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Zitat über Vizekanzler stammt von Sebastian Kurz.
Publisher’s rating: Für dieses Zitat gibt es keine Belege. Laut einem Pressesprecher von Bundeskanzler Kurz wurde diese Aussage nie getätigt.
The claim concerns a purported statement by Sebastian Kurz after the 2019 Ibiza-video scandal: that someone cannot serve as a republic’s vice-chancellor and interior minister while an investigation is being conducted into them. The review says social-media posts used the alleged words to suggest Kurz was applying a double standard. It reports that a spokesperson for Kurz told dpa the statement had not been made. The review checks the statement against Kurz’s public remarks following the video’s release and his later comments about Herbert Kickl. Kurz gave a statement on May 18, 2019, and spoke after meeting President Alexander Van der Bellen on May 19; the review says the alleged sentence appears in neither. It also says the words were absent from Kurz’s subsequent media appearances, including his announcement that he would propose Kickl’s dismissal as interior minister. The review describes Kurz’s stated reasons for seeking Kickl’s dismissal as concerns about Kickl’s role in the party when the Ibiza video was made, his awareness of the affair’s seriousness, and the appearance that he might influence its investigation. Kurz’s reported formulation was that Kickl could not investigate himself—not the broader claimed rule that a person cannot hold office whenever an investigation concerns them. The review also reports that searches of the APA database and Google found no results for the alleged quotation or related terms. It therefore finds no evidence that Kurz said the circulating sentence.
Supreme Court associate justice Marvic Leonen has been impeached and removed from office.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
కాంగ్రెస్ ముస్లింల కోసం పుట్టింది అంటూ రాహుల్ గాంధీ ఇటీవల ట్వీట్ చేసారు
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Claim: fake news that the New York Times teased Modi as a Crocodile
Publisher’s rating: Fact Crescendo Rating: False
The review investigated a social-media post alleging that The New York Times had mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reported tears about the effects of COVID-19 by describing them as “crocodile tears.” It reports that the post circulated an image presented as a newspaper page, and that users shared it as genuine.
FACT CHECK: ඊශ්රායලය අපකීර්තියට පත්ක්කිරීමට බිම වැතිර සිදුකළ උද්ඝෝෂණයක්?
Publisher’s rating: False
భారత ప్రధాని నరేంద్ర మోదీని అవమానిస్తూ న్యూ యార్క్ టైమ్స్, టైమ్ మ్యాగజైన్ పబ్లిష్ చేసిన కథనాల ఫోటోలు
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Claim: MK Stalin not inaugurated a mortuary
Publisher’s rating: Fact Crescendo Rating: False
Fact Crescendo investigated a social-media post claiming that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had inaugurated a mortuary. The post combined an image from the film *Tamizh Padam* showing the opening of a fictional “Siva mortuary” with an image of Stalin, and its accompanying text described the supposed event as a first for a chief minister. The review says the Facebook post was shared on May 22, 2021. «திரைப்படத்தில் இடம் பெற்ற காட்சி ஒன்றை, மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் கொரோனா சிகிச்சை கூடுதல் படுக்கை வசதியை திறந்து வைக்கும் படத்துடன் சேர்த்து பகிரப்பட்டுள்ளது.» The investigation describes searching the image in reverse and, after finding no suitable results, searching using terms related to Stalin, COVID-19 beds and an opening ceremony. Those searches led to reports that Stalin had opened a COVID-19 treatment centre in Salem with 500 oxygen-bed places. The review also says it searched YouTube for video of the event; although it did not find complete footage in reports and videos from major outlets, it found a video on the Karur boomi channel showing Stalin opening and touring the centre. «அப்போது, சேலத்தில் 500 ஆக்சிஜன் படுக்கை வசதி கொண்ட கொரோனா சிகிச்சை மையத்தை ஸ்டாலின் திறந்து வைத்தார் என பல செய்திகள் நமக்குக் கிடைத்தன.» The review concludes that the circulated image misrepresented the opening of a 500-bed COVID-19 treatment centre in Salem as the inauguration of a mortuary. Its account identifies the mortuary scene as a film image, not footage of Stalin opening such a facility. «தமிழ் படம் என்ற திரைப்படத்தில் இடம் பெற்ற “சிவா பிணக்கிடங்கு” திறப்பு விழா படத்தை மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் படத்துடன் இணைத்துப் பதிவிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.» «நம்முடைய ஆய்வில் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் சேலத்தில் ஆக்சிஜன் வசதியுடன் கூடிய 500 படுக்கை கொண்ட கொரோனா சிறப்பு மையத்தை திறந்து வைத்த படத்தை பிணக் கிடங்கு திறந்து வைத்தார் என்று விஷமத்தனமாக பகிர்ந்து வருவது உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.»
UPA government initiated the project of new Parliament building with a cost of Rs. 3000 crores back in 2012
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The claim combines two things: approval during the UPA period for a proposal to construct a new Parliament building, and an asserted Rs. 3,000-crore cost for that project. FACTLY’s investigation distinguishes the approval from the claim about cost. It reports that in July 2012, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar approved a proposal for a new building, prompted by increased numbers of parliamentary staff, security personnel and visitors, and expanded parliamentary activity. Her approval supports the proposal’s existence, but does not establish that the project had a cost estimate of Rs. 3,000 crores.
Fact Check: චීන තානාපති කාර්යාලයෙන් සිරසට සුබපතා ට්විටර් පණිවුඩයක්?
Publisher’s rating: Altered
The review examined posts claiming that China’s president had thanked Sirasa TV for using Chinese in a broadcast, and that the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka had shared this message on Twitter. The alleged message was presented as a response to Sirasa’s use of Chinese text after reporting on the Colombo Port City bill. The review identifies the post’s claim as a supposed special thanks from the president for promoting Chinese in Sri Lankan mass communication. (S1: “එම සටහන් මඟින් දක්වා තිබුනේ සිරස රුපවාහිනී සේවය චීන භාෂාව යොදාගැනීම මඟින් චීන භාෂාවේ වැදගත්කම පෙන්වන බවත් ඒ වෙනුවෙන් චීන ජනපති විශේෂ ස්තුතිය පිරිනමන බවයි.”) The review says the relevant Sirasa broadcast followed the passage of the Port City bill in Parliament on May 20, 2021, and aired the following evening. It describes a Chinese-language segment appearing at the end of the news item. This establishes the setting for the circulating post, but does not establish that the Embassy actually published the alleged message. (S1: “මැයි මස 20 වැනිදා වරාය නගර පනත් කෙටුම්පත පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දී සම්මත වීම හා සබැඳි පුවත් ඊට පසුදින සිරස රාත්රි ප්රධාන පුවත් විකාශය ඇතුළත විකාශය කර තිබුණේ එම පුවත් කොටස අවසානයේ “සත්යයේ සටහන බුද්ධියේ විමසුමට” යන පාඨයෙන් පසුව චීන භාෂාවෙන් යෙදෙන කොටසක් ද දක්වමින්.”) To check the alleged source, the investigators say they examined the Embassy’s official Twitter account and compared the circulating image with a genuine Embassy post from May 21. They report that the genuine post concerned China’s assistance to developing countries and vaccine supplies, and that the alleged congratulatory wording was a fabricated alteration of it. The review also notes that the circulating text exceeded Twitter’s character limit and included spelling errors, and says an Embassy political official confirmed the posts were fake. (S1: “එහි පෙන්වා දී තිබු පරිදි මෙම ව්යාජ සංස්කරණය සඳහා යොදාගෙන තිබුනේ මැයි මස 21 වැනිදා චීන තානාපති කාර්යාලයේ නිල ට්විටර් ගිණුම විසින් පළකර තිබු මෙම සටහනයි.”; “චීන තානාපති කාර්යාලයේ දේශපාලන අංශ ප්රධානීගෙන් මේ පිලිබඳ විමසීමේ දී පවසා සිටියේ ද ඉහත සටහන් ව්යාජ සටහන් බවයි.”)
A public notice purportedly issued by Kenya's Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
1. Annalena Baerbock ist Teil der Verschwörung zum Great Reset. 2. Annalena Baerbock hat in jungen Jahren Geld mit Nacktfotos verdient.
Publisher’s rating: Annalena Baerbock hat nicht Geld mit Nacktfotos verdient. Die verbreiteten Fotos sind Fakes. Zu Annalena Baerbock verbreitet sich besonders viel Desinformation im Netz - zum Beispiel wurde sie in die Verschwörungstheorie zum Great Reset eingebaut. Generell sind Politikerinnen besonders stark von Desinformation und Hass im Netz betroffen, insbesondere von sexistischen Anfeindungen.
Statement purporting to be from Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Larry Madowo is moving back to Kenya to become Raila Odinga's Communication Director.
Publisher’s rating: False.