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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 m...
2024-09-25
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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
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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
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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 Login...
2023-12-05
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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 ...
2024-03-06
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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 com...
2023-07-06
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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" ...
2024-07-25
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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 certai...
2024-03-07
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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
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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
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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...
2020-03-28
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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 Ol...
2022-02-17
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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 ...
2023-06-06
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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 us...
2024-03-20
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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 1...
2023-09-15
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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...
2023-09-15
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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. Dif...
2023-09-14
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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 re...
2023-01-25
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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...
2022-08-03
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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...
2022-01-10
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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 ...
2023-02-04
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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 wi...
2024-03-21
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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. [.....
2024-04-01
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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 consumpt...
2024-05-12
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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 reac...
2023-11-10
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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 Ty...
2024-05-16
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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
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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 mu...
2023-09-19
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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 ...
2024-09-25
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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 ...
2023-12-13
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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" underli...
2019-11-20
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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 purifica...
2022-04-19
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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 ...
2019-04-11
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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 fr...
2010-08-30
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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...
2024-01-06
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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 La...
2024-01-06
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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 als...
2022-12-18
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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 c...
2024-01-07
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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 detail...
2023-12-10
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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...
2021-01-11
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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 ...
2023-12-13
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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....
2024-01-19
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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 a...
2022-02-21
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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
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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: ...
2020-09-24
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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
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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 de...
2024-05-19
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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.20...
2024-10-08
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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 concl...
2023-08-07
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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...
2020-06-02
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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...
2021-01-29
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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 i...
2024-09-24
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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...
2024-10-08
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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 initiat...
2023-08-28
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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 b...
2021-12-03
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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
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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-tempora...
2020-08-01
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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
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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...
2024-02-28
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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 ...
2023-01-02
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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...
2023-01-03
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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 evadin...
2024-02-26
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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
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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 Uni...
2022-02-25
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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 demonstr...
2021-08-10
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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 an...
2024-04-01
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https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/us-ambassador-julie-chung-has-not-been-recalled-to-washington/
US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Been Recalled To Washington !!
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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...
2023-07-29
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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…
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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
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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…
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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 phon...
2022-02-21
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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 !!
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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 r...
2023-01-23
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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 !!
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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 c...
2016-02-07
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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 !!
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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 spo...
2015-08-24
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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 !!
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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 fraud...
2023-01-01
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https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/
The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !!
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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
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https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/
The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !!
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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 figu...
2023-07-20
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https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/
The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !!
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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 ...
2023-08-03
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https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/cillian-murphy-and-prince-harry-video/
The Oppenheimer Actor, Cillian Murphy, Corrected Prince Harry On His Nationality !!
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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 scie...
2023-07-20
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https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/is-the-alien-found-in-mexico-a-cake-know-the-truth/
The Alien Found In Mexico A Cake !!
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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
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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 !!
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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
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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 !!
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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 ...
2019-03-26
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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 !!
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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 ...
2014-11-01
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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 !!
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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 potentia...
2023-01-06
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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.
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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
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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.
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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#ex...
2022-05-14
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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.
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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 sh...
2022-05-18
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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.
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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 Ne...
2022-05-17
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
2019-05-03
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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
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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....
2019-04-25
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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
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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 ...
2022-02-21
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