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ویژگی‌های اقتصادی تفاهم موقت ایران و آمریکا
Publisher’s rating: بازگشایی تنگه هرمز و رفع محاصره دریایی، هم برای ایران و هم برای اقتصاد جهانی خبر خوبی است، اما فرصت‌های اقتصادی این تفاهم‌نامه برای ایران محدود به این موارد نیست.
Sri Lanka made a historic repayment of USD 8.09 billion to the global financial market in the first quarter of 2026.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Sri Lanka serviced USD 8.09 billion in debt obligations in Q1 2026, but 93.5% was domestic debt rolled over or renewed within Sri Lanka; about USD 530 million went to external creditors. The government also raised USD 6.24 billion in new debt during the quarter, and the review says higher debt-servicing figures had been recorded in Q2 and Q3 of 2025.
A Navbharat Times graphic quotes Prime Minister Narendra Modi as appealing to women to sell their gold and deposit the proceeds in their bank accounts.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
تورم غذا در اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۵؛ هزینه سبد کالابرگ خانوار از ۱۶ میلیون تومان گذشت
Publisher’s rating: متوسط قیمت مواد غذایی اصلی در مناطق شهری به نسبت سال گذشته، بین ۲ تا بیش از ۵ برابر افزایش داشته است.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched new ₹500 plastic currency notes that do not feature Mahatma Gandhi’s photograph.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the RBI has not launched ₹500 plastic notes without Mahatma Gandhi’s photograph, and that neither the RBI nor the Central Government announced such notes. It also reports that the viral image was likely AI-generated.
The World Bank has ranked Sri Lanka the world's second poorest country.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the World Bank does not officially rank countries by poverty and that Sri Lanka was classified as a lower-middle-income country for 2024 and 2025. It concludes that the circulating newspaper-style post claiming Sri Lanka was ranked second poorest was fabricated.
Thirty-six crore rupees went missing from the Inland Revenue Department (an old 2023 report recirculated as recent news).
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The claim recirculated a report about 36 crores allegedly missing from the Inland Revenue Department as a recent incident, but the report dated to April 4, 2023. The review says the department’s Commissioner General confirmed there had been no recent incident of this kind, while official collection figures also differed from those cited in the claim.
ابراهیم رئیسی اقتصاد ایران را پس از یک دهه رکود احیا کرد.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
پول‌های بلوکه شده ایران چقدر است؟
Publisher’s rating: سال‌ها است اعداد و ارقام متنوعی، از کمتر از ۲۰ تا بیش از ۱۲۰ میلیارد دلار به عنوان پول‌های بلوکه شده ایران مطرح شده که نمی‌توان هیچ کدام را به‌طور مستقل رد یا تایید کرد.
தமிழ்நாடு மாநிலம் முழுவதும் 11.40 லட்சம் விவசாயிகளின் பயிர் கடன்களை முழுமையாக தள்ளுபடி செய்திருக்கிறார் முதல்வர் விஜய்!
Publisher’s rating: false
The Assam Tribune has been sold to Gautam Adani.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that The Assam Tribune refuted the claim that it was being sold to Gautam Adani. The review says the newspaper’s May 25, 2026 post stated it was “NOT FOR SALE” and concludes that it had not been sold.
தவெக ஆட்சி பொறுப்பேற்று கீர்த்தனா தொழிற்துறை அமைச்சராக பதவியேற்றுள்ளார். தற்போது Saint Gobain நிறுவனம் தமிழ்நாட்டில் 3400 கோடிகள் முதலீடு செய்யவுள்ளது.
Publisher’s rating: false
“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
The Central Bank Governor warned that Sri Lanka's economic outlook is uncertain, in a statement widely shared on social media.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says Weerasinghe did warn that the economic outlook was uncertain and difficult to predict beyond three months. It explains that he linked this uncertainty to global conflict and its effects on oil prices, not to government actions.
تغییرات قیمت خرده‌فروشی؛ تصویر بی‌سابقه از وضعیت معیشت ایرانیان
Publisher’s rating: قیمت ۴۵ قلم از ۵۳ کالای خوراکی پرمصرف مرکز آمار ایران، طی یک سال بیش از دو برابر افزایش پیدا کرده‌اند.
Petrol bunks in several states will remain closed every Sunday following PM Modi’s appeal to save fuel.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the Indian Petroleum Dealers’ Association had not announced Sunday closures. It also cites the Press Information Bureau fact-check unit and Indian Oil Corporation, which said no such decision had been taken and outlets were operating normally, including on Sundays.
14 మే 2026 నుండి ప్రతి ఆదివారం పెట్రోల్ బంకులు మూసివేయబడతాయని చెప్తున్న న్యూస్ రిపోర్ట్ వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
"As soon as" the war in Iran is over, "you’re going to see gasoline and oil [prices] drop like a rock."
Publisher’s rating: Exaggerated
نرخ ارز از دی ۱۴۰۴ تا اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۵ فقط ۱۰ درصد افزایش داشته است.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
தற்போது நடைமுறையில் உள்ள முதல் 100 யூனிட் மின்கட்டணம் இலவசம் என்பது நீக்கப்பட்டு, 500 யூனிட்டுக்கு மேல் பயன்படுத்துபவர்கள் முழு யூனிட்டிற்கும் பணம் செலுத்த வேண்டியிருக்கும்.
Publisher’s rating: misleading