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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka

මාලිමාවේ ජන රැළිවල සෙනග පෙන්වන්න, එඩිට් කරපු ඡායාරුපයක් යොදාගත්තා ද?

Publisher’s rating: Altered

The review says the viral image was not evidence that the same crowd had been duplicated to exaggerate attendance. It identifies the original as a photo of a National People’s Power rally in Gampaha in March 2023, and says the circulating image was fabricated by editing the genuine photo. (“එහි එකම පිරිස කිහිප වරක් භාවිත කරමින් ඡායාරූප සංස්කරණයක් සිදු කර නොමැති බවයි.”; “මෙය 2023 වසරේ මාර්තු මස, ජාතික ජන බලවේගය විසින් ගම්පහ නගරයේ පැවැත්වූ ජන රැළියක ඡායාරූපයට සමාන බව”)

يوب يوب

حريق في كريات شمونه بعد هجوم حزب الله اللبناني على إسرائيل مؤخرا

Publisher’s rating: خاطئ

The review says the footage was published in December 2023 and described as showing a fire at a factory complex in Kibbutz Galuyot, rather than a fire in Kiryat Shmona after the recent Hezbollah attack. It also reports that Hezbollah announced an attack on Israeli sites and that the Israeli military said it struck targets in southern Lebanon.

Medical DialoguesHealth & medicine

Can Dandruff Be Effectively Combated with Aspirin?

Publisher’s rating: Half True

The review says salicylic acid in aspirin may help reduce scalp flaking, but evidence for the DIY method of mixing crushed aspirin with shampoo is limited. It cautions that this approach may be less effective than dedicated anti-dandruff shampoos and may cause irritation or dryness.

youturnSports

Cristiano Ronaldo >>>>> Messi

Publisher’s rating: fake

Related reporting contrasts Ronaldo’s and Messi’s careers but does not settle which player is better. One article describes Ronaldo’s greatness as driven by “repetition, hunger, punishment, and reinvention” and notes that Messi won the 2022 World Cup; these details alone do not prove the claim.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaPolitics & government

රටේ දරු පරපුර මුළු මනින්ම විනාශ කරන බවට සජිත්ගේ ප්‍රකාශයක්?

Publisher’s rating: Altered

The review says the viral video was edited to make it appear that Sajith Premadasa said, “We will completely destroy the country’s children.” It identifies the original as a speech at a Katugampola rally in October 2019, where he referred instead to destroying extremist terrorism and punishing drug dealers who destroy the country’s future generations.

FACTLY

Screenshot of ETV Bharat report stating that the Supreme Court of India did not allow members of the Valmiki Samaj to enter, claiming that their presence would render the court impure.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review says the viral screenshot was edited, and that the original ETV Bharat report was about Valmiki community support for the Supreme Court’s judgment on SC/ST sub-categorization. It reports finding no reports that the Court denied entry to Valmiki Samaj members on caste grounds or said their presence would render it impure.

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