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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka

ආනයනය කළ සහල් සියල්ල පරිභෝජනයට නුසුදුසු ද?

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review reports that inspectors identified 75 metric tons of imported rice as unfit for consumption, out of 4,800 metric tons imported by the private sector during December 9–14. It says the rejected rice was not released to the market and concludes that this does not support the claim that all imported rice was unfit.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaPolitics & government

Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, a veterinarian !!

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says Jayatissa is registered with the Sri Lanka Medical Council and holds a medical degree from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura. It notes that the university does not offer a veterinary degree and that he told the reviewers he graduated from there and worked at Teaching Hospital Batticaloa.

First CheckHealth & medicine

Wearing a tight underwear lowers a man’s sperm count

Publisher’s rating: True. However, its link to infertility remains uncertain

Research from related reporting says that very tight underwear or trousers can affect sperm production, while another article cautions that everyday underwear choices are unlikely to make much difference for most healthy men. The excerpts do not establish that tight underwear causes infertility.

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