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Manila mayor calls senators 'criminals'

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

A Dainik Jagran newspaper clipping claims the Rajasthan High Court has ordered a six-month jail term and a ₹50,000 fine for Sarpanch candidates securing under 100 votes.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the viral newspaper clipping is fabricated and says the Rajasthan High Court issued no such judgment. It also found no Dainik Jagran report or electoral law imposing jail time or fines for receiving a low vote count. [S1]

تداولت حسابات وصفحات على منصات التواصل الاجتماعي مقطع فيديو ادعى ناشروه أنه يوثق لحظة هروب مسلحي جماعة الحوثيين من جولة سوفتيل شرق تعز وهم يطلقون النار خلفهم أثناء الفرار.

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

ప్రభుత్వ రంగ బ్యాంకులకు ప్రతి శనివారం సెలవు ఉంటుందని ఆర్థిక మంత్రిత్వ శాఖ జారీ చేసిన గెజిట్ నోటిఫికేషన్.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Gazette notification issued by the Finance Ministry declaring every Saturday a holiday for all public sector banks with immediate effect.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the Ministry of Finance issued no such notification and that the viral gazette document was AI-generated. It says PIB Fact Check confirmed the notification was not issued and the document was fake.

Poverty in Sri Lanka has hit a record 65% for the first time in history, according to a World Bank report.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

Images shared online are drone shots of the SJB protest against the 22nd Amendment Bill held at Polduwa Junction, Battaramulla on September 24, 2026.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says both images shared as drone shots of the September 24 SJB protest were AI-generated. It reports that neither mainstream media nor official sources published drone footage of the event, and that the SJB Media Division said it had not used the images.

Social media posts claim that Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Cyclothymic Disorder and Delusional Disorder.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo says Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa made no such statement and confirmed the claim was fake. The named psychiatrist, Chamara Wijesinghe, said he had never examined the President, and Newsfirst confirmed it had published no such report.

A poster circulating on social media claims that Sri Lanka's Tamil radio service is returning to Tamil Nadu airwaves on 882 kHz.

Publisher’s rating: False

هل شاب تقييم العروض وإرساء التلزيم الأول لمركز حبالين خلل، قبل إعادة تلزيمه للشركة نفسها بكلفة أقل؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا

කැබිනට් ප්‍රකාශක අමාත්‍ය නලින්ද ජයතිස්ස, ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායකට මානසික රෝගී තත්ත්වයන් ඇති බව මානසික වෛද්‍ය චාමර විජේසිංහ තහවුරු කළ බව ප්‍රකාශ කළා යැයි සමාජ මාධ්‍ය සටහන් සංසරණය විය.

Publisher’s rating: False

PH the most corrupt country in Asia

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் கூட்டுத்தாபனத்தின் இலங்கை தமிழ் வானொலி மீண்டும் தமிழ்நாட்டு மக்களுக்காக அலைவரிசை ஊடாக ஒலிபரப்பாகவுள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the claim is false, citing the Tamil division’s administrative head, who said the information was “முற்றிலும் போலியானது” and that “அவ்வாறான நடவடிக்கைகள் எதுவும் மேற்கொள்ளப்படவில்லை” (completely false; no such action was being taken). It adds that Colombo International Radio continued to serve overseas listeners online.

A photo of a retired doctor, Allan Greenberg, is shared with a quote saying the best way to live healthily into old age is to avoid doctors and hospitals.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says the man in the photo is American architect Allan Greenberg, not a doctor, and found no reliable evidence that he made the quote. It reports that the quote has circulated online since at least 2002, but no primary source for it was found; the review also says the health advice is unsupported.

The video shows a Punjab Police officer saying the accused in the LPU case is a BJP worker and Amit Shah’s nephew.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review says the video was digitally manipulated: the original footage shows Phagwara SP Major Singh saying police had received no complaint about rape, not linking an accused to the BJP or Amit Shah. It reports that AI-detection tools indicated the audio was likely manipulated and that PIB Fact Check also described the video as digitally altered.

Sri Lanka has been removed from the United Nations.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo says Sri Lanka remains listed among the UN’s 193 member states, with admission dated December 14, 1955, and that Sri Lankan officials continued participating in UN meetings in 2026. It also reports that no expulsion process had been reported against Sri Lanka and that removal would require action by both the Security Council and General Assembly.

ஓய்வுபெற்ற மருத்துவர் ஆலன் கிரீன்பெர்க் பெயரில், மருத்துவர்களையும் மருத்துவமனைகளையும் தவிர்ப்பதே நீண்ட ஆயுளுடன் வாழ்வதற்கான சிறந்த வழி என ஒரு பதிவு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

Visuals showing an old handicapped muslim being harassed by a few men in India.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The video is scripted content from the YouTube channel Muklesur Bhaijaan 2.0, whose bio says it shares scripted videos. The same elderly man appears in several other videos from that channel.

22 වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය සම්මත වීමෙන් පසු ඉන්ධන මිළ ඉහළ ගොස් ඇති බව සඳහන් සමාජ මාධ්‍ය සටහනක් සංසරණය වේ.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo concluded that the circulating post was false: it showed prices from a May 2 increase, not the prices in effect after the amendment passed. The review says prices had fallen on June 29 and August 31, and reports that the prices in effect on September 30 midday were those set after the August reduction.

A photo shows Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith travelling in Europe with the son of Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review identifies the man in the photo as Fr. Shashika Manoj Rodrigo, the Cardinal’s secretary, not one of the Chief Justice’s sons. It says Rodrigo and an Archdiocese of Colombo spokesperson confirmed his identity and that he has no family relationship with the Chief Justice.