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ഓണ്ലൈന് ഗെയിമുകള് കളിച്ച് മാനസിക നില തകരാറിലായ കുട്ടി
Publisher’s rating: 5
បើបុណ្យកុសលប៉ាហើយនឹងកូននៅមាន សូមឱ្យវត្ថុសាកសិទ្ធទាំងប្រាំបីទិស នឹងព្រះធរណីជួយតាមថែរក្សាពួកយើងផងចុះ បើរស់ប៉ានិងត្រឡប់មកជួបកូនស្ងួនមាសឪពុក❤️ 🇺🇦 ពួ ពួកយើងសូមជូនពរ សូមអោយពួកគាត់បានជួបជុំគ្រួសារពួកគាត់វិញផង។
Publisher’s rating: False
Der Europäische Impfpass tritt zum 1. Juni in Kraft und wird die Reisefreiheit Ungeimpfter einschränken.
Publisher’s rating: Diese Behauptung ist falsch: Die EU plant keinen solchen Impfpass.
The claim originated in a Facebook post expressing concern about a European vaccine passport supposedly taking effect on June 1 and restricting unvaccinated people’s freedom to travel. The review distinguishes that alleged passport from the EU’s existing system for mutual recognition of COVID-19 certificates. It says the 2021 regulation covered certificates for vaccination, testing and recovery, and was due to expire at the end of June 2022; the Commission had proposed extending it for another year. That proposal, rather than a new passport taking effect on June 1, was the subject of a public consultation.
Dr Vikas Amte overseeing Anandwan, shared these home remedies concerning lemon as home remedies for cancer.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerned a widely circulated WhatsApp message, in Marathi, that attributed advice about using lemon to prevent or cure cancer to Dr Vikas Amte, who oversees the Anandwan project. The message recommended freezing and grating lemons, and asserted that lemon peel could destroy cancer cells and outperform chemotherapy. The review’s central question was whether Amte had shared that advice—not whether lemons can be part of an ordinary diet. Vishvas News said it searched online for support for the claimed cancer-curing effects and found none. It also consulted Ayurvedic practitioner Dr Maneesha Kothekar, who said there was no specific Ayurvedic study supporting the viral assertion and noted that cancer comprises numerous types. These checks addressed the medical assertions, but the attribution to Amte was tested directly: the review says it contacted him. Amte denied sharing the claim, telling the outlet that it had circulated on social media for a long time and that he had denied it before. The review therefore found that the WhatsApp message was not advice he had shared. The excerpt does not establish who wrote or first circulated the message, and its statements about lemon peel’s effects are claims contained in the viral text, not findings supported by the investigation.
Pfizer revela lista larga de efectos adversos causados por la vacuna en un documento publicado por la FDA
Publisher’s rating: Falso
ঢাকায় করোনা শনাক্ত ৩৫ জনের ৩২ জনেই মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রায় গিয়েছিলেন
Publisher’s rating: False
Deaths among vaccinated doubled since Omicron peak
Publisher’s rating: False
කොවිඩ් ආසාදිත බැසිල් සිනහමුසු මුහුණින් රෝහල්ගත වී පසුව රහසේම රටිනුත් පිටවුණාද ??
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review investigated two claims circulating in April 2022: that a photograph showed former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa smiling as he was admitted to a private hospital with COVID-19, and that he had secretly left Sri Lanka. Its findings distinguish the photograph’s actual history from the circumstances in which social media posts presented it. The review says it used a Google reverse-image search and found that the photograph had circulated since 2015. It connects the image to Rajapaksa’s transfer from prison hospital to Colombo National Hospital after his imprisonment in a case concerning misuse of funds at the Divi Neguma fund. The review also says a journalist had posted the photograph on Twitter on 23 April 2015, and that footage of the transfer showed Rajapaksa in a wheelchair in a pose very similar to the one in the circulating image. Thus, the image was not evidence of his COVID-related hospitalization in 2022. For the departure claim, the review reports that the duty manager at Lanka Hospitals confirmed Rajapaksa was still receiving inpatient treatment there on 16 April. It also reports that Ratmalana Airport’s chief manager said social media claims that Rajapaksa had left through Ratmalana that day were false. A private jet did depart that morning, but the airport manager described it as belonging to a travelling couple who frequently visited Sri Lanka. On the evidence presented, the photo was misrepresented and the claimed departure was false.
El Dr. Fauci está “recomendando una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra el covid (...) Ahora, no sé ustedes, pero muchos de nosotros fuimos vacunados contra la poliomielitis cuando éramos niños, nos pusimos nuestra MMR [vacuna contra el sarampión, paperas y rubéola], y yo nunca he visto a los CDC decir: ‘Ah, tiene que ponerse su segunda dosis contra la poliomielitis, tiene que ponerse la tercera, tiene que ponerse la cuarta’. Y puede que esto siga así. Yo creo que la pregunta que todos tenemos que hacer es: ‘¿Hasta cuándo? ¿Y cuándo suficientes vacunas son suficiente?”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso/ Engañoso
"Many people who were NOT vaccinated also experienced zero or mild symptoms. Stop pushing the vax."
Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts
Ivermectin hilft gegen Covid-19.
Publisher’s rating: Es gibt derzeit keine Beweise für die Wirksamkeit von Ivermectin gegen die Covid-19-Infektion. In dem Video werden einzelne Fakten aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen.
Les vaccins contre le Covid-19 modifient notre ADN.
Publisher’s rating: Cette affirmation est fausse. L’approche génétique est une des trois techniques des vaccins utilisés : des particules d’ARN messager vont être injectées dans l’organisme. Mais cet ARN ne peut pas pénétrer dans le noyau de nos cellules. Alors que c’est justement à l’intérieur du noyau que l’ADN se trouve. L’ARN messager ne peut donc avoir aucune action sur le génome humain.
The review addresses a Facebook post claiming that a Covid-19 vaccine transforms a person’s DNA six hours after injection. It focuses especially on the mRNA vaccines used in Belgium, noting that Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were the vaccines most widely used there at the time and both use messenger RNA. The claim therefore concerns whether vaccine-delivered mRNA can alter the human genome. The review explains that DNA is located in the cell nucleus, whereas RNA is in the cytoplasm, outside the nucleus. It says the injected mRNA cannot enter the nucleus, so it cannot interact with or alter DNA. The review also reports that laboratory research on this type of vaccine spans 30 years and that studies found vaccine RNA does not reach the nucleus. It adds that mRNA is rapidly broken down in the body. As further context, the review says that adverse effects had been recorded after Covid-19 vaccination, but none concerned DNA modification. It also notes that the World Health Organization described mRNA vaccines as unable to interfere with human DNA. These points address the specific genetic-alteration claim, rather than asserting that vaccination has no side effects.
Pipe Water In Colombo Not Suitable For Consumption, Due To Chlorine Shortage And Purification Issues
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review examined social-media posts warning people in Colombo not to drink tap water. The posts attributed alleged water contamination and reports of related illness to chlorine shortages and power interruptions at purification centres. The review says it found no substantial mainstream-media evidence of chlorine shortages, treatment-power problems, or hospital reports of illness linked to drinking water, and then contacted the organizations and health officials involved. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board’s senior communications officer, S.R.R. Karunaratne, said the board had enough chlorine for another six months. The board’s public statement said water was released only after frequent standard tests at purification centres and in the distribution system, and described the supplied tap water as safe. The Ceylon Electricity Board’s spokesperson, Andrew Navamuni, acknowledged that some treatment-plant areas had experienced scheduled power cuts, while saying the board was doing its utmost to provide uninterrupted supply to those areas. The health checks described in the review did not identify the illness increase alleged in the posts: Colombo Municipal Council Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vijayamuni reported no marked increase in patients with the relevant conditions, and Ragama Hospital director Dr. Liyanage Ranaweera reported no significant increase in admissions attributed to drinking-water contamination. Taken together, the reported chlorine stock information, water-board testing assurances, and health officials’ accounts do not support the posts’ conclusion that Colombo pipe water was unsuitable to drink. The review does note limited scheduled power cuts, rather than claiming that interruptions never occurred.
the introduction of several vaccines in one day can hamper an infant’s immune system
Publisher’s rating: False
Vaseline, Egg, and Lemon facemask can make your skin clearer in just one night
Publisher’s rating: False
