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Economy & business fact checks

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Fact Crescendo Sri LankaEconomy & business

කසිප්පු නිෂ්පාදකයන් ආර්ථිකයේ ප්‍රධාන කොටස්කරුවන් කරන බවක් ප්‍රසන්න රණවීර පැවසුවා ද?

Publisher’s rating: Altered

The claim concerns a social-media post saying that State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera had told a newspaper, “We are making kasippu producers key stakeholders in the country’s economy.” The review says the post was shared in a satirical manner and examines whether that wording appeared in the newspaper item attributed to him. The review compares the post with the original report in the 10 April issue of Divaina, on page 13. It reports that the original headline referred instead to making handicraft artisans key stakeholders in the country’s economy. A caption beneath Ranaweera’s photograph referred to plans to establish 100 Lak Shilpa centres in Kataragama, Hikkaduwa, Sigiriya and Beruwala. On that comparison, the review concludes that the kasippu wording came from a satirical edit of the original handicrafts-related newspaper item, rather than the headline reported in the original. The evidence in the excerpt supports that conclusion about the newspaper text; it does not provide a separate transcript or recording of Ranaweera’s remarks.

dpaEconomy & business

Gagnez des produits pour bébé en option chez Colruyt-Belgique (valeur 200 €) si vous répondez à ce questionnaire

Publisher’s rating: L’enquête n’émane pas de Colruyt. C’est un procédé frauduleux pour récolter des données personnelles et envoyer des autres pseudo concours aux internautes qui ont laissé leurs coordonnées à Green Flamingo.

The review investigated an online questionnaire that used Colruyt’s logo and promised baby products “d'une « valeur de 200 € »” in exchange for answering questions. It reports that the form asked where people usually bought baby products and which qualities mattered most to them. The review’s central finding is that the offer did not come from Colruyt: the company’s spokesperson, Nathalie Roisin, described it as phishing and said relevant Colruyt departments had been alerted. The review points to the questionnaire’s two generic questions and says that respondents were told they had been selected regardless of their answers. It also traces what happened next: participants were asked to continue by entering their contact details through a link leading to Green Flamingo, rather than to Colruyt’s website. These details support the review’s conclusion that the apparent Colruyt competition was a misleading route to collecting personal information. The review further explains that the data-collection concern was not limited to the form itself. It cites earlier reporting about Green Flamingo and describes a Dutch outlet’s participation in Green Flamingo promotions, after which it received 224 emails in 39 days; 188 were sent by Green Flamingo. That account is presented as related reporting about the company’s promotions, while the direct evidence about this particular questionnaire is its Colruyt branding, the form’s questions, the external link, and the response attributed to Colruyt’s spokesperson.

Vishvas NewsEconomy & business

দাবী কৰা হৈছে যে ৩১ মাৰ্চ, ২০২১ তাৰিখৰ পূৰ্বে নিজৰ পাৰ্মানেণ্ট একাউণ্ট নম্বৰ অৰ্থাৎ PAN যদিহে আধাৰৰ সৈতে লিংক নকৰে, তেন্তে তেনে পৰিস্থিতিত ১০,০০০ টকা জৰিমণা ভৰিবলগীয়া হ’ব পাৰে। ইয়াৰ উপৰিও আপোনাৰ PAN নিস্ক্ৰিয় হৈ পৰিব।

Publisher’s rating: FALSE