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ට්රැමඩෝල් Pencil Candy පිළිබඳ මත්ද්රව්ය නාශක අංශවලින් අනතුරු ඇඟවීමක්!
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review investigated social-media posts in Sri Lanka alleging that traffickers were selling schoolchildren pencil-shaped candy containing 300–500 mg of tramadol. It says the post and its accompanying images had circulated since 2018 and were circulating again at the time of the review. The investigation focused on whether the pictured product was drug-laced candy and whether authorities had evidence of its sale to children. The reviewer examined the image and conducted a reverse-image search. Although that search did not identify an official source for the exact image, the review says pencil-shaped sweets for children were available in different countries. It then sought information from police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Nihal Thalduwa and from Chamara Karunaratne, spokesperson for the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board. Thalduwa said police had received no information about this kind of drug-trafficking operation and had conducted no such raid. Karunaratne said the Board had received no evidence that the alleged candy was being sold to children, including during an earlier examination prompted by the post’s circulation. The review also consulted physician Ananda Wijewickrama, who described tramadol as a strong painkiller generally used for severe pain, rather than a drug contained in the pictured candy. He said a typical capsule contains about 50 mg and tramadol is dispensed on prescription. The review therefore found no substantiation for the post’s specific allegation: the claimed 300–500 mg candy was not supported by evidence reported from the police or the Board, and the image search did not establish that the pictured item contained tramadol. The article distinguishes that unsupported claim from the separate fact that tramadol is a potent medicine and that authorities had made seizures involving unlawful tramadol storage.
இன்று Google தேடலில் கிடைத்த செய்தி. ஒரு நிமிடம் நெஞ்சே பதறிவிட்டது. Bharath Bio Tech என்ற இந்திய நிறுவனம் தான் உலகிலேயே முதன் முதலாக Corona Virus இற்கு தடுப்பூசி (Covaxin) கண்டு பிடித்தது. இது எல்லோரும் அறிந்ததே. Covaxin என்ற தடுப்பூசியின் முதல் சோதனை எலி யார்? அவர்தான் பாரதப் பிரதமர் மேன்மைமிகு சத்ரபதி நரேந்திர தமோதரதாஸ் மோடி ஜி.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
News found in Google search today. Bharath Bio-Tech, an Indian company, was the first in the world to discover the vaccine (Covaxin) for Corona Virus. Everyone knows this. Who was the first rat to test the vaccine Covaxin? He is the Prime Minister of India His Excellency Chhatrapati Narendra Damodar Das Modi G.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
The Philippines has the second highest infection rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world.
Publisher’s rating: Needs context
চোখ ওঠা রোগে আক্রান্ত ব্যক্তির দিকে তাকালে সুস্থ ব্যক্তির চোখও আক্রান্ত হয়
Publisher’s rating: False
Young woman seen in the video faints due to a heart attack and is rescued by a man by performing CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The claim presents the clip as footage of a real woman suffering a heart attack and being saved by CPR. FACTLY reports instead that the clip is part of an informative CPR video made by doctor Manoj Mittal of Jagadamba Baby Care in Karnal, Haryana. Its account says the longer version shows Mittal explaining CPR while the woman is unconscious, then asking for an ambulance; after she regains consciousness, she is taken away on a stretcher. The report identifies the video as educational and scripted, not a record of a real rescue. FACTLY says it found an extended version by searching online with relevant keywords. It also describes comparing that version with a horizontally filmed version: both show the same woman fainting at the same location, but the surrounding details differ. In the horizontal video she is by a banana stall; in the vertical one, by a sweet-lime shop. The vertical version also includes Mittal showing a paper with his social-media details and saying near the end that the video is for informative purposes. The review further notes that Mittal wears a collar microphone in both versions and says it is hard to believe someone would have a heart attack at precisely the same place twice. Taken together with the instructional explanation and the versions’ differences, the review concludes that the scene was staged. The excerpts do not independently establish that the woman experienced a real heart attack or that CPR rescued her; they describe the apparent emergency as part of an awareness video.
Ang Pilipinas ang may pangalawang pinakamataas na rate ng impeksyon ng human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sa buong mundo.
Publisher’s rating: Kailangan ng konteksto
Bill Gates’in GDO’ları küçük çocuklara enjekte ettiği iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış
Germany has halted administration of covid vaccines
Publisher’s rating: False
PM Modi said singing bhajans remove malnutrition
Publisher’s rating: False
Die Ema-Zulassung der neuen Omikron-Booster beruht auf den Daten von acht Mäusen.
Publisher’s rating: Die Darstellung ist verzerrt. Zwar lagen für die Zulassungsempfehlung des Omikron-BA.4/5-Boosters nur Daten aus Tierstudien vor, zur Beurteilung wurden aber auch klinische, also an Menschen erhobene Daten des Omikron-BA.1-Boosters herangezogen - denn die Impfstoffe sind sich sehr ähnlich und ihre grundsätzliche Sicherheit und Wirksamkeit sind bekannt. Auch wurden sowohl bei Biontech, als auch bei Moderna jeweils mehr als acht Mäuse in den Tierstudien untersucht.
Temos mais de 80% de população vacinada contra Covid
Publisher’s rating: Verdadeiro, mas...
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Publisher’s rating: False
Omega-3 Fatty Acids can repair nerve damage
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False