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هل يحق لحكومة تصريف الأعمال تعليق حق الدولة بالإدلاء بدفوع مرور زمن المهل التي تسري على مطالبات حاملي سندات اليوروبوند؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح

The review concludes that the caretaker government could suspend the state’s time-limit defenses because the matter concerned legal deadlines and avoiding harm to the state. It says the cabinet approved the suspension on January 7, 2025, through March 9, 2028.

FACTLYReligion & belief

The viral video of a Hindu saint, purportedly a Siddha, lying on burning wood unharmed and taking a ‘fire bath’ is from the Haridwar Maha Kumbh 2025 and was reported by BBC.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review identifies the clip as part of the documentary “The Fire Yogi,” which originally aired in 2011 and features Rambahu Swami performing a fire ritual in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. It says the video is unrelated to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj and was not reported by the BBC.

FACTLYDisasters & emergencies

Visuals of the January 2025 LA Fires

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review finds that the circulating Hollywood Sign image and fire video were AI-generated, not authentic visuals of the January 2025 Los Angeles fires. It also says the Hollywood Sign had not been affected by the fires as of 15 January 2025.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaEconomy & business

A salary increments in 10 professions from January 1st, 2025, in Sri Lanka !!

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the Silumina report about salary increases for 10 public-service professions was published on August 31, 2024, before the presidential election—not after the new government took office. It reports that the new government said there would be no increase from January 1, 2025, and that a salary increase would instead be presented in the 2025 budget.

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