a request (made by the Sri Lankan government in March 2022) to reschedule its loans. China instead offered refinancing – a new $1 billion loan to help repay part of the existing loans. | 2022-08-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_76_ret_b6_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_76 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/forged-letter-viral-as-chinese-governments-stance-on-debt-restructuring-of-sri-lanka/ | China Is Not Ready To Amortize SL’s Outstanding Debt!(letter) | Social Media Users | 2023-01-22 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59932551 | Crisis-hit Sri Lanka asks China to restructure its debt The president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka has asked China to restructure its debt repayments as part of efforts to help the South Asian country navigate its worsening financial situation. [...] China is Sri Lanka's fourth biggest lender, behind international financial markets, the Asian Development Bank and Japan. | 2022-01-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_76_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_76 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/forged-letter-viral-as-chinese-governments-stance-on-debt-restructuring-of-sri-lanka/ | China Is Not Ready To Amortize SL’s Outstanding Debt!(letter) | Social Media Users | 2023-01-22 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/forged-letter-viral-as-chinese-governments-stance-on-debt-restructuring-of-sri-lanka/ | Forged Letter Goes Viral Claiming That China is Not Ready To Amortize SL's Outstanding Debt! [...] With such background, a letter has been circulating for weeks on social media. The letter says China cannot amortize Sri Lanka's loans as China is also suffering from economic problems due to the consequences of Covid 19 pandemic. [...] Title:The letter claiming that China is not ready to amortize the Outstanding Debt of Sri Lanka is Forged – Chinese Embassy in Colombo | 2023-02-04 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_77 | srilankafactcrescendo_77 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/okapathana-college-satire-in-a-digital-age-the-complexity-of-audience-response/ | Okapathana College- A School Located In Rathnapura District,Sri Lanka | Social Media Users | 2024-03-21 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/okapathana-college-satire-in-a-digital-age-the-complexity-of-audience-response/ | There is no verifiable evidence to support the existence of Okapathana Vidyala or a village named Okapathana in Rathnapura, Sri Lanka. Claims circulating on social media about students' achievements from this purported school, including the creation of satellites, robots, etc., appear unfounded and should be treated with skepticism. It is essential to rely on credible sources and conduct thorough fact-checking before accepting or sharing information, especially regarding extraordinary and sensationalised claims. | 2024-03-21 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_77_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_77 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/okapathana-college-satire-in-a-digital-age-the-complexity-of-audience-response/ | Okapathana College- A School Located In Rathnapura District,Sri Lanka | Social Media Users | 2024-03-21 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/okapathana-college-satire-in-a-digital-age-the-complexity-of-audience-response/ | Okapathana College: Satire in a Digital Age & the Complexity of Audience Response [...] Confirmation from Education Department: The Sabaragamuwa Province Education Department, which oversees schools in the Rathnapura district, confirmed that Okapathana Vidyala is not situated in any location under its jurisdiction. [...] There is no verifiable evidence to support the existence of Okapathana Vidyala or a village named Okapathana in Rathnapura, Sri Lanka. Claims circulating on social media about students' achievements from this purported school, including the creation of satellites, robots, etc., appear unfounded and should be treated with skepticism. It is essential to rely on credible sources and conduct thorough fact-checking before accepting or sharing information, especially regarding extraordinary and sensationalised claims. | 2024-04-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_78 | srilankafactcrescendo_78 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/tyson-foods-partnership-with-protix-for-insect-protein-only-for-animal-food-production-not-humans/ | Tyson Foods Teamed Up With Protix To Create Insect Protein for Humans !! | Social Media Users | 2024-05-12 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/tyson-foods-partnership-with-protix-for-insect-protein-only-for-animal-food-production-not-humans/ | While Tyson Foods' partnership with Protix involves producing insect-based food products, these are intended for animal consumption and not for humans. Contrary to social media claims, there is no indication that Tyson Foods and Protix are collaborating to introduce insects into processed foods meant for human consumption. However, it's worth noting that edible insects can be a sustainable protein source for humans when adequately prepared and regulated. | 2024-05-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_78_ret_b10_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_78 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/tyson-foods-partnership-with-protix-for-insect-protein-only-for-animal-food-production-not-humans/ | Tyson Foods Teamed Up With Protix To Create Insect Protein for Humans !! | Social Media Users | 2024-05-12 | https://www.feedandadditive.com/tyson-foods-and-protix-join-forces-for-sustainable-protein-production/ | Tyson Foods has announced a strategic investment in Protix for more sustainable protein production. The companies stated that the investment will support the growth of the insect ingredient industry and expand the use of insect ingredient solutions. Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world’s largest food companies, has reached an agreement for a two-fold investment with Protix, the leading global insect ingredients company. The strategic investment will support the growth of the emerging insect ingredient industry and expand the use of insect ingredient solutions to create more efficient sustainable proteins and lipids for use in the global food system. The agreement combines Tyson Foods’ global scale, experience and network with Protix’s technology and market leadership to meet current market demand and scale production of insect ingredients. Kees Aarts, CEO of Protix, said: "We are very excited to announce the next step in our international growth strategy. Tyson Foods’ and Protix’s strategic partnership advances our joint work towards creating high-quality, more sustainable protein using innovative technology and solutions. Moreover, we can immediately use their existing byproducts as feedstock for our insects. This agreement is a major milestone for Protix and significantly accelerates our ambition to grow through international partnerships." | 2023-11-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_78_ret_bn_g1 | srilankafactcrescendo_78 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/tyson-foods-partnership-with-protix-for-insect-protein-only-for-animal-food-production-not-humans/ | Tyson Foods Teamed Up With Protix To Create Insect Protein for Humans !! | Social Media Users | 2024-05-12 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/tyson-foods-partnership-with-protix-for-insect-protein-only-for-animal-food-production-not-humans/ | Tyson Foods teamed up with Protix To create Insect Protein for Animals, not for human consumption! [...] While Tyson Foods' partnership with Protix involves producing insect-based food products, these are intended for animal consumption and not for humans. Contrary to social media claims, there is no indication that Tyson Foods and Protix are collaborating to introduce insects into processed foods meant for human consumption. However, it's worth noting that edible insects can be a sustainable protein source for humans when adequately prepared and regulated. Title:Tyson Foods teamed up with Protix To create Insect Protein for Animals, not for human consumption! | 2024-05-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_79 | srilankafactcrescendo_79 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/did-zelensky-tell-world-leaders-to-spend-all-your-money-on-weapons/ | Zelensky Tell World Leaders To Spend All Their Money On Weapons To Attack Russia!! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-14 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/did-zelensky-tell-world-leaders-to-spend-all-your-money-on-weapons/ | The claim that Zelensky told world leaders to "spend all your money on weapons" is false. The viral quote is based on a misleading social media post that misrepresents Zelensky's words. The full interview clarifies that Zelensky was speaking about internal criticism within Ukraine, not about US support for the war. | 2023-12-14 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_79_ret_b1_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_79 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/did-zelensky-tell-world-leaders-to-spend-all-your-money-on-weapons/ | Zelensky Tell World Leaders To Spend All Their Money On Weapons To Attack Russia!! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-14 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-66859639 | Ukraine war: Russian 'evil cannot be trusted', Zelensky tells UN "Evil cannot be trusted," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly, as he urged the world to unite to end Russian aggression against his country. In a passionate speech in New York, Mr Zelensky said a nuclear-armed Moscow must be stopped from "pushing the world to the final war". [...] "While Russia is pushing the world to the final war, Ukraine is doing everything to ensure that after the Russian aggression no-one in the world will dare to attack any nation," Mr Zelensky said to world leaders attending the annual General Assembly. | 2023-09-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_79_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_79 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/did-zelensky-tell-world-leaders-to-spend-all-your-money-on-weapons/ | Zelensky Tell World Leaders To Spend All Their Money On Weapons To Attack Russia!! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-14 | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-putin-zelensky-un-general-assembly-b2618821.html | Zelensky urges world leaders to stand with Ukraine as he presents ‘victory plan’ to UN [...] Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders to stand with Ukraine in the war against Russia as he presented his "victory plan" to the UN General Assembly. [...] At the UN Security Council earlier in the week, Mr Zelensky argued that Russia needs to "be forced into peace", saying there’s no point in pursuing peace talks with Mr Putin. | 2024-09-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_79_ret_b7_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_79 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/did-zelensky-tell-world-leaders-to-spend-all-your-money-on-weapons/ | Zelensky Tell World Leaders To Spend All Their Money On Weapons To Attack Russia!! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-14 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zelenskyy-western-countries-spending-quote/ | Zelenskyy: I say [to] such person from government or mayors: Think about the war, think about how to defend our people. Don't travel through the world each day, travel to the front line. Ask people, ask soldiers what they need. Do this, not build roads for today. Don't do it. Spend all your money to the weapon, to the drones, to the society, to the pensions and et cetera. And don't cry. Because you are leaders and that's it. That's why, that's why we are and we stayed because mostly people are not crying. People stay and fight against Putin. And we don't have any enemies in our country. We can't have time for this and we don't have it. We have only one enemy, this is Putin, and that's it. So, in response to Baier's fourth question Zelenskyy did say, "Do this, not build roads for today. Don't do it. Spend all your money to the weapon, to the drones, to the society, to the pensions and et cetera. [...] We have only one enemy, this is Putin, [...]." However, his remarks weren't directed at Western countries or Western leaders, but instead at the Ukrainian leaders who had criticized him. | 2023-12-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_8_ret_b4_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_8 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/political/old-video-viral-again-as-recent-statement-of-former-president-gotabaya-rajapaksa-619041 | Just after NPP`s Victory, Gothabaya Says He Did NOT Steal Anything !! | Social Media Users | 2024-09-24 | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/gotabayas-victory-and-after-what-sri-lankas-election-verdict-means-for-the-countrys-ethnic-groups-and-for-india/ | They saw the record of public service of his rival pale in comparison with Gotabaya’s results achieved during the civil war years. Gotabaya’s pithy remark in his maiden speech after his victory: "We knew right from the start that the main factor of this election victory is the Sinhalese majority of the country" underlined his strength. It is true Gotabaya cuts corners to get results and in many cases trampled upon humanitarian laws during the Eelam war. There are a number of cases of corruption, cronyism, kidnapping and murder where his name is linked to alleged perpetrators. All these cases have been under investigation for over five years. In not even one major case has he been convicted. Even in the infamous White flag case where Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka accused him of ordering the killing of LTTE leaders who wanted to surrender, he was not found guilty. [...] Gotabaya’s victory with a good mandate has made Sinhalese constituency strong. So Tamils have to rework their strategy afresh to find equitable space, beyond mere whipping up of ethnic passions. Till then there is not much India can do in this traditional area. | 2019-11-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_81_ret_b0_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_81 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-related-to-the-quality-of-pipe-water-in-colombo/ | Pipe Water In Colombo Not Suitable For Consumption, Due To Chlorine Shortage And Purification Issues | Social Media Users | 2022-04-10 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-related-to-the-quality-of-pipe-water-in-colombo/ | A number of Facebook posts both in English as well as Sinhala, requested public to be cautious about the tap water in Colombo, claiming that many instance of purge related sicknesses had been reported from the area. These posts pointed out that the causes of water contamination were the lack of power supply to purification centers as well as the shortage of Chlorine in the country. Below is one Facebook post. [...] Our inquiries revealed that the reports on social media claiming that pipe water in Colombo is unsuitable for consumption due to a shortage of chlorine and power supply issues are misleading. While Ceylon Electricity Board acknowledged that there were minor power cuts in some water treatment plant areas, National Water Supply Board assures that the water released after frequent tests are 100% safe and claims related to Chlorine supply are false as there are stocks lasting up to 6 more months. Furthermore, health authorities in Colombo and suburbs also have not come across any specific illness related to water contamination in the past few weeks. Title:Is Water in Colombo not suitable to drink due to Chlorine shortage and Purification issues? Find out the Facts… | 2022-04-19 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_81_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_81 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-related-to-the-quality-of-pipe-water-in-colombo/ | Pipe Water In Colombo Not Suitable For Consumption, Due To Chlorine Shortage And Purification Issues | Social Media Users | 2022-04-10 | https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/How-to-provide-an--uninterrupted-sustainable-water-supply--to-the-Greater-Colombo-Area/131-165329 | In urban areas it is necessary to have high elevated storage facilities, such as storage water tanks on top of buildings, elevated water towers and ground storage reservoirs on top of hills or high elevated ground. At present Colombo city uses around 300,000 m3 of water on the average per day. Accordingly, the minimum high-elevated storage has to be 100,000m3 to 125,000m3, and ground-storage facilities should be 200,000 m3 to 175,000 m3. After the completion of the ongoing GCWRP project, the elevated storage in Colombo city will total up to 82,500 m3. After commissioning of Maligakanda new reservoir, a decision has to be taken ‘with regard to the Maligakanda rectangular concrete reservoir, which is around 125 years old, along with piping and valves. For this purpose a panel of experts may have to be appointed by the NWSDB for ascertaining their condition. This would need this reservoir and the components to be isolated from the distribution network for checking the condition for stability, whether they are suitable for further use or, whether they would have to be replaced with a new reservoir along with the other components. | 2019-04-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_81_ret_b7_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_81 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-related-to-the-quality-of-pipe-water-in-colombo/ | Pipe Water In Colombo Not Suitable For Consumption, Due To Chlorine Shortage And Purification Issues | Social Media Users | 2022-04-10 | https://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/sri-lanka-lack-safe-drinking-water-leading-upsurge-health-problems | This present situation of pollution of these waters is causing serious problems for large populations in many of these districts. The water supply to Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara is being supervised by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, but in other districts people have to use the unclean water directly from these sources, without any protection or monitoring [...] The response by the government of Sri Lanka concerning the unsafe water and related health problem needs to be urgent and comprehensive. It needs to immediately address the problem at its source by effectively regulating, monitoring and reducing the use of toxic chemicals that enter the water system, both through the industrial and agricultural sectors. It also needs to extend its safe drinking water services to cover the entire population. It needs to improve the health services it provides to cater for the growing number of persons requiring long-term health treatment for chronic kidney disease. It also needs to engage in campaign of public information in order to provide grater disease prevention and protection for vulnerable groups and the wider population. The Asian Legal Resource Centre urges the Independent Expert on human rights, water and sanitation and other relevant Special Procedures to monitor this situation closely and provide recommendations to the government of Sri Lanka to assist it in resolving this problem before it worsens further. | 2010-08-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_82 | srilankafactcrescendo_82 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-an-organized-criminal-group-posing-as-government-officials-for-tin-registration/ | An Organized Criminal Group Posing As Government Officials For TIN Registration in Sri Lanka! | Social Media Users | 2024-01-06 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-an-organized-criminal-group-posing-as-government-officials-for-tin-registration/ | There is no credible evidence to support the social media claims about an organised group posing as government officials requesting ID and TIN numbers. The Defense Ministry and the Ministry of Public Administration have not reported any such incidents, and there are no media reports substantiating the claims. Therefore, the social media posts can be considered misleading. | 2024-01-06 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_82_ret_b16_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_82 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-an-organized-criminal-group-posing-as-government-officials-for-tin-registration/ | An Organized Criminal Group Posing As Government Officials For TIN Registration in Sri Lanka! | Social Media Users | 2024-01-06 | https://simplebooks.com/srilanka/tin-registration-in-sri-lanka-latest-update/ | Sri Lanka’s tax system has been updated with a new requirement for everyone aged 18 years or more. The Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka has introduced a mandate under Section 102 of the Inland Revenue Act for resident persons’ registration. In this blog, we’ll dive into the specifics of TIN registration in Sri Lanka, explaining what this change means for you and guiding you through the registration process. Who Needs to Register for TIN Registration in Sri Lanka? [...] Got questions about the new TIN registration in Sri Lanka? Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t worry, we’re here to help! Our team is dedicated to guiding you smoothly through obtaining your TIN number, and we won’t stop there. We’ll also assist you with opening tax files, calculating your PAYE tax, and handling other tax-related matters. Our experts are here to provide advice and support, aiming to reduce your tax burden effectively. You’re not alone in this journey. Let us help you navigate the complexities of tax registration with ease. | 2024-01-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_82_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_82 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-an-organized-criminal-group-posing-as-government-officials-for-tin-registration/ | An Organized Criminal Group Posing As Government Officials For TIN Registration in Sri Lanka! | Social Media Users | 2024-01-06 | https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/organized-criminals-gangs-in-sri-lanka-its-impact-on-national-security/ | Furthermore, when it comes to organized criminal gangs in Sri Lanka, they get the patronage of certain ill-motivated politicians. On certain occasions, those criminal gangs provide security, financial support, commodities and services for these politicians. On the other hand, those certain ill-motivated politicians also offer security and support to keep the underworld operating. Therefore, officials who fight against organized criminal gangs faced various issues. Other organized crime groups in Sri Lanka, in addition to the underworld gangs, engaged in unlawful business ventures to generate significant profits while posing as respectable corporate entities. Human trafficking, the importation of commodities using false invoices, and the importation of prostitutes from other nations are prominent examples of their unlawful economic ventures. Foreign exchange fraud is a significant form of organized crime in Sri Lanka. With the recent records and updates, Sri Lanka has become a victim of the rising crime wave amidst the crisis. Beginning in June, there have been several shootings, which have sparked panic and increased feelings of insecurity throughout the entire community. It has been evident via in-depth investigations that the majority of the shootings were connected to the illicit drug trade taking place between various criminal gangs. | 2022-12-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_82_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_82 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-an-organized-criminal-group-posing-as-government-officials-for-tin-registration/ | An Organized Criminal Group Posing As Government Officials For TIN Registration in Sri Lanka! | Social Media Users | 2024-01-06 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/no-evidence-of-an-organized-criminal-group-posing-as-government-officials-for-tin-registration/ | No Evidence of An Organized Criminal Group Posing as Government Officials for TIN Registration! [...] Our search for media reports on the claimed organised group posing as government officials for TIN registration yielded no relevant results. There were no credible news articles or reports supporting the social media claims. [...] Title:No Evidence of An Organized Criminal Group Posing as Government Officials for TIN Registration ! | 2024-01-07 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_84 | srilankafactcrescendo_84 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/innovative-woodapple-chocolate-introduced-by-suchindra-dilumge-not-linked-to-akuressa-coop-or-npp/ | The research unit of Akuressa Coop, led by NPP, has developed a novel wood apple mixed chocolate product !! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-10 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/innovative-woodapple-chocolate-introduced-by-suchindra-dilumge-not-linked-to-akuressa-coop-or-npp/ | In conclusion, the wood apple chocolate innovation results from Suchindra Dilumge's entrepreneurial spirit and expertise, and there is no link to Akuressa Co-op or NPP. We encourage social media users to focus on accurate information, acknowledge the achievements of individuals like Suchindra Dilumge, and verify details before sharing to avoid the spread of misinformation. | 2023-12-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_84_ret_b2_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_84 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/innovative-woodapple-chocolate-introduced-by-suchindra-dilumge-not-linked-to-akuressa-coop-or-npp/ | The research unit of Akuressa Coop, led by NPP, has developed a novel wood apple mixed chocolate product !! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-10 | https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2021/01/11/political/238420/akuressa-mpcs-records-sweeping-win | The Akuressa Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) chaired by W. T. K. Rajapaksa won comprehensively at its election yesterday. Of the 58 Co-operative Societies of the Akuressa MPCS, Rajapaksa and his allies backed by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led ‘Committee to Safeguard the Cooperative Movement’ gained 38. Of the 100 representatives elected, 70 are from the Rajapaksa camp. A tense situation arose when the results of the tightly contested election was announced as Rajapaksa and his team made a clean sweep winning all nine seats. [...] Today, the Akuressa MPCS holds assets worth over Rs. 3,000 million including investments in retail outlets, a restaurant, a tea estate and a public transport venture. Rajapaksa said that a hospital was on the cards and a land had already been purchased in this regard. | 2021-01-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_84_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_84 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/innovative-woodapple-chocolate-introduced-by-suchindra-dilumge-not-linked-to-akuressa-coop-or-npp/ | The research unit of Akuressa Coop, led by NPP, has developed a novel wood apple mixed chocolate product !! | Social Media Users | 2023-12-10 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/innovative-woodapple-chocolate-introduced-by-suchindra-dilumge-not-linked-to-akuressa-coop-or-npp/ | A viral social media post claims that the research unit of Akuressa Coop, led by NPP, has developed a novel wood apple mixed chocolate product. [...] Contrary to the misleading social media posts, there is no evidence linking Akuressa Coop or NPP to Dilumge's woodapple chocolate. The Chairman of Akuressa Coop confirms that they have not produced any such chocolate product. Akuressa Coop has not produced such a product, and the misinformation disassociates Dilumge from the credit he deserves. [...] Title:Innovative Wood apple Chocolate Products by Suchindra Dilumge, Not Linked to Akuressa Co-op or NPP | 2023-12-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_85_ret_b0_g7 | srilankafactcrescendo_85 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fact-check-government-is-not-providing-free-laptop-for-youth/ | Beware Of Hoax WhatsApp Message Asking To Register For Free Laptops Offered By The Government… | WhatsApp Users | 2020-12-09 | https://211check.org/fact-check-students-laptop-scheme-2024-whatsapp-message-is-fake/ | A viral WhatsApp message asking you to apply for Students Laptop Scheme 2024 is a scam; there is no official announcement or information from any government or educational authority about such a scheme. A viral WhatsApp message claiming to offer students free laptops through the "Students Laptop Scheme 2024" is a hoax. [...] 211 Check has found out that the viral WhatsApp message claiming to offer free laptops to students through a government scheme for 2024 is a hoax. There is no legitimate information or official announcement about such a scheme, and the website linked in the message is likely a ploy to collect personal information fraudulently. | 2024-01-19 | False | false | true | supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_85_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_85 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fact-check-government-is-not-providing-free-laptop-for-youth/ | Beware Of Hoax WhatsApp Message Asking To Register For Free Laptops Offered By The Government… | WhatsApp Users | 2020-12-09 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fact-check-government-is-not-providing-free-laptop-for-youth/ | There are plenty of online hoaxes spread through social media platforms, especially through WhatsApp. At Fact Crescendo, we are always alert for such online frauds. Due to which we came across this WhatsApp message claiming that government was providing free laptop for the youth and requested users to get register to avail this offer. We […] There are plenty of online hoaxes spread through social media platforms, especially through WhatsApp. At Fact Crescendo, we are always alert for such online frauds. Due to which we came across this WhatsApp message claiming that government was providing free laptop for the youth and requested users to get register to avail this offer. [...] From our more investigation, we can confirm that the message being shared on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms claiming that the government is providing free laptops for youth and requesting to register via and external website link is fake. Government of Sri Lanka has also advised users not to fall for such frauds. | 2022-02-21 | False | false | true | supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_85_ret_bn_g5 | srilankafactcrescendo_85 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fact-check-government-is-not-providing-free-laptop-for-youth/ | Beware Of Hoax WhatsApp Message Asking To Register For Free Laptops Offered By The Government… | WhatsApp Users | 2020-12-09 | https://www.ageuk.org.uk/barnet/our-services/latest-scams/ | To avoid falling for the scam, WhatsApp users should follow the Stop, Think, Call method. [...] They are targeting the vulnerable IF YOU HAVE A VULNERABLE RELATIVE, FRIEND OR NEIGHBOUR PLEASE WARN THEM. [...] Don’t fall for their tricks. | 2018-03-13 | False | false | true | supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_85_ret_bn_g9 | srilankafactcrescendo_85 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/fact-check-government-is-not-providing-free-laptop-for-youth/ | Beware Of Hoax WhatsApp Message Asking To Register For Free Laptops Offered By The Government… | WhatsApp Users | 2020-12-09 | https://factly.in/beware-of-bogus-websites-offering-free-laptops-smartphones-and-scholarships-in-the-name-of-government/ | A registration link is being shared widely on social media asking students to fill up so that they can get free laptops being provided by the government. The post claims that the government is providing free laptops as schools and colleges are closed due to COVID-19. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. Claim: Registration link to get free laptops being provided by the government. [...] On clicking the link given in the post, it redirects the user to a blog – "https://registration-for-your-laptop.blogspot.com/". If the government is providing laptops, it does the registration through an official portal, not through a blog. Also, on filling up the details in the registration form given on the website, it redirects again to a different page, where the user is asked to share the link with 10 other people to complete the registration. No government initiative or scheme asks people to share a link on WhatsApp to complete the registration. It is a fraudulent website. | 2020-09-24 | False | false | true | supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_86 | srilankafactcrescendo_86 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-photo-viral-as-an-image-of-mt-everest/ | Mount Everest During Winter !! | Social Media Users | 2022-11-12 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-photo-viral-as-an-image-of-mt-everest/ | The viral image on social media does not depict the world’s tallest mountain peak, Mt.Everest. It is a slightly modified version of a photo captured by Greg Von Doersten on a glacier area in Haines, Alaska. | 2022-11-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_87 | srilankafactcrescendo_87 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/since-president-wickremesinghe-assumed-office-in-july-2022-sri-lanka-has-repaid-approximately-2-billion-in-debt/ | Since President RW Assumed Office In July 2022, Sri Lanka Has NOT Repaid Foreign Loans !! | Social Media Users | 2024-05-19 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/since-president-wickremesinghe-assumed-office-in-july-2022-sri-lanka-has-repaid-approximately-2-billion-in-debt/ | The claims circulating on social media about Sri Lanka halting debt payments since July 2022 are inaccurate. The Ministry of Finance’s data confirms that significant debt repayments have been made, totaling nearly US$ 2 billion from mid-2022 to early 2024. The government continues to manage its financial obligations despite economic challenges. | 2024-05-19 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_87_ret_bn_g8 | srilankafactcrescendo_87 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/since-president-wickremesinghe-assumed-office-in-july-2022-sri-lanka-has-repaid-approximately-2-billion-in-debt/ | Since President RW Assumed Office In July 2022, Sri Lanka Has NOT Repaid Foreign Loans !! | Social Media Users | 2024-05-19 | https://www.lankaenews.com/ | -Human Rights Watch (Lanka-e-News -15.Jan.2023, 11.10 pm) The change of presidents of Sri Lanka in 2022 did not lead to any improvement in the country’s human rights record, Human Rights Watch said today(12) in its World Report 2023. During 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans too Read more >> [...] (Lanka-e-News-25.March.2022, 8.35 pm) President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has agreed to set up a multi-billion dollar fund from the Tamil Diaspora for development in the North and East. The fund is not for repaying loans in Sri Lanka but only for development ac Read more >> [...] (Lanka-e-News-18.March.2022, 3.25 am) According to China's foreign financial sector information, it is reported that Sri Lanka has not been able to repay the foreign loan due to China. Sri Lanka owes $ 53.596 million to China Development Bank, $ 17 millio Read more >> | 2024-10-08 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_89 | srilankafactcrescendo_89 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-being-spread-about-falcon-9-rocket-launch/ | A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space | Social Media Users | 2023-08-07 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-being-spread-about-falcon-9-rocket-launch/ | Our investigation found that the viral video depicting the mouse moving here and there on the outer surface is digitally manipulated and not natural. In the original video, there is an unclear moving object, and some researchers say it depicts crystalised waste from the rocket's engine. However, there is still no conclusion about it. But, it's improbable that a living animal can survive outside the rocket due to the circumstances. | 2023-08-07 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_89_ret_b4_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_89 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-being-spread-about-falcon-9-rocket-launch/ | A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space | Social Media Users | 2023-08-07 | https://www.ibtimes.sg/mouse-spotted-space-xs-falcon-9-space-leaves-netizens-confused-video-46140 | A movement, which appears like a mouse scurrying away, on the flaming hot engines of Space X's Falcon 9, has left netizens believing that a mouse accompanied astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on their historical journey to the International Space Station (ISS). [...] The "mouse" was spotted by a viewer who pointed out the "rodent" scurrying around the rocket's fuselage. Sharing the 23-second long clip on Twitter, the user, who goes by the name Beach Milk, wrote: "Looks like a MOUSE hitchhiked a ride on Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launch today! The mouse showed a truly amazing ability to withstand heat!" | 2020-06-02 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_89_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_89 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-claims-being-spread-about-falcon-9-rocket-launch/ | A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space | Social Media Users | 2023-08-07 | https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/49840/how-to-understand-rat-moving-on-falcon-9-second-stage-rocket-nozzle | One can observe what looks something like a rat moving around the side of the second-stage rocket nozzle. [...] Under the acceleration of the rocket, the path along the narrowing crescent, in the direction the "rat" moves, is slightly "downhill". An object caught there would bounce around slightly with the vibration of the engine, and at some point could start migrating down along the arc of the manifold. Incidentally, in the absence of much, much more evidence, suggestions that this is a live rat on a filming set at low altitude, and that SpaceX's launch videos are faked, are not credible to me. Commercial, profit-driven corporations appear to give SpaceX a great deal of money to put expensive things into orbit. If you want me to believe that's not what's going on, the explanation needs to be simpler than my bouncing debris hypothesis. | 2021-01-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
srilankafactcrescendo_9 | srilankafactcrescendo_9 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/politics/did-npp-mp-harini-amarasuriya-admit-they-lack-experience-building-the-country-619033 | We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya | Social Media Users | 2024-09-24 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/politics/did-npp-mp-harini-amarasuriya-admit-they-lack-experience-building-the-country-619033 | The viral claim that Harini Amarasuriya admitted to a lack of experience in building the country is false and misleading. Her statement was taken out of context to create a narrative that does not align with her actual remarks. Amarasuriya clarified that the NPP does not have experience in mismanaging the country but is fully prepared to lead effectively and gain further experience in building the nation. | 2024-09-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_9_ret_b4_g11 | srilankafactcrescendo_9 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/politics/did-npp-mp-harini-amarasuriya-admit-they-lack-experience-building-the-country-619033 | We don't have experience in Building the Country- Harini Amarasooriya | Social Media Users | 2024-09-24 | https://groundviews.org/2024/10/08/a-feminist-politician-political-furore-feminist-analysis-for-a-new-age/ | A bastion of authoritarian political men and policies took the country into issuing risky international sovereign bonds with a global financial architecture stacked against the global South. Add to that potent mix corruption amongst the political classes, vested business interests and structural failures in the economy, where (green) manufacturing was not promoted and the country’s populace is addicted to unaffordable imports. The debt crisis did not happen in a year or two but was decades in the making, with structural conditions unaddressed. It is, as Amarasuiriya, sassily quipped: "We don’t have experience in bankrupting the country but we will gain experience in building the country", when asked about the common criticism levied against the NPP on its lack of experience. [...] Amarasuriya is a member of the Progressive Women’s Collective, part of the NPP, with clear aspirations for working class women in the country even as she is conscious that feminist politics is not about pigeon-holing herself as the spokesperson for a narrow women’s caucus. Her feminist perspectives, too, came under attack when a self-made businessman, having lost his bid at the presidential election (as a Communist Party candidate), condemned Amarasuriya via social media for her "external" views and lifestyle: a dangerous woman, without saying as much. | 2024-10-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_90 | srilankafactcrescendo_90 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-climate-change-a-depopulation-tool/ | Climate Change is a tool used for Depopulation!! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-28 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-climate-change-a-depopulation-tool/ | In conclusion, the viral Facebook post accompanied by a video captioned "Depopulation, Climate Change, and Weather Weapons :: 'Climate Change' is the Depopulation Agenda #Agenda2030" raises concerns about potential misinformation. The video attempts to establish a connection between climate change, depopulation initiatives, and the utilization of weather weapons as part of a secretive agenda. This assertion claims that climate change is orchestrated deliberately to further a depopulation agenda, utilizing advanced technologies to manipulate weather patterns. Given the intricate and contentious nature of these topics, it is essential to critically analyze the presented information and assess its accuracy. | 2023-08-28 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_90_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_90 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-climate-change-a-depopulation-tool/ | Climate Change is a tool used for Depopulation!! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-28 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_areas_depopulated_due_to_climate_change | List of areas depopulated due to climate change This article lists several areas, regions, and municipalities that have either been completely or markedly depopulated, or are involved in plans for depopulation or relocation due to anthropogenic climate change. Several factors created or worsened by climate change can be responsible for necessitating managed retreat or the relocation of people and/or infrastructure. These include rising sea levels, increased flooding risk, changes to the makeup of the land (e.g. a habitable area becoming a wetland), coastal erosion, increased susceptibility to dangerous cyclones, droughts, water shortages, wildfires, and other factors, all of which can overlap with each other to enhance the risk of danger or inhabitability of a formerly populated region. [...] Lists [edit]Completely depopulated [edit]Significantly impacted [edit]Gallery [edit]See also [edit]- Climate migration - Environmental migrant - Managed retreat - List of landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change | 2021-12-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_90_ret_bn_g4 | srilankafactcrescendo_90 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-climate-change-a-depopulation-tool/ | Climate Change is a tool used for Depopulation!! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-28 | https://www.interregeurope.eu/good-practices/penedo-model-village-instrument-to-fight-against-depopulation-against-climate-change | Penedo Model-Village, instrument to fight against depopulation against climate change | 2024-09-16 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_90_ret_bn_g8 | srilankafactcrescendo_90 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-climate-change-a-depopulation-tool/ | Climate Change is a tool used for Depopulation!! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-28 | https://iwaponline.com/hr/article/51/4/768/74974/Impact-of-rural-depopulation-and-climate-change-on | Climate change and rural depopulation are changing the ecological and hydrological cycles in China. Data on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), temperature, precipitation, streamflow, sediment and rural population are available for the Gan River basin from 1981 to 2017. We investigated the spatio-temporal variations in climate, human activity and vegetation mainly using the Mann–Kendall test and examined their relationship using the Granger causality test. The results showed that (1) the temperature markedly increased in all seasons; (2) the precipitation increased in summer and winter but decreased in spring and autumn; (3) overall, the NDVI increased markedly during 2005–2017, but showed seasonal differences, with decreases in summer and winter and increases in spring and autumn; (4) the annual sediment transport showed a significant decreasing trend and (5) a large number of the population shifted from rural to urban areas, resulting in a decrease in the rural population between 1998 and 2018. Rural depopulation has brought about farmland abandonment, conversion of farmland to forests, which was the factor driving the recovery of the vegetation and the decrease in sediment. The results of this study can provide support for climate change adaptation and sustainable development. | 2020-08-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_91 | srilankafactcrescendo_91 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The CID Arrested The President Of The Kelaniya Student Union At the Airport ! | Daily Mirror | 2024-02-28 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The individual arrested in connection with the 2022 freshman harassment incident on the University of Kelaniya campus was Sanjay Hettimulla, a student activist, not Kalum Mudannayake, the convenor of the University of Kelaniya Student Union. This confirmation was provided by Police Media Spokesperson Mr. Nihal Talduwa. | 2024-02-28 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_91_ret_b0_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_91 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The CID Arrested The President Of The Kelaniya Student Union At the Airport ! | Daily Mirror | 2024-02-28 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The CID Did NOT arrest the president of the Kelaniya Student Union; but another activist of the same union! [...] On the 26th, the mainstream media, including social media, had reported that Kalum Mudannayake, President of the University of Kelaniya's Students' Union, had been arrested by the Public Complaints Division of the Criminal Investigation Department. [...] Title:The CID Did NOT arrest the president of the Kelaniya Student Union; but another activist of the same union! | 2024-02-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_91_ret_b14_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_91 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The CID Arrested The President Of The Kelaniya Student Union At the Airport ! | Daily Mirror | 2024-02-28 | https://english.newsfirst.lk/2023/1/2/kelaniya-uni-student-leader-and-activist-arrested | COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Chairman and an activist of the Student Union of the University of Kelaniya were arrested by Thalangama Police. [...] The Chairman of the Student Union of the University of Kelaniya Kelum Mudannayake, and activist Dilshan Harshana were arrested by Thalangama Police when they visited the Police Station to provide a statement. | 2023-01-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_91_ret_b6_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_91 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The CID Arrested The President Of The Kelaniya Student Union At the Airport ! | Daily Mirror | 2024-02-28 | https://www.themorning.lk/articles/1eqz60GkcKSYj6QToLQg | The Kelaniya University Students’ Union President has been arrested by the Thalangama Police along with another student leader, after appearing before the Thalangama Police yesterday (2). [...] Attorney-at-Law Nuwan Bopage stated that the two student union leaders have been charged with allegedly damaging a gate during a protest, which was held near the Ministry of Education. The arrested students include Kelaniya University Students’ Union President Kelum Mudannayake and student union representative Dilshan Harshana, according to Police. | 2023-01-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
srilankafactcrescendo_91_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_91 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/confusion-over-the-kelaniya-university-student-leader-who-got-arrested-en/ | The CID Arrested The President Of The Kelaniya Student Union At the Airport ! | Daily Mirror | 2024-02-28 | https://asianmirror.lk/news/item/36674-kelaniya-university-students%E2%80%99-union-president-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-ragging-incident | Kelum Mudannayake, the president of the Kelaniya University Students' Union, has been apprehended by the Public Complaints Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following his alleged involvement in a recent incident of ragging at the university. According to police sources, Mudannayake had been evading police prior to his arrest. | 2024-02-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_92 | srilankafactcrescendo_92 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Been Recalled To Washington !! | Social Media Users | 2023-07-29 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | Our investigation found that the rumors stating that the US ambassador had been recalled to Washington, USA were false and baseless. The US embassy in Colombo confirms it. | 2023-07-29 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_92_ret_b13_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_92 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Been Recalled To Washington !! | Social Media Users | 2023-07-29 | https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Julie_J._Chung | Julie Jiyoon Chung (Korean: 줄리 정, birth 1973[2]), birth name as Chung Ji-yoon (Korean: 정지윤; Hanja: 鄭智允),[4][5][3] is a Korean-American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka since 2022. She previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA).[1] Her first overseas assignment was in Guangzhou, China. Chung has later served in several posts in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia and Iraq.[1] [...] In August 2014, Chung was assigned to be the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) for the Embassy Phnom Penh.[8] In August 2017, she was transferred back to the U.S. to serve as the Director for the Office of Japanese Affairs (EAP/J).[10] and served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary from February–September 2018. From November 2018 to January 2021 she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.[1] [...] US Ambassador Julie Chung has been accused by Sri Lankan parliamentarian, former minister Mr. Wimal Weerawansa of being involved in a conspiracy to overthrow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government. These allegations were made in Mr. Weerawansa's book, "Navaya: Sengawunu Kathawa" (Nine: The Hidden Story), and were also referenced during his speech at the book's launch on April 25, 2023.[14] | 2022-02-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_92_ret_b17_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_92 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Been Recalled To Washington !! | Social Media Users | 2023-07-29 | https://www.state.gov/chung-julie-democratic-socialist-republic-of-sri-lanka-august-2021 | Chung, Julie – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – August 2021 [...] Julie Chung, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, was most recently the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. She has repeatedly demonstrated her ability to lead diverse interagency teams effectively and to provide strong leadership even in extreme security environments. As Chief of Staff in Baghdad, she coordinated civilian-military foreign assistance with thirteen agencies and sections, and managed the interagency Emergency Assistance Coordination Team in response to suicide bombings. In Bogota, she managed the U.S. government’s largest extradition program, including paramilitary and narco-trafficking cases. While working in the Office of Korean Affairs in Washington, she frequently traveled to North Korea to implement the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework. With extensive diplomatic experience across three geographic regions, Ms. Chung is well-qualified to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Ms. Chung was the Director and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Thailand. As the United States representative to the G24 in Bogota, she led initiatives focused on demining, labor, and human rights. She was a public affairs officer in Vietnam, an economic officer in Japan, and a consular officer in Guangzhou, China. | 2021-08-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_92_ret_b2_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_92 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Been Recalled To Washington !! | Social Media Users | 2023-07-29 | https://lk.usembassy.gov/ambassador/ | Nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Ambassador Julie Chung has been the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka since February 2022. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, Ambassador Chung has previously held senior positions throughout the Indo-Pacific and Western Hemisphere. Prior to her current role, Ambassador Chung served as the Acting Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. She also has extensive experience in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, including as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan, Deputy Chief of Mission in Cambodia, and Economic Counselor in Thailand. In addition, she has served at the U.S. embassies in Iraq, Colombia, Vietnam, and Japan, and the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. She also served as an advisor on nonproliferation discussions of the Agreed Framework with North Korea while working in the Office of Korean Affairs in Washington. As a child, Ambassador Chung immigrated to the United States from Korea and was raised in Huntington Beach, California. She received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California San Diego and an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University and joined the Foreign Service in 1996 in the first cohort of the Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship program. Ambassador Chung has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Rank Award and the Secretary’s Distinguished Honor Award, and speaks Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Khmer. | 2024-04-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_92_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_92 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Been Recalled To Washington !! | Social Media Users | 2023-07-29 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/ | US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Not Been Recalled to Washington – US Embassy in Colombo [...] Furthermore, the US Embassy in Colombo confirms that the US Department of State had not taken any decision to recall Ambassador Julie Chung to Washington, and the Tweet is entirely fake. [...] Title:US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Not Been Recalled to Washington – US Embassy in Colombo | 2023-07-29 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_93 | srilankafactcrescendo_93 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/image-taken-in-2016-in-prague-during-a-film-set-shared-as-a-world-war-ii-photo/ | Is This A Soldier Using A Modern Mobile Phone During World War II? Check Out The Truth… | Social Media Users | 2020-11-23 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/image-taken-in-2016-in-prague-during-a-film-set-shared-as-a-world-war-ii-photo/ | Our fact check reveals that the image of the German soldier in a World War II uniform, carrying a modern mobile phone was actually taken during the filming of a six-part mini-series called Bohéma about the film industry in Czechoslovakia from 1938 to 1953 in the year 2016. | 2020-11-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_93_ret_bn_g1 | srilankafactcrescendo_93 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/image-taken-in-2016-in-prague-during-a-film-set-shared-as-a-world-war-ii-photo/ | Is This A Soldier Using A Modern Mobile Phone During World War II? Check Out The Truth… | Social Media Users | 2020-11-23 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/image-taken-in-2016-in-prague-during-a-film-set-shared-as-a-world-war-ii-photo/ | A using a mobile phone during the second World War, when mobile phones were unheard of, seems too good to be true. But, a black and white image showing a soldier using mobile phone has surfaced on social media claiming that the image is of an ally soldier using a mobile during the second World […] A using a mobile phone during the second World War, when mobile phones were unheard of, seems too good to be true. But, a black and white image showing a soldier using mobile phone has surfaced on social media claiming that the image is of an ally soldier using a mobile during the second World War. [...] As mentioned in the caption we inspected the link provided by Richard Tanton and noticed a very interesting report captioned "NOT a WW2 soldier with a mobile phone" by Fake History Hunter. Link | Archived | 2022-02-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
srilankafactcrescendo_94 | srilankafactcrescendo_94 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/one-ring-scam-what-you-should-and-should-not-worry-about/ | New Phone Scam in Which Criminals Can Access Your Phone Data Once You Call Back a Number From A Missed Call !! | Social Media Users | 2023-01-23 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/one-ring-scam-what-you-should-and-should-not-worry-about/ | The part that these scams can copy your SIM data or access your personal information is false. Instead, the scammers would connect your line to international networks and thereby incur premium fees. Mobile security experts advise mobile users to be cautious about such scams and not to call back for unknown calls that ring only once. | 2023-01-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_94_ret_b17_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_94 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/one-ring-scam-what-you-should-and-should-not-worry-about/ | New Phone Scam in Which Criminals Can Access Your Phone Data Once You Call Back a Number From A Missed Call !! | Social Media Users | 2023-01-23 | https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/113064/is-it-dangerous-to-call-spam-phone-numbers-even-if-you-know-theyre-spammers | Can you get "hacked" by calling a number? I am curious if calling the number would do something to my phone. How could a hacker possibly access sensitive information just by tricking someone into calling. [...] - If you call them, the spammer can find out if that phone number is owned by an actual person. The spammer can also easily fake the same area code as you, and set up a clever social engineering trick that may involve you thinking with the wrong head. | 2016-02-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_94_ret_bn_g10 | srilankafactcrescendo_94 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/one-ring-scam-what-you-should-and-should-not-worry-about/ | New Phone Scam in Which Criminals Can Access Your Phone Data Once You Call Back a Number From A Missed Call !! | Social Media Users | 2023-01-23 | https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/08/24/434313813/why-phone-fraud-starts-with-a-silent-call | It can be tricky because many real banks have a similar system. And, Balasubramaniyan says, fear does kick in. He recalls a big scam in 2014 in which criminals pretended to be the IRS calling to collect back taxes. (The agency says the scam is still going on.) If you wanted to call back or have time to talk to your spouse before paying over the phone, the fraudster wouldn't let you go. [...] Company researchers estimate 1 in every 2,200 calls is a fraud attempt. And they've observed an interesting detail about the fraudulent 1-877 numbers. If you call back from your phone — which the criminals dialed — you get the prompt to enter personal data. If you call back from somewhere else, you get "this number has been deactivated." So a regulator or police officer that's trying to crack down will think, incorrectly, it's out of commission. Once the criminal ring scrapes enough information on you, it has humans call your financial institution. Banks and credit card companies hire Pindrop to help them detect fraud. | 2015-08-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_94_ret_bn_g17 | srilankafactcrescendo_94 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/one-ring-scam-what-you-should-and-should-not-worry-about/ | New Phone Scam in Which Criminals Can Access Your Phone Data Once You Call Back a Number From A Missed Call !! | Social Media Users | 2023-01-23 | https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/fraud/one-ring-scam.html | The one-ring scam, also known as the missed call or Wangiri scam, involves receiving a single ring or missed call on your phone. If you call back, you may be connected to a premium rate number, often located in another country, resulting in excessive charges. Scammers take your money through excessive charges and fraudulent schemes. Calling back the missed number can result in high charges, including connection fees and per-minute rates, which can accumulate rapidly. Scammers may attempt to keep you on the line, engaging you in conversation or misleading you with false claims to prolong the call and increase charges. [...] - If you receive a missed call from an unknown international number, refrain from calling back, especially if you were not expecting such calls. Instead, you should consider blocking the number. [...] - If you are curious about the missed call, search the number online first. Websites that track scam phone numbers may have information about the number's fraudulent nature. | 2023-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_95 | srilankafactcrescendo_95 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/ | The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-02 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/ | A viral video of Cillian Murphy speaking to Prince Harry at the UK premiere of Dunkirk has been altered. The original footage shows only a brief interaction between the two. The audio in the viral clip was taken from a separate interview with Murphy and Tom Hardy for the movie Inception. | 2023-08-02 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_95_ret_b4_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_95 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/ | The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-02 | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/inside-cillian-murphy-intense-oppenheimer-prep-i-didnt-go-out-much | After playing supporting roles in Christopher Nolan films from The Dark Knight to Dunkirk, Cillian Murphy has reached main character status in Oppenheimer, a biopic about the father of the atomic bomb. As played by the actor, VF’s Richard Lawson writes in his review of the film, "Oppenheimer is a commanding, eerie figure—haughty and saturnine, haunted and consumed." [...] On the Oppenheimer press tour, completed prior to the actors strike, Murphy’s costars have also detailed some of his intense methods. Emily Blunt, who plays Oppenheimer’s wife, Kitty, told People that Murphy would forego cast dinners because of the "monumental" weight on his shoulders. "Of course he didn’t want to [eat] with us," she told the outlet. Matt Damon, who plays General Groves, added, "His brain was just too full." Murphy confirmed this to NME, explaining, "I didn’t go out much. I didn’t socialize much, mainly because of the amount of work I had to do…. I became so immersed in the role." | 2023-07-20 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
srilankafactcrescendo_95_ret_bn_g0 | srilankafactcrescendo_95 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/ | The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-02 | https://thailand.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/ | Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor who has been making waves in the entertainment industry for years. He recently gained even more attention for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer, which put him in the world's spotlight. Recently, a video of him speaking to Prince Harry has emerged and gone viral on […] Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor who has been making waves in the entertainment industry for years. He recently gained even more attention for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer, which put him in the world's spotlight. Recently, a video of him speaking to Prince Harry has emerged and gone viral on social media. [...] Title:Did the Oppenheimer actor, Cillian Murphy, Correct Prince Harry on his Nationality? | 2023-08-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_95_ret_bn_g11 | srilankafactcrescendo_95 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/ | The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !! | Social Media Users | 2023-08-02 | https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230712-robert-oppenheimer-manhattan-project-nuclear-scientist-atomic-bomb | As the movie Oppenheimer is released, Ben Platts-Mills explores the true story of the enigmatic Manhattan Project scientist, and the atomic bomb that made him a "destroyer of worlds". [...] Oppenheimer was a picture of nervous exhaustion. He was always slender, but after three years as director of "Project Y", the scientific arm of the "Manhattan Engineer District" that had designed and built the bomb, his weight had dropped to just over 52kg (115lbs). At 5ft 10in (178cm), this made him extremely thin. He'd slept only four hours that night, kept awake by anxiety and his smoker's cough. [...] The movie Oppenheimer, released 21 July in the US, is based on the Pulitzer prize-winning book American Prometheus. Oppenheimer is played by Cillian Murphy. Several other real people are portrayed, such as Leslie Groves (Matt Damon), the general who recruited Oppenheimer, as well as figures from his personal life, including Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh), a psychiatrist who he dated in the 1930s, and his wife Kitty Oppenheimer (Emily Blunt). Read BBC Culture's review of Oppenheimer and why it is a deserving masterpiece. | 2023-07-20 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
srilankafactcrescendo_96_ret_bn_g1 | srilankafactcrescendo_96 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-the-alien-found-in-mexico-a-cake-know-the-truth/ | The Alien Found In Mexico A Cake !! | Social Media Users | 2023-10-24 | https://www.deccanherald.com/world/mexicos-alien-corpse-actually-a-cake-bakers-post-goes-viral-on-social-media-2692314 | Mexico's alien corpse actually a cake? Baker's post goes viral on social media | 2023-09-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_97 | srilankafactcrescendo_97 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/the-widely-shared-picture-about-the-dangers-of-bluetooth-headphones-doesnt-have-enough-proof/ | Bluetooth headphones emit the EMF wave that increases cancer risk !! | Social Media Users | 2019-03-20 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/the-widely-shared-picture-about-the-dangers-of-bluetooth-headphones-doesnt-have-enough-proof/ | The claim that the EMF wave in Bluetooth devices increases cancer risk is misleading since it lacks established evidence about the connection between Bluetooth headphones usage and cancer risk. Moreover, many guaranteed reports and Scientific studies have confirmed that Bluetooth headphones have no links to cancer risk. | 2019-03-20 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_97_ret_b3_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_97 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/the-widely-shared-picture-about-the-dangers-of-bluetooth-headphones-doesnt-have-enough-proof/ | Bluetooth headphones emit the EMF wave that increases cancer risk !! | Social Media Users | 2019-03-20 | https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2019/03/do-wireless-headphones-cause-cancer/ | Some scientists are arguing that these headphones could potentially lead increase cancer risk due to the fact they emit radio frequency (EMF) radiation when they are used. In 2015, a group of scientists around the world signed a petition directed to the United Nations and World Health Organization that expresses their concern about exposure to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF). The petition, which started circulating around the internet again in early 2019, also says that EMF has the potential to increase the risk of neurological disorders, DNA damage, cellular distress, and changes to the reproductive system. [...] Ultimately, when it comes to wireless headphones, its dangers aren’t all that clear. Despite extremely low frequency EMF being possibly carcinogenic to humans, researchers have still not observed a direct connection. Bluetooth headphones specifically have their power density exposures that is 10 to 400 times lower than those of cell phones, according to Dana-Farber’s David Kozono, MD, PhD. Power density is the rate of power that an EMF produces per the unit area. "I would therefore expect it would be more difficult to observe an association between Bluetooth headphone use and cancer," Kozono says. "Data are lacking however to conclude with certainty that there is or is not a risk of increased cancer." | 2019-03-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
srilankafactcrescendo_97_ret_bn_g11 | srilankafactcrescendo_97 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/the-widely-shared-picture-about-the-dangers-of-bluetooth-headphones-doesnt-have-enough-proof/ | Bluetooth headphones emit the EMF wave that increases cancer risk !! | Social Media Users | 2019-03-20 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22021071/ | Systematic review of wireless phone use and brain cancer and other head tumors - PMID: 22021071 - DOI: 10.1002/bem.20716 [...] We conducted a systematic review of scientific studies to evaluate whether the use of wireless phones is linked to an increased incidence of the brain cancer glioma or other tumors of the head (meningioma, acoustic neuroma, and parotid gland), originating in the areas of the head that most absorb radiofrequency (RF) energy from wireless phones. Epidemiology and in vivo studies were evaluated according to an agreed protocol; quality criteria were used to evaluate the studies for narrative synthesis but not for meta-analyses or pooling of results. The epidemiology study results were heterogeneous, with sparse data on long-term use (≥ 10 years). Meta-analyses of the epidemiology studies showed no statistically significant increase in risk (defined as P < 0.05) for adult brain cancer or other head tumors from wireless phone use. Analyses of the in vivo oncogenicity, tumor promotion, and genotoxicity studies also showed no statistically significant relationship between exposure to RF fields and genotoxic damage to brain cells, or the incidence of brain cancers or other tumors of the head. Assessment of the review results using the Hill criteria did not support a causal relationship between wireless phone use and the incidence of adult cancers in the areas of the head that most absorb RF energy from the use of wireless phones. There are insufficient data to make any determinations about longer-term use (≥ 10 years). | 2014-11-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_97_ret_bn_g8 | srilankafactcrescendo_97 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/the-widely-shared-picture-about-the-dangers-of-bluetooth-headphones-doesnt-have-enough-proof/ | Bluetooth headphones emit the EMF wave that increases cancer risk !! | Social Media Users | 2019-03-20 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/the-widely-shared-picture-about-the-dangers-of-bluetooth-headphones-doesnt-have-enough-proof/ | This picture, stating the critical harm of wireless Bluetooth, was widely shared on the internet. The picture contains a wireless headphone image beside the image of the human brain, leading the readers to feel that Bluetooth headphones affect our brains. Facebook Post | Archive Another Facebook post about the potential risk of cancer from Bluetooth […] [...] Another Facebook post about the potential risk of cancer from Bluetooth headphones. [...] The claim that the EMF wave in Bluetooth devices increases cancer risk is misleading since it lacks established evidence about the connection between Bluetooth headphones usage and cancer risk. Moreover, many guaranteed reports and Scientific studies have confirmed that Bluetooth headphones have no links to cancer risk. | 2023-01-06 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_98 | srilankafactcrescendo_98 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/purported-screenshot-of-fox-news-tweet-being-spread-as-side-effects-of-ivermectin-usage-in-covid-19-period-is-misleading/ | Fox News Tweets that 68% of individuals who used Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 are suffering from long-term bowel and urinary incontinence. | Social Media Users | 2024-02-12 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/purported-screenshot-of-fox-news-tweet-being-spread-as-side-effects-of-ivermectin-usage-in-covid-19-period-is-misleading/ | The claim regarding long-term bowel and urinary incontinence among individuals using Ivermectin for COVID-19 lacks credible evidence and has been debunked by independent fact-checkers also. | 2024-02-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_98_ret_bn_g11 | srilankafactcrescendo_98 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/purported-screenshot-of-fox-news-tweet-being-spread-as-side-effects-of-ivermectin-usage-in-covid-19-period-is-misleading/ | Fox News Tweets that 68% of individuals who used Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 are suffering from long-term bowel and urinary incontinence. | Social Media Users | 2024-02-12 | https://ifunny.co/picture/candace-owens-realcandaceo-well-this-explains-a-few-things-fox-jgc2lZIY9 | Candace Owens @ @RealCandaceO Well, this explains a few things Fox News @ 'NEWS @FoxNews lvermectin's hidden cost: New studies show that 68% of those who used ivermectin to treat or prevent Covid are suffering long-term bowel and urinary incontinence PM - May 12, 2022 397 49 836 AM - Mav 13. 2022 #candace#owens#well#explains#things#fox#news#lvermectins#hidden#new#studies#show#used#ivermectin#treat#prevent#covid#suffering#long#term 0 comment durfblurf 22d 397 | 2022-05-14 | False | false | true | supports |
srilankafactcrescendo_98_ret_bn_g2 | srilankafactcrescendo_98 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/purported-screenshot-of-fox-news-tweet-being-spread-as-side-effects-of-ivermectin-usage-in-covid-19-period-is-misleading/ | Fox News Tweets that 68% of individuals who used Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 are suffering from long-term bowel and urinary incontinence. | Social Media Users | 2024-02-12 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-693370260229 | THE FACTS: The fabricated Fox News post circulating on social media falsely claims there are new studies on ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that has been touted by some as a COVID-19 treatment despite a lack of evidence to support that use. The purported Fox News tweet reads: "Ivermectin’s hidden cost: New studies show that 68% of those who used ivermectin to treat or prevent Covid are suffering long-term bowel and urinary incontinence." The screenshot of the tweet doesn’t show a link to a story and claims the tweet was posted on May 12. [...] "I’m surprised that Fox News is tweeting this because they were one of the sources of the whole Ivermectin misinformation," said one user. | 2022-05-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_98_ret_bn_g3 | srilankafactcrescendo_98 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/purported-screenshot-of-fox-news-tweet-being-spread-as-side-effects-of-ivermectin-usage-in-covid-19-period-is-misleading/ | Fox News Tweets that 68% of individuals who used Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 are suffering from long-term bowel and urinary incontinence. | Social Media Users | 2024-02-12 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivermectins-hidden-cost/ | In mid-May 2022, Twitter users shared a supposed screenshot that appeared to show conservative commentator Candace Owens responding to a tweet from Fox News about the alleged "hidden cost" of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug that has been studied as a possible cure for COVID-19. However, both tweets — one from Fox News and a retweet from Owens — were fake. According to the image, which we displayed below, Fox News had tweeted, "Ivermectin's hidden cost: New studies show that 68% of those who used ivermectin to treat or prevent Covid are suffering long-term bowel and urinary incontinence." In response, Owens purportedly quote-tweeted Fox's post, writing, "Well, this explains a few things." [...] We searched both Google (to check Google cache) and Twitter to make sure neither Owens nor Fox News had tweeted anything similar to the screenshot about "ivermectin's hidden cost." As expected, we found nothing. We also did not find any "new studies" that supposedly showed 68% of ivermectin users, as referenced in the fake Fox News tweet, suffered "long-term bowel and urinary incontinence." | 2022-05-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_99 | srilankafactcrescendo_99 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/snippet-from-an-awareness-video-shared-as-a-robbery-in-sri-lanka/ | CCTV Footage Of A Burglary In Sri Lanka | Social Media Users | 2021-10-17 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/snippet-from-an-awareness-video-shared-as-a-robbery-in-sri-lanka/ | We verified that the video viral on social media in Sri Lanka claiming to be CCTV footage of a Robbery at Rathmalana was actually part of an awareness video from Kerala, India. | 2021-10-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
srilankafactcrescendo_99_ret_b1_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_99 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/snippet-from-an-awareness-video-shared-as-a-robbery-in-sri-lanka/ | CCTV Footage Of A Burglary In Sri Lanka | Social Media Users | 2021-10-17 | https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/chilling-cctv-footage-shows-moment-sri-lankan-suicide-bomber-attempted-to-blow-up-luxury-hotel/news-story/736904da41f01127d701ccce1dd97215 | Chilling CCTV footage shows moment Sri Lankan suicide bomber attempted to blow up luxury hotel Chilling CCTV footage shows the moment a Sri Lankan suicide bomber calmly enters a hotel dining room with a bomb. It didn’t go to plan. Chilling CCTV footage has shown the moment a Sri Lankan suicide bomber failed to blow up his original target, the luxury Taj Samudra hotel. | 2019-05-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
srilankafactcrescendo_99_ret_b4_gn | srilankafactcrescendo_99 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/snippet-from-an-awareness-video-shared-as-a-robbery-in-sri-lanka/ | CCTV Footage Of A Burglary In Sri Lanka | Social Media Users | 2021-10-17 | https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/cctv-captures-seconds-before-suicide-bomb/news-story/8952714fa6f030aac1be4bc89aabe7ab | Chilling CCTV inside Colombo’s Cinnamon Grand hotel has captured the final moments of the mastermind behind Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings, an attack that left more than 350 people dead. [...] CCTV footage also captured the final moments of more than a hundred people at Colombo’s St Sebastian church. [...] Security camera footage from outside the church in Negombo showed the bearded man in a light blue shirt, navy trousers and sandals appear on a path way and cross a courtyard outside the church. | 2019-04-25 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
srilankafactcrescendo_99_ret_bn_g1 | srilankafactcrescendo_99 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/snippet-from-an-awareness-video-shared-as-a-robbery-in-sri-lanka/ | CCTV Footage Of A Burglary In Sri Lanka | Social Media Users | 2021-10-17 | https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/snippet-from-an-awareness-video-shared-as-a-robbery-in-sri-lanka/ | FACT CHECK: Is this a CCTV footage of a burglary in Sri Lanka? Find out the Truth... [...] We verified that the video viral on social media in Sri Lanka claiming to be CCTV footage of a Robbery at Rathmalana was actually part of an awareness video from Kerala, India. [...] Title:Is this a CCTV footage of a burglary in Sri Lanka? Find out the Truth... | 2022-02-21 | False | false | true | refutes |