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Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala and Minister Sunil Handunnetti made the statements attributed to them in viral social media posts.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo says Watagala’s media secretary confirmed he made no statement about the police cutting Ishara Sewwandi’s birthday cake, and that Watagala also called the post false. It reports that Handunnetti’s media secretary said the minister had not made the vehicle-related statement attributed to him, and that Handunnetti also called the post false. The review concludes that neither minister made the statements circulating on social media.
A baby was born with three-foot-long hair at Peradeniya Hospital.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that Peradeniya Teaching Hospital said no baby with three-foot-long hair was born there. The review also says the image shared with the claim was created using artificial intelligence.
BJP MLA candidate being welcomed with a garland of shoes during 2026 Assembly elections due to public outrage over new UGC guidelines.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows a 2018 protest involving BJP leader Dinesh Sharma during a local body election campaign in Dhamnod, Madhya Pradesh. The review says the protest concerned water scarcity, not the 2026 Assembly elections or new UGC guidelines.
An official warning has been issued that temperatures in Sri Lanka will reach 55°C.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo reports that Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology did not issue the circulating warning or forecast temperatures of 45°C–55°C. The review says an official heat advisory instead described heat-index values reaching caution levels of 39°C–45°C in some areas.
وزير الخارجية الايراني عرقچي ينشر صورة فيها سجل اتصالات وزير خارجية امريكا به دون رد.
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
අප්රේල් 10 වැනිදා පුනරීන්වල සල්ෆියුරික් කර්මාන්ත ශාලාවක ඉදිකිරීම් අරඹනවා ද?
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says there was no government preparation to begin construction of a sulfuric-acid factory in Pooneryn on April 10. It reports that Parantan Chemical Company’s chairman and presidential science adviser rejected the circulating post’s claims; the adviser said a phosphate and sulfuric-acid project was being prepared for Kappalthurai instead.
عناصر من حزب الله تأسر جندي إسرائيلي من داخل دبابته جنوبي لبنان
Publisher’s rating: خطأ
අමාත්යවරයෙකුගේ සහ නි. අමාත්යවරයෙකුගේ ප්රකාශ බවට හඟවමින් සමාජ මාධ්යයේ සංසරණය වන ව්යාජ සටහන් පෙළක්!
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found that Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala did not make the statement about police celebrating Ishara Sewwandi’s birthday, and that Newswire had not published the circulating post. It also found that Minister Sunil Handunnetti did not make the circulating remarks defending the use of a comfortable, fast vehicle; both posts were described as false.
Cuttack I inspired DutyIsGod from my leader Hon'ble PM of India Sri Narendramodi.Yesterday morning 6 am on 30.3.2026 Popular PM Modi met Smt Sonia Gandhi at Hospital NewDelhi. Smt Gandhi one of Icon Indian Democracy from Womenled Development Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
Publisher’s rating: fake
الجيش الايراني يجن جنونه ويصنع من إسرائيل مقبره جماعي
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
எழவு வீட்டுல கூடவா டா AI use பண்ணுவீங்க?? க்ர்ர்ர் த்தூ!! நல்லாவே இருக்க மாடீங்கடா டேய்!!
Publisher’s rating: false
Photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Sonia Gandhi in hospital.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
A viral video shows Union Home Minister Amit Shah stating in the Lok Sabha that Pakistan is part of “Akhand Bharat,” and making remarks about Iran, Pakistan, and Asim Munir.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video is a deepfake: the original Sansad TV footage of Shah’s Lok Sabha speech on 30 March 2026 and the official transcript do not contain the claimed remarks. It also says an AI audio detection tool flagged the viral clip’s audio as likely deepfake.
بن غفير ينهار فجأة كان يحاول اقتحام مكتب محمود عباس للاعتداء عليه عشية عيد الفصح
Publisher’s rating: خطأ
පේරාදෙණිය රෝහලේ දී අඩි 03 ක කොණ්ඩයක් සහිත දරුවෙක් උපත ලබලා ද ?
Publisher’s rating: False
The review reports that a Peradeniya Teaching Hospital spokesperson said no such birth occurred at the hospital. It also says the circulating image was identified as AI-generated.
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