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“We've had regime change.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
අමාත්යවරයෙකුගේ සහ නි. අමාත්යවරයෙකුගේ ප්රකාශ බවට හඟවමින් සමාජ මාධ්යයේ සංසරණය වන ව්යාජ සටහන් පෙළක්!
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found that Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala did not make the statement about police celebrating Ishara Sewwandi’s birthday, and that Newswire had not published the circulating post. It also found that Minister Sunil Handunnetti did not make the circulating remarks defending the use of a comfortable, fast vehicle; both posts were described as false.
Cuttack I inspired DutyIsGod from my leader Hon'ble PM of India Sri Narendramodi.Yesterday morning 6 am on 30.3.2026 Popular PM Modi met Smt Sonia Gandhi at Hospital NewDelhi. Smt Gandhi one of Icon Indian Democracy from Womenled Development Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
Publisher’s rating: fake
Photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Sonia Gandhi in hospital.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
A viral video shows Union Home Minister Amit Shah stating in the Lok Sabha that Pakistan is part of “Akhand Bharat,” and making remarks about Iran, Pakistan, and Asim Munir.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is a deepfake: the original Sansad TV footage of Shah’s Lok Sabha speech on 30 March 2026 and the official transcript do not contain the claimed remarks. It also says an AI audio detection tool flagged the viral clip’s audio as likely deepfake.
ప్రధాని నరేంద్ర మోదీ ఆసుపత్రిలో సోనియా గాంధీని సందర్శించిన ఫోటో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ویدیو با ادعای لحظه دستگیری و اخراج سفیر جمهوری اسلامی از لبنان
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticises the Modi government and praises Pakistan’s diplomacy.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY says the circulated video is a deepfake. It reports that in the original footage Tharoor discussed Iran’s ability to exert pressure by disrupting oil supplies and shipping routes, and called for the conflict to end soon to protect the regional and global economy.
These photos show Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi seated in prominent positions during meetings with heads of state of other countries when Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the meetings shown in the photos took place after Manmohan Singh’s 2004–2014 tenure as Prime Minister. It dates the meetings to April 2017, November 2017, January 2019 and October 2019.
The UN Security Council has labelled Donald Trump a "wanted international war criminal".
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that no UN Security Council resolution, vote, or official statement supports the claim. It says the Council’s emergency meeting on 28 February 2026 discussed regional escalation, not a designation of Trump as a war criminal.
Thousands of Indians are protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over normalization with Israel and creating tensions with Iran, burning his photos and telling him: “Make Israel give us oil.”
Publisher’s rating: false
Former US President Barack Obama praised the bravery of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says a viral post falsely claimed that Obama praised Dissanayake as one of Asia’s bravest leaders on Fox News. It reports that the image came from a February 2026 podcast and that the circulating post added a fabricated statement and Fox News logo.
The video shows Indians protesting against Modi for normalising relations with Israel and creating tensions with Iran.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video shows a protest against UGC guidelines in Arrah, Bihar, where demonstrators burned an effigy of Narendra Modi in January 2026. It says the footage predates the West Asia crisis and was falsely linked to it.
உங்களை போய் ஊழல்வாதி என்று சொல்லிட்டேனே, Sorry மமே..
Publisher’s rating: old photo
’ரேஷன் கடைகளுக்கான எல்லா பொருட்களையும் மாநில அரசுக்கு மத்திய அரசு தான் இலவசமாக கொடுக்கிறது. இப்படி மத்திய அரசு கொடுப்பதை தான் மாநில அரசு தங்களது ஸ்டிக்கரை ஒட்டி, தாங்களே மக்களுக்கு கொடுப்பது போல் காட்டிக்கொள்கிறது’ - நயினார் நாகேந்திரன், தமிழ்நாடு பாஜக தலைவர்.
Publisher’s rating: false
’2006 - 2011 வரையிலான திமுக ஆட்சியின் போது பெரும் பிரச்சினையாக இருந்த மின்வெட்டை, 2011ல் ஆட்சியமைத்த 6 மாதங்களில் சரி செய்தார் ஜெயலலிதா’
Publisher’s rating: false
Ohh... ஸ்டாலின் ஆட்சியில் இது தான் காலை உணவு திட்டமா..
Publisher’s rating: false
Iran has officially restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz to only four countries.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review found no official Iranian statement limiting passage to a fixed list of four countries. It describes access as conditional and case-by-case, while security risks and operational uncertainty have also reduced traffic through the strait.
SriLankan Airlines flew to Rome to bring back Minister Bimal Rathnayake.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says Rathnayake had returned to Sri Lanka by March 5, before the flight departed for Rome on March 9. It reports that the flight was arranged to help passengers affected by travel disruptions, not to bring the minister back.
Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said that India supports Israel and threatened Iran over an attack on an India-bound commercial ship.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY found that the viral video was AI-generated and did not show real footage of Jaiswal making the alleged remarks. It says the original press-conference video contained no statements supporting Israel or threatening Iran.