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The Katunayake–Chilaw Expressway extension is Sri Lanka's final expressway, and the last one to be built under the current government.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review reports that the Katunayake–Chilaw project was at the feasibility-study stage, not designated as Sri Lanka’s or the government’s final expressway. It says officials outlined other planned expressway projects as well.

طُرد السفير الإسرائيلي السابق لدى الأمم المتحدة جلعاد أردان من قاعة الجمعية العامة

Publisher’s rating: خطأ

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානයේ සාමාජිකත්වයෙන් ඉවත් කර ඇත.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo says Sri Lanka remains a UN member, citing the UN’s listing of its membership since 14 December 1955 and its continued participation in UN affairs. It also says no official action to end, suspend, or remove Sri Lanka’s membership was announced.

யேமன் தலைநகர் சனாவில் ஹூதி அமைப்புடன் தொடர்புடைய இராணுவ நிலைகளை இலக்காகக் கொண்டு சவுதி அரேபிய வான்படை தாக்குதல் நடத்தியதைக் காட்டும் காணொளி என ஒரு காணொளி சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka examined the video presented as showing Saudi airstrikes on Houthi-linked military positions in Sanaa. It reported finding no evidence of news coverage of such strikes and said its analysis found the video was AI-generated. [S1: “யேமன் தலைநகர் சனா பகுதியில் ஹூதி அமைப்புடன் தொடர்புடைய இராணுவ நிலைகளை இலக்காகக் கொண்டு சவுதி அரேபிய வான்படை தாக்குதல் மேற்கொண்டிருந்தால் அது குறித்து சர்வதேச ஊடகங்கள் செய்தி அறிக்கையிடலினை மேற்கொண்டு இருக்கும், ஆகவே அவ்வாறான செய்திகள் எதுவும் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளதா என ஆய்வினை மேற்கொண்டபோது அவ்வாறான செய்தி எதுவும் வெளியாகியமைக்கான ஆதாரங்கள் எதுவும் எமக்கு கிடைக்கவில்லை.”; “குறித்த ஆய்வின் போது இது செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவை பயன்படுத்தி உருவாக்கப்பட்டிருந்தமை காணக்கிடைத்தது.”]

செப்டம்பர் 20, 2026 அன்று துபாயில் பெய்த கனமழையால் ஏற்பட்ட கடும் வெள்ளத்தைக் காட்டும் காணொளி என ஒரு காணொளி சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review found that the video did not show flooding in Dubai on September 20, 2026, but footage of flooding in South Korea. It reports that the footage had been shared online in August and that Dubai recorded no rainfall on the claimed date.

බත්තරමුල්ල ප්‍රදේශයේ පැවති සමගි ජන බලවේග විරෝධතාවය ලෙස දක්වමින් පාර්ලිමේන්තු පිවිසුම අසල විශාල ජනතාවක් රැස්ව සිටින ආකාරය දැක්වෙන ඩ්‍රෝන ඡායාරූපයක් සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේ හුවමාරු විය.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the SJB held its protest at Polduwa Junction on September 24, 2026, and concludes that images circulated as drone views of the event were AI-generated. It notes that the image’s setting and visual details did not match the real location and that the party’s media unit said it had not used the images.

ما هیچ‌وقت به مردم خودمان حمله نمی‌کنیم.

Publisher’s rating: شاخ‌دار

అమెరికాలో ఒక మహిళ నాలుగు కుక్కపిల్లలకు జన్మనిచ్చిందంటూ దైనిక్ జాగరణ్ పేరుతో ఉన్న వార్తా కథనం.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The video shows actor Shah Rukh Khan criticising Saudi Arabia and reprimanding the country over Baljinder Singh’s death sentence.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the viral video was digitally altered to make Shah Rukh Khan appear to criticise Saudi Arabia over Baljinder Singh’s death sentence. It says the footage came from a 2015 University of Edinburgh event where Khan discussed life lessons, and that AI voice-detection tools indicated the audio was likely generated or manipulated.

از اف ۳۵ تا ناو جرج واشنگتن؛ ادعاهای نظامی محسن رضایی چه پشتوانه‌ای دارند؟

Publisher’s rating: اغلب گفته‌های محسن رضایی در این مصاحبه با واقعیت فاصله دارد

Ein Windrad gibt bis zu 62,5 Kilogramm Mikroplastik pro Jahr an die Umwelt ab.

Publisher’s rating: Übertriebene Schätzung, die auf methodischem Fehler basiert

Joel Chua said the congressmen are open to drying up the country's funds as long as they can convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter addressed to the House of Representatives, in response to child safety concerns on Meta platforms raised by lawmakers in a House budget hearing.

Publisher’s rating: Satire

කිසිදු අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකමක් නොමැතිව ඊශ්‍රායලයේ රැකියා ලබා ගත හැකි බවට පවසන පණිවිඩය

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the circulating message promising Israeli jobs without educational qualifications and with high salaries is a scam. It reports that Sri Lanka’s Foreign Employment Bureau said the link was unofficial and fraudulent, and that official registrations are handled through its own websites.

The video depicts genuine footage of an armless Indian performing gymnastics in a tricolour leotard

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the video is AI-generated, citing visual inconsistencies including gibberish background text, distorted audience members and the gymnast’s body momentarily disappearing. It also says AI-content detectors confirmed the video was AI-generated. [S1]

ویدیوها با ادعای خروج هیات‌های دیپلماتیک هنگام سخنرانی پزشکیان در سازمان ملل

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

95 வயது பாட்டி கோல் ஊன்றிப் பாய்தல் போட்டியில் வெற்றிகரமாகப் பங்கேற்றதைக் காட்டும் காணொளி என ஒரு காணொளி சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo reports that the video was AI-generated, not footage of a 95-year-old woman competing in pole vault. It says the video appeared on the Senior Salute Facebook page on September 8 with an AI-generated-content label, and that the review’s AI-detection analysis also found it was generated using AI.

ویدیو با ادعای حمله به اتومبیل پزشکیان با تخم‌مرغ بعد از خروج او از سازمان ملل

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

The videos show police arresting the accused in the 2026 Jamui molestation incident in Bihar.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

Video shows an airstrike on Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The video does not show an airstrike on Riyadh Airport: the review identifies it as footage of a fire at Moscow’s Sadovod market after a drone strike on 18 June 2026. The review says a separate fire broke out near King Khalid International Airport on 19 September 2026, but the viral video was unrelated to that incident.