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Disasters & emergencies fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about disasters & emergencies. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

3,259 published reviews in this topic

Factcrescendo Sri LankaDisasters & emergencies

Bridge Collapse Near Peradeniya University (Image)

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review found that the image did not show a bridge near the University of Peradeniya: it depicted a damaged bridge on the Aralaganwila–Maduruoya road. It cites a News First report confirming that location and says Peradeniya police confirmed there was no bridge damage near the engineering faculty.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaDisasters & emergencies

පාර්ලිමේන්තු ඇලට වාහනය පෙරලුණේ මාලිමාවේ මන්ත්‍රී බීමතින් රිය පැද වූ නිසාද?

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the car belonged to MP Nihal Abeysinghe, but his driver was bringing it to Parliament to pick him up, and the MP was not in the vehicle. Parliament police told the review that poor weather contributed to the car entering the pond and that the driver had not been drinking.

youturnDisasters & emergencies

சாதாரண தண்ணீரை விட சோப்புத் தூள் கலக்கப்பட்ட தண்ணீர் எப்படி பட்ட தீயாக இருந்தாலும் அது பற்றி எரியும் போது அது மற்ற இடங்களுக்கு பரவாமல் சுலபமாக அணைக்கும் என்று ஆய்வின் மூலம் கண்டறிந்து மலேசியா அரசு சார்பாக அந்நாட்டின் தீயணைப்புத்துறை வரும் தீபாவளி பண்டிகையை கருத்தில் கொண்டு இவ்வாறு விளக்கப்படம் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது

Publisher’s rating: false