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PA MediaCulture & entertainment

A statue of children’s author Roald Dahl, which has a resemblance to Jimmy Savile, has been put on show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to mark 100 years since the publication of Dahl's first book.

Publisher’s rating: The image was generated with an AI tool by a Reddit user two years ago, and was intended to resemble Savile. A satirical Facebook group joked that it was intended to be an image of Roald Dahl and invented a centenary celebration, as the author’s first book was published in 1943.

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka

යාපනය විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ මහවිරු සැමරුම පිළිබඳව පළවන නොමඟ යවන සුළු ඡායාරූප පෙළක්!

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review found that the photograph of the woman was taken at a commemoration in France in May 2024, not at Jaffna University. It reported that students held memorial events at the university but did not use LTTE flags or emblems.

Factcrescendo ThaiHealth & medicine

การกินแซนด์วิชเบคอนหนึ่งชิ้น = สูบบุหรี่สี่มวน

Publisher’s rating: False

The review explains that IARC’s Group 1 classification reflects strength of evidence that something can cause cancer, not the size of its risk. It says the direct comparison is misleading: processed meat is associated with a smaller increase in colorectal-cancer risk, while smoking poses much greater health risks.

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