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The Sept. 30 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was canceled because some senator-judges had a “traumatic experience” while questioning her brother, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. This is false.

Publisher’s rating: False

A video shows President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressing the 2026 UN General Assembly session.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that Dissanayake did not attend the 2026 UN General Assembly session; Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath represented Sri Lanka instead. It says the video combined footage of Dissanayake’s 2025 UN address with audio from political speeches in Sri Lanka.

A News 1st-style news card shows Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath making three statements at the UN General Assembly: aid for animals after Cyclone Ditwah, a vow to prosecute the Rajapaksas and other opposition figures, and that Tamil fighters would never be called terrorists.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the News 1st-style card fabricated the three statements attributed to Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. His full UN address contained none of them, and News 1st did not publish the card.

As news of the plague spreads, some old videos are being repurposed, adding to the disinformation. In one such video posted on X, a user claimed that the plague has also spread to other parts of Russia. The caption in Russian reads, "The plague marches across Russia. God has heard our prayers!"

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Misleading The video is old and unrelated to the current developments in Irkutsk. A reverse image search reveals that the video was initially posted on August 31 this year, claiming that it showed the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a tourist destination around 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miiles)from Irkutsk.

02 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ముంబైలోని శివాజీ పార్క్ మైదానంలో సీఈసీ జ్ఞానేష్ కుమార్ రాజీనామా చేయాలంటూ CJP చేసిన నిరసనను చూపుతున్న దృశ్యాలు.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

"The WHO appears to have updated its fact sheet on plague the same day the Irkutsk lab worker presented at hospital, with (probably) the plague." This claim appeared in a number of posts on X, with some users suggesting the timing indicates that the organization may have known something about the alleged case before it became public.

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Misleading The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its plague fact sheet on the same day the Russian laboratory worker was hospitalized, but no evidence links the two events.

The review says the WHO updated its plague fact sheet on September 29, the day the laboratory worker was hospitalized, but found no evidence linking the events. It describes the update as part of a broader infectious-disease publication cycle, with surveillance data covering 2019 to 2025 and the latest edition of the Weekly Epidemiological Record released on September 25.

The video shows illegal migrants raising Bangladeshi flags in Virar, Maharashtra.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review says the video shows participants carrying Bangladeshi flags during a Hero bike advertisement shoot in Virar on 03 October 2026, not illegal migrants. It reports that a local police inspector and the production-house owner confirmed it was an advertisement shoot and that the participants were Indian.

ادعای قطعی اینترنت در فرانسه در پی اعتراض‌های اخیر

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

ஆசிரியர் தின விழாக்களில் உணவு, பரிசுகள் வழங்க தடை விதித்து கல்வி அமைச்சு புதிய அறிவிப்பு விடுத்துள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: தவறாக வழிநடத்தும் (Misleading)

ලංකා මෙට්‍රෝ ට්‍රාන්සිට් සමාගමේ හිමිකරුවන් වන්නේ ප්‍රවාහන ඇමතිවරයාගේ බාල සහෝදරයා සහ ඔහුගේ බිරිඳ බවත්, එය පෞද්ගලික හිමිකාරීත්වයක් සහිත සමාගමක් බවත් සමාජ මාධ්‍යයේ පැතිරෙන සටහන්.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says Lanka Metro Transit is wholly government-owned, with no private individuals holding shares. It says the named people are not owners or officials of the company and that the claim linking them to the transport minister is false.

"For those who don't get it: in Irkutsk, a lab technician broke a flask containing the plague virus and became infected with the disease, dying a few days later," a user posted on X in Russian.

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Unproven There is no independent evidence confirming that a leak of the plague pathogen occurred at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East.

வரலாற்றில் முதல் முறையாக இலங்கையின் வறுமை நிலை 65% ஆக உயர்ந்துள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says the 65% figure is misleading: it is an estimate under the World Bank’s $8.30-a-day upper-middle-income poverty line, not evidence that Sri Lanka’s overall poverty rate rose to 65%. It contrasts that figure with 25.0% for 2024 under the $4.20-a-day lower-middle-income line, and says the World Bank’s main forecast was for that rate to fall to 20.1% in 2026.

ఈ వీడియో 2 అక్టోబర్ 2026న ముంబైలోని శివాజీ పార్క్‌లో జరిగిన కాక్రోచ్ జనతా పార్టీ (CJP) నిరసనకు సంబంధించింది.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

மருந்துகளை நன்கொடையாக வழங்குமாறு மஹரகம அபேக்ஷா மருத்துவமனை பொதுமக்களிடம் வேண்டுகோள் விடுத்துள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says the National Cancer Institute and hospital authorities had not issued a public request for the listed donations. It reports that the institute director described donation-related guidance as being provided when individuals or organizations approached the hospital, not as a public appeal.

Pasamos de 103 homicidios por cada 100,000 habitantes a 1.3 homicidios por cada 100,000 habitantes en un periodo de 5 años.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

Claire Castro calling Ferdinand Marcos Jr. an “addict” and “bangag (intoxicated by drugs),” accusing him of abusing fentanyl.

Publisher’s rating: False

ادعای اینکه گزارش ایران اینترنشنال جاسوس بودن مهدی نادری جهرمی را تأیید می‌کند.

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

A Sri Lankan microbiologist, Dr. Lahiru Jayakody, has discovered an edible plastic biscuit.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

A photo shows Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath meeting US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says Herath and Trump both attended the UN General Assembly session in New York, but held no meeting. It reports that Herath’s media secretary denied any meeting and that the viral photo was AI-generated.

Aloka, the dog who walked with Bhikkhu Pannakara on the Walk for Peace, has died.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review found no announcement of Aloka’s death on the official Walk for Peace or Aloka the Peace Dog accounts, and says those accounts had no update confirming his death. It identifies the dog shown in the viral death photographs as Sổ, not Aloka. (S1)