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حقيقةEconomy & business

رسالة منسوبة لمحافظ البنك المركزي في عدن ادعت أنه وجهها لمجلس القيادة الرئاسي ورئيس الحكومة حول انهيار سعر صرف الريال في المحافظات المحررة.

Publisher’s rating: زائف

The review says the message attributed to Central Bank governor Ahmed Ghaleb al-Mabaqi was fabricated. It reports that the Central Bank denied the message’s authenticity and warned against circulating it.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

மதுரை – தூத்துக்குடி இடையே புதிய அகலப்பாதை அமைக்கும் பணியைக் கைவிடும்படி தமிழ்நாடு அரசு எழுத்துப்பூர்வமாகத் தகவல் என்று மத்திய ரயில்வே அமைச்சர் அஸ்வினி வைஷ்ணவ் கூறிய நிலையில், அந்த தகவல் தவறானது என்று அமைச்சர் அஸ்வினி வைஷ்ணவே விளக்கம் அளித்துள்ளதாக தெற்கு ரயில்வே விளக்கம் அளித்துள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The review says the minister’s answer about the Dhanushkodi project was mistaken for an answer about the Madurai–Thoothukudi line after he could not hear the question clearly. It reports Southern Railway’s clarification that there was no land-related issue with the state government concerning the Madurai–Thoothukudi project, and concludes that the claim it was cancelled at the state’s written request was false.

FACTLY

Video of Taylor Swift saying that God punished the US with the LA fires for supporting Israel in the Gaza-Israel conflict.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY says the viral video is a deepfake and that Swift did not make the claimed comments. It reports that the clip uses footage from her 12 November 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she did not discuss the Gaza-Israel conflict. The review also says a deepfake voice detection tool found the audio was “likely a deepfake.”

Medical DialoguesHealth & medicine

Can drinking tomato juice cure diabetes in 6 months to 1 year?

Publisher’s rating: The claim by the user is FALSE.

The review says there is no scientific evidence or medical consensus that tomato juice cures diabetes within 6 months to a year. It notes that tomatoes can be part of a diabetes-friendly diet, but diabetes can be managed rather than cured.

FACTLY

The viral video shows Richard Graves, CEO of Westland Company, being arrested for the wildfire in Los Angeles, California

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The video shows Jack Douglas Teixeira being arrested in Massachusetts on 13 April 2023 for leaking classified documents, not Richard Graves being arrested over the Los Angeles wildfire. The review says it found no evidence of anyone named Richard Graves being arrested in connection with the wildfire and identifies Abraham Assil as Westland Development Group’s CEO.

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