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ගුරු දින උත්සවවලදී ආහාර සහ තෑගි පිරිනැමීම අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය නව නියෝගයකින් තහනම් කර ඇත.
Publisher’s rating: නොමඟ යවන සුළු
The Ministry of Education has issued a new order banning food and gifts at school Teachers' Day events to prevent unnecessary spending and inequality among students.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the Ministry’s secretary confirmed that no new announcement had been made and that an earlier circular remained in force. It identifies the rule as Circular No. 33/2016, which concerns collecting money for teachers’ rewards and gifts; the post misleadingly presented this old rule as a new order banning food and gifts.
ஆசிரியர் தின விழாக்களில் உணவு, பரிசுகள் வழங்க தடை விதித்து கல்வி அமைச்சு புதிய அறிவிப்பு விடுத்துள்ளது.
Publisher’s rating: தவறாக வழிநடத்தும் (Misleading)
బీహార్ ప్రభుత్వ పాఠశాలలో బీజేపీ మంత్రి సమక్షంలో విద్యార్థినులు సినిమా పాటలకు డ్యాన్స్ చేస్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
تصویر مریم میرزاخانی روی جلد کتاب ریاضی دانشآموزان ایتالیا
Publisher’s rating: نیمهدرست
Ein Politiker der Partei Die Linke aus Sachsen-Anhalt unterstützt die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar dabei, westdeutschen Studenten bessere Noten zu geben.
Publisher’s rating: Lüge
The schoolboy who went viral for calling the Grade 5 Scholarship Exam "easy-peasy" topped the island with 193 marks.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review reports that the viral student interviewed outside a Colombo school was not the student who scored 193. It identifies Danoj Theekshana Weerasekara of Kurunegala as the student who achieved the island’s highest score.
استبعاد الطالبة السورية "رؤى محمود شيخ" من قائمة أوائل الجمهورية
Publisher’s rating: صحيح
Video of massive crowd at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, protesting against reservations and demanding a rollback of the UGC Equity Regulations on 21 August 2026.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
"Maine schools used to be among the best, but under Troy Jackson’s failed leadership in Augusta, our high schools dropped to dead last."
Publisher’s rating: Not the whole story
పీఎస్సీ పరీక్షల సమస్యలకు వ్యతిరేకంగా జార్ఖండ్లో విద్యార్థులు కాషాయ జెండాలతో శాంతియుతంగా ర్యాలీ నిర్వహిస్తున్న వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Eric Stehr expressed his support for the leadership of the Bauhaus University in connection with the scandal involving inflated grades given to students from West Germany.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
The video shows students in Nashik protesting and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Visuals showing a schoolgirl crossing a stream with the help of a zipline in India.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review reports that the video shows a schoolgirl crossing a river by zipline in Puerto Mosquito, Colombia, not India. It says Colombian reports placed the filming in 2022.
This news won't be shown by any godi media. The spark of the movement in Bihar is visibly growing. Students protested in Patna, Bihar. Patna's Dak Bungalow is jammed. #UGC_लागू_करो #UGC_बहाल_करो #We_support_UGC_Act
Publisher’s rating: false
Under the DMK regime, government schools were totally neglected. Students had to study in crumbling buildings without basic drinking water or clean sanitation. Now @TVKVijayHQ government has decided to fix it. To elevate the standard of school infrastructure across Tamil Nadu, a budget of ₹80.64 Crores has been allocated with NABARD assistance for the year 2026-27.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
#pmshri school நாங்க இருக்க வரைக்கும் கொண்டு வரவே இல்ல மத்திய அரசு அப்படின்னு திமுக காரனுங்க சொல்லுவானுங்க ... # மாநில அரசுக்கு தெரியாமையா உடுமலைப்பேட்டையில் இவ்வளவு பெரிய ஸ்கூல் வந்து இருக்கு ... # தவெக காரங்க சேவ் பன்னி வெச்சிகுங்க பசங்களா...
Publisher’s rating: false
The video shows Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reacting to demands for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak issue.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video is unrelated to the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. It has been online since June 2015 and shows Rajnath Singh responding to questions about possible resignations during the Lalit Modi controversy, amid demands involving Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje.
திருவாரூரில் உள்ள 33 தனியார் பள்ளிகளின் 120 பள்ளி வாகனங்களை ஆய்வு செய்த ஆட்சியர்.. சரியில்லாத வாகனங்களைக் பள்ளி விடுமுறை முடிவதற்குள் சரி செய்ய அறிவுறுத்தல்! நடப்பது முதல்வர் விஜய் தலைமையிலான தவெக ஆட்சி மக்களுக்கு நல்லதுதான் நடக்கும்
Publisher’s rating: false
’தமிழ்நாடு பள்ளி பாடப் புத்தகங்கள் தமிழ்ச் சான்றோரான அயோத்திதாச பண்டிதர் பற்றி எதுவும் குறிப்பிடவில்லை' - சத்யதேவி, நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி.
Publisher’s rating: False