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Gilgit-Baltistan is a territory of Pakistan | VP/HR — Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan 24.11.2016 [...] Gilgit-Baltistan is a territory of approximately 72 000 km2 and 2 million people. In 1947 during the Indo-Pakistani partition, the area was occupied by Pakistan without the consent of the local indigenous peoples. Although the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) resolution of 28 April 1949 called on Pakistan to withdraw its forces from the disputed area, it remains occupied to this day. Declared a disputed territory by the UN Security Council, Gilgit-Baltistan is not part of Pakistan and the dispute is yet to be resolved. Nevertheless, between 2013-2015, the European Union funded the project ‘Gilgit-Baltistan — The Jewel of Pakistan’ with EUR 1 943 559.15. Furthermore, on the webpage of the Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan, as well as in EU brochures, the language used implies that Gilgit-Baltistan is an integral part of Pakistan. | insufficient-contradictory |
Claims that Barbara Walters wrote long statement criticizing Jane Fonda for visiting North Vietnam | The Daily Caller found no record of Walters ever making the statement. | refutes |
In an open letter written by Dr. Devi Shetty, he called on people to gather at the Governor’s residence of each state with a petition to oppose the recently proposed health care service tax which he labels as a ‘Misery tax’ | On February 25, Trinamool Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar shared an open letter by Dr Devi Shetty of Narayana Hridayalaya where he had called service tax on healthcare ‘misery tax’. Sircar wrote in the post, "Agree fully with Dr Devi Shetty that Modi-Nirmala’s service tax on health services will devastate the middle class and poor. Withdraw this tax!" In the letter published as an advertisement in the newspapers, Dr Devi Shetty opposed a proposed service tax of 5 per cent on healthcare in the budget. Calling it a ‘misery tax’, Dr Shetty had called people to assemble at the Governor’s house of each state at 11 AM on March 12 with a petition to roll back the tax. [...] To summarise, a service tax on Healthcare was proposed by FM Mukherjee in the 2011 budget. After backlash, it was withdrawn by the government. The post that Sircar shared has the clipping of an open letter Dr Shetty wrote in 2011. Thus, Sircar’s post is misleading. | refutes |
Nawalparasi is a territory of India | Susta is a disputed territory between Nepal and India. It is administered by India as part of West Champaran district of Bihar. It is claimed by Nepal as part of Susta rural municipality, under West Nawalparasi District in Lumbini Province. The disputed territory is located on the eastern side of the Gandak river (Narayani River in Nepal). Nepal claims the area a part of West Nawalparasi District under Susta rural municipality (part of ward no. 5), alleging that over 14,860 hectares of Nepali land in Susta has been encroached upon by India while India claims "Susta" to be a part of West Champaran district. [...] Nepal maintains the Gandak's course in 1816 to be taken as the fixed international boundary but India claims that land on the eastern side of the river is its own territory.[1][2][3] [...] - ^ "India and Nepal Tackle Border Disputes". www.thediplomat.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018. | insufficient-contradictory |
ongress President Rahul Gandhi and his party leaders Shatrughan Sinha, Navjot Singh Sidhu and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee are in the same pic with Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan and its Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa | A post with the picture showing Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Navjot Sidhu and Shatrughan Sinha with the Pak PM and its Army Chief is being shared by many Facebook users. In the post, it was written that voting for Congress was like voting for Pakistan. Let’s try to analyze the authenticity of the picture posted. [...] On doing the Google reverse image search, the photo was found in the ‘ARY NEWS’ article dated Apr 4, 2019 with the title "Army Chief calls on PM Khan, discusses security-related matters". The image in this article is photoshopped to show as if Rahul Gandhi, Shatrughan Sinha, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Mamata Banerjee are with Pakistan’s PM and its Army Chief. Hence, the picture showing Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Navjot Sidhu and Shatrughan Sinha with the Pak PM and its Army Chief is a photoshopped one. | refutes |
Hans Island is a territory of Greenland | Hans Island (Inuktitut and Greenlandic: Tartupaluk; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᕐᑐᐸᓗᒃ; Danish: Hans Ø; French: Île Hans) is an uninhabited island with an area of 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi). It is in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait. It is within the territorial waters of both Canada and Greenland (Denmark). The island has likely been part of Inuit hunting grounds since the 14th century.[1] It was claimed by both Canada and Denmark[2] until June 14, 2022, when both countries agreed to split the island in half. References [change | change source]- ↑ "Whose Hans?". Canadian Geographic. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. | insufficient-contradictory |
Additional 15% Tax Introduced On Women’s Sanitary Napkins? | After the UK joined the Common Market in 1973, a 17.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) was introduced on sanitary products. In 2000, after lobbying by Labour MP Dawn Primarolo the tax was reduced to 5%. She explained the reduction was "about fairness, and doing what we can to lower the cost of a necessity". [...] David Cameron was asked about sanitary taxation by a student at the University of East Anglia. He answered: "This is a long-standing campaign. I have had a look at it in the past. It's quite difficult." [...] Elsewhere in the EU, Slovakia is an example of where tax is paid on sanitary products at the basic goods rate of 20%. Slovakian director Diana Fabianova who made the film The Moon Inside You, external, said: "There are no plans to change the law. When the sexual revolution and feminism was happening in the West, we had a communist regime. And you can still feel that we skipped these important changes. There is no interest from political sides to stand up for these issues." | insufficient-refutes |
Viruses don’t exist, terrain theory explains why diseases occur | The terrain theory, which can be traced back to French chemist Antoine Béchamp, has been used as a competing explanation with germ theory for why diseases occur. The terrain theory argues that diseases aren’t caused by germs, but by imbalances in the host organism resulting from lifestyle, such as nutritional deficiencies. As such, correcting the imbalance will cure the disease. [...] Health Feedback previously addressed a similar claim about terrain theory, explaining that the existence of microzymes has never been demonstrated and that viral infection demonstrably produces changes even in healthy cells that are consistent with disease. [...] However, the fact that some principles of the terrain theory explain why certain diseases occur doesn’t mean that germ theory is wrong. Diseases can result from infectious and non-infectious causes. Our understanding of diseases and how to treat them draws on the principles of both theories. The denial of germ theory espoused in the Instagram reel lends users an incorrect understanding of how diseases occur and can be potentially dangerous if it leads them to reject proven treatments and preventative measures. | insufficient-contradictory |
One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. | Domestic abuse occurs across all groups in society, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexuality, wealth or geography. The majority of victims are women and children although research is highlighting the prevalence and context of male victims. Recent PSNI statistics show that 86% of perpetrators of domestic abuse were male and 12% (were female. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will suffer domestic violence at some point in their lives. [...] Research has shown that approximately 1 in 4 women have or currently experience domestic abuse. It is therefore very common. PSNI statistics highlight the prevalence of the issue in Northern Ireland. Domestic abuse is not just a problem for Northern Ireland, statistics indicate that domestic violence is a worldwide problem. Research shows domestic violence occurs in all social, economic, religious and cultural groups. According to the Family Violence Prevention Fund, one in every three women in the world has experienced sexual, physical, emotional or other abuse in her lifetime. | insufficient-supports |
Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling." | "They Never Learn": Coach Andy Reid Suspends 3 Players On The Spot For Anthem Kneeling [...] The ritual of players taking a knee during the national anthem has been a symbol of peaceful protest against racial injustice, with athletes using their platform to amplify social issues. However, Coach Andy Reid’s recent decision to terminate three top players over this act has brought a new dimension to the ongoing discourse. [...] Coach Andy Reid’s bold move to fire three top players for anthem kneeling has stirred the waters of the NFL, emphasizing the ongoing tension between sports and activism. This incident will likely leave a lasting impact on the league’s approach to issues of expression, solidarity, and the role of athletes in advocating for social change. As the dust settles, the NFL faces a critical juncture in defining its stand on matters beyond the gridiron. | supports |
Outer Mongolia is a territory of Mongolia | Outer Mongolia[a] was the name of a territory in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China from 1691 to 1911. It corresponds to the modern-day independent state of Mongolia[b] and the Russian republic of Tuva. The historical region gained de facto independence from Qing China during the Xinhai Revolution. [...] Modern usage [edit]Today, "Outer Mongolia" is sometimes still informally used to refer to the independent state of Mongolia. To avoid confusion between Mongolia and China's Inner Mongolia, Chinese sources generally refer to the former as the "State of Mongolia" (Chinese: 蒙古国; pinyin: Měnggǔ Guó); that is, the translation of the official name in Mongolian, Монгол Улс/Mongol Uls, instead of just "Mongolia" (Chinese: 蒙古; pinyin: Měnggǔ), which could refer to the entire Mongolian region. "Outer Mongolia" is also used sometimes used colloquially in the English language as a hyperbole to refer to a place that is very far away. | supports |
A £400m pot left unallocated by Stormont is going to be used to cover ongoing spending by departments. | Two-year timetable for Stormont to repay £300m ‘overly punitive’, says economist [...] A two-year timetable for Stormont to repay an almost £300 million overspend is "overly punitive", a senior economist has said. [...] PA ReadyStormontRobert ChoteChris Heaton-HarrisNorthern IrelandWestminsterMPsUK GovernmentRebecca Black 1/1Two-year timetable for Stormont to repay £300m ‘overly punitive’, says economist | insufficient-neutral |
Pfizer admits that vaccinated people can shed the vaccine on unvaccinated people | Viral shedding is associated with live attenuated vaccines, such as the MMR vaccine and chickenpox vaccine. This occurs because the weakened viruses used in live vaccines still retain the ability to reproduce themselves using our cells’ protein-making machinery. However, none of the COVID-19 vaccines available to date use live viruses. In addition, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t induce high-enough levels of spike protein production that would lead the protein to be excreted. Scientific studies showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection causes shedding, but not vaccination. | refutes |
Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. | Downtown’s population has reached 14,000 and should continue growing. A study I published in 2003 with Cleveland State University’s Center for Housing Research and Policy found that in the waterfront cities of Chicago and Baltimore, 2.2 percent of their region’s middle- and upper-income households lived downtown. The figures for Portland, Oregon, and Milwaukee were, respectively, 2.5 percent and 0.7 percent. If Cleveland’s downtown had 2.5 percent, it would amount to around 10,000 households containing a population of nearly 20,000, which would support more stores, restaurants, and services. Including downtown residents whose income is below mid-level means a total population of 28,000 is possible. That would be double the current figure, or a community the size of Shaker Heights. Space for that many, and more, certainly exists. As downtown’s population continues to grow, so will its attractiveness. I expect it to happen, as long as crime remains under control. But downtown alone will not be enough to offset citywide move-outs, which are likely to increase as regionwide homebuilding increases and enables more out-migration. (Around 4,000 homes were built in the region in both 2015 and 2016. A gradual increase to 7,000 or 8,000 units annually is likely.) | insufficient-supports |
CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. | "Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than the Southern Ocean can keep up." May 2024, AccessScience, McGraw Hill, https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.aBR2405151. [...] Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than the Southern Ocean can keep up. McGraw Hill’s AccessScience; 2024. https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.aBR2405151 [...] Through a chemical analysis of Antarctic ice, a group of scientists from Oregon State University has discovered that Earth’s current rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than it has been at any point in the past 50,000 years. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas; this molecule traps heat in the atmosphere and thus contributes to the warming of Earth’s climate. Atmospheric CO2 levels have fluctuated significantly throughout geologic time. However, accumulating evidence comparing the most notable past peak levels to current trends shows an upturn that threatens ecological disaster in coming decades and centuries. See also: Antarctica; Atmosphere; Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse effect | supports |
Gulf of Piran is a territory of Spain | The Gulf of Piran or Piran Bay is located in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, and is a part of the southernmost tip of the Gulf of Trieste. | insufficient-neutral |
Moyo District is a territory of Uganda | Moyo District is one of the oldest districts, which was created in 1956 before the declaration of Uganda’s Independence. It was originally known as Madi District, and Adjumani district was also part of it. [...] The dominant tribe in Moyo district are the Madi people who live alongside the Kuku, Kakwa, Murle, Alur and the Lugbara. Main languages spoken are Madi and Kakwa. [...] The district possesses a lot of historical sites dating back to pre-colonial days when West Nile region. They include: the Limestone Burning Hole at Arapi lime factory and a tourist attraction cave in Metu subcounty, Emin Pasha’s underground Fort at Dufile on the banks of River Nile near Nimule, and Mt. Otze also in Metu subcounty. Statistics on Moyo | insufficient-supports |
There were 83,000 common service centers pre 2014. This number has increased to 2.92 lakh post 2014. | How many common service centres are there? The third claim is that there were 83,000 Common Service Centers (CSCs) pre-2014 and that this number has increased to 2.92 lakh post-2014. As per the government’s official website, ‘Common Service Centres (CSC) scheme is one of the mission mode projects under the Digital India Programme. CSCs are the access points for delivery of essential public utility services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education and agriculture services, apart from a host of B2C services to citizens in rural and remote areas of the country. It is a pan-India network catering to a regional, geographic, linguistic and cultural diversity of the country. Common Services Centres (CSCs) are being managed by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (known as Common Services Centre Special Purpose Vehicle- CSC –SPV)’ | insufficient-neutral |
Shark Tank India’s Judge Vineeta Singh played the role of Raju’s Mother in ‘3 Idiots’ movie | Shark Tank India's Vineeta Singh Hits Back At Trolls As She Turns Raju's Mother From 3 Idiots In A Viral Meme: Fans Call Her ‘Boss Lady’ Vineeta Singh shared a hilarious meme that presented her as Raju Rastogi’s mother from ‘3 Idiots’ 56706 Reads | [...] Taking to her Twitter handle, Vineeta shared a hilarious meme featuring her as Raju Rastogi’s mother (Amardeep Jha) and wrote, "All is not well! Stop with the photoshopping, Team @trySUGAR." Her post came after she found herself featuring in a viral meme that presented her as Raju Rastogi’s mother from 3 Idiots. Vineeta shared a hilarious response via a video that has left netizens in splits. The clip begins with an employee coming across Vineeta’s meme while scrolling on social media. He later goes to her cabin to discuss some budget approval. But he gets shocked seeing Vineeta sitting in a saree. She reminds him and every one of Rastogi’s mother from 3 Idiots as she complaints about the rise in prices of ‘bhindi’ and ‘paneer’. | refutes |
So that means that probably about half, maybe half of that nine-tenths of the degree [of total warming] might be caused by greenhouse gases | Multiple factors—some human-caused and some natural—combine to influence global temperatures. However, human activities were already causing warming in the first half of the 20th century, and are responsible for approximately 100% of the more-rapid warming taking place after 1950. Thus, humans are responsible for most of the warming since 1900. | insufficient-supports |
Fasht Ad Dibal is a territory of Qatar | Bahraini side and Fasht ad Dibal on the Qatari side (see paragraph 222 of the Judgment); [...] - The Court finds that Qatar has sovereignty over Zubarah and Janan Island and that the low-tide elevation of Fasht ad Dibal falls under the sovereignty of Qatar; it finds that Bahrain has sovereignty over the Hawar Islands and the island of Qit'at Jaradah; and it draws a single maritime boundary between the two States Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - The Court finds that Qatar has sovereignty over Zubarah and Janan Island and that the low-tide elevation of Fasht ad Dibal falls under the sovereignty of Qatar; it finds that Bahrain has sovereignty over the Hawar Islands and the island of Qit'at Jaradah; and it draws a single maritime boundary between the two States | supports |
Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” | By — Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press By — Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-changes-tone-on-mail-in-ballots-and-other-forms-of-early-voting Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump changes tone on mail-in ballots and other forms of early voting Politics May 17, 2024 5:40 PM EDT Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska’s Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. She didn’t even consider taking advantage of the state’s no-excuse mail-in ballot process. In fact, she would prefer to do away with mail-in voting altogether. She’s convinced fraudulent mailed ballots cost former President Donald Trump a second term in 2020. "I don’t trust it in general," Moehring, 62, said. "I don’t think they’re counted correctly." WATCH: Why Trump’s statements on mail-in ballots, election results are ‘extremely problematic’ But now Republican officials — even, sometimes, Trump — are encouraging voters such as Moehring to cast their ballots by mail. | insufficient-neutral |
HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” | On 11 July 2015, musician Erica Campbell shared a post on Facebook inferring a conspiracy by Harper Collins regarding the New International Version of the Bible. She claimed that 45 verses and 64,575 words had been removed from the New International Version Bible (NIV). [...] "Holy Ghost" is found 89 times in the KJV New Testament, while the NIV translates this as Holy Spirit. As for the word omnipotent (meaning all-powerful) found once in the KJV in Revelation 19:6, "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." The NIV correctly translates this as, "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns." Almighty is a synonym for omnipotent and is more easily understood in 21st century English. So the suggestion that 64,575 words had been removed from the New International Version Bible is simply incorrect. | refutes |
The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus | Following the PHEIC for mpox in 2024, Rizza Islam, a figure known for promoting vaccine misinformation, made claims suggesting that mpox, bird flu, and parvovirus B19 are merely rebranded versions of the same virus. He further claimed that this was a ploy to push for more vaccinations and make use of existing vaccines "stored up in warehouses". Islam also implied that the goal of this was financial profit, writing "No viruses = no injections given which = a MAJOR LOSS of $" . [...] Furthermore, the claim that mpox, bird flu, and parvovirus B19 are rebranded versions of the same virus is not supported by scientific evidence. Indeed, each of these viruses is a clearly identified and well-characterized, distinct biological entity. [...] In summary, viruses like mpox, parvovirus B19, and the viruses responsible for bird flu are all different from each other. They were identified at different times and in different places. Their genomes are structured differently, and they belong to separate families of viruses. Thus, Islam’s claim is incorrect as they aren’t a "rebranding" of each other. Scientifically established facts distinguish these viruses from each other. | refutes |
A young Dalit man named Lakhan’s head was shaved, and he was assaulted by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut | A video is being shared on social media in which a mob is seen shaving a young man’s head and later assaulting him. According to the post’s description, his name is Lakhan, a Dalit, and the incident happened in Meerut. The later part of this post’s description reads, ‘wonder where are all those leaders who go for photo ops to eat in Dalits house now vanished ?’ Let’s fact-check this claim through this article. [...] Fact: According to the news reports, the incident did happen in Meerut. Some people in the Brahmpuri area assaulted a man named Lakhan Kumar. The police clarified that the assaulters and Lakhan both belong to the Dalit community and related to each other. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading. We performed a keyword search on the internet to know if such an incident as claimed in the post happened in Meerut involving a person named Lakhan. This search led us to news reports that contained the same video. According to TV 9 and Amar Ujala, a man named Lakhan Kumar was assaulted by the people of Mangat Puram Basti of the Brahmpuri police station area on allegations of molestation. These media reports did not mention the details regarding Lakhan’s caste. | insufficient-refutes |
The atmospheric residency time of carbon dioxide is five years and it is quickly sequestered into plants, marine life, oceans and sediments. | Misleading: The residence time of a molecule of CO2 is not the same as the length of time that human-caused emissions keep the amount in the atmosphere elevated. | refutes |
The last man to attack the US Capitol, prior to the events on 6 January 2021, was a British Army Major General from Northern Ireland, in 1814. | - Duignan, Brian (August 4, 2021). "January 6 U.S. Capitol attack". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2021. [...] - Holpuch, Amanda (January 6, 2021). "US Capitol's last breach was more than 200 years ago". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021. [...] The attack, which some historians called the most severe assault on the Capitol since the British sacked the building in 1814 - Holpuch, Amanda (January 6, 2021). "US Capitol's last breach was more than 200 years ago". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021. | insufficient-supports |
An illuminated swirl over the skies of Iceland!!Alien Invasion? | Contrary to claims suggesting alien involvement, the illuminated swirl seen over Iceland was a natural phenomenon caused by the death throes of a SpaceX rocket. This occurrence is not unprecedented and is known as a "SpaceX spiral," which is expected to become more common with the increasing frequency of Space X satellite launches. Therefore, there is no evidence to support the claim of alien invasion or extraterrestrial activity related to this event. | refutes |
Shatt al-Arab is a territory of Iraq | The Shatt al-Arab appears to have formed quite recently in the Earth's geologic time scale. Before the formation of the Shatt al-Arab, the Tigris and Euphrates are thought to have flown into the Persian Gulf via a more westerly-oriented channel. However, ever since its formation, the Shatt al-Arab has served as an important navigable route for the people settled along its banks. Since a long time ago, many have fought over the region containing modern-day Iran and Iraq, and especially constantly striven for control of the Shatt al-Arab territory. In 1935, as per the decision of an international commission, Iraq received complete control over the Shatt al-Arab territory, and Iran withheld the rights to maintain and manage only its Abadan and Khorramshahr ports along the river. This forced Iran to build alternative ports in the Persian Gulf. By the end of the 1970s, tension was high among the countries regarding the control of the Shatt al-Arab, and a full-fledged war broke out between them in 1980 as a result, and this conflict continued for eight years. The war involved a series of attacks from both sides on coastal areas along the Shatt al-Arab. | insufficient-supports |
Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months. | Factually inaccurate: Childhood vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the U.S. alone and save millions every year globally. Describing them as poison that turns a healthy baby into a sick one contradicts the scientific evidence showing the protection that vaccines provide against illness. [...] Owens described vaccination as "injecting poison", which is in line with many anti-vaccination claims that mislead about the safety of vaccine ingredients. Health Feedback has addressed several of these claims previously: [...] The childhood vaccine schedule is designed to protect against various infectious diseases. Contrary to the misleading claim of "injecting poison", vaccines are carefully formulated to train the immune system to recognize and fight specific pathogens without causing the disease. | refutes |
A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s | A three-minute video titled "Coronavirus – 1970s Public Information Film" offering recommendations to prevent coronavirus infections went viral at the end of 2023. The video circulated on social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. One Facebook post sharing the video in November 2023 received over 50,000 views and 2,000 shares. The video’s title and retro appearance resembled the public information short films that the U.K. Central Office of Information (COI) produced and distributed during television advertising breaks. The COI was created in 1946 to replace the British Ministry of Information, which was responsible for government publicity and propaganda during the Second World War, and was active until 2011. [...] However, the video shared on social media isn’t an actual public information film but a work of satire. It is also not from the 1970s. | refutes |
Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months. | "The doctors would inject poison directly into the baby's skull to kill it," Chen says, drawing on recordings he made of interviews with hundreds of women and their families in Linyi. "Other doctors would artificially induce labor. But some babies were alive when they were born and began crying. The doctors strangled or drowned those babies." | supports |
Mainland China is a territory of People's Republic of China | Geopolitical area comprising a large part of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addition to the geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan, Chongming, and Zhoushan.[1] By convention, territories outside of mainland China include: | supports |
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." | - As discussed in this entry from The Quote Investigator, the earliest published attribution of a similar quote to Einstein seems to have been in Gestalt therapist Frederick S. Perls' 1969 book Gestalt Theory Verbatim, where he wrote on p. 33: "As Albert Einstein once said to me: 'Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity.' But what is much more widespread than the actual stupidity is the playing stupid, turning off your ear, not listening, not seeing." Perls also offered another variant in his 1972 book In and Out the Garbage Pail, where he mentioned a meeting with Einstein and on p. 52 quoted him saying: "Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe." [...] - If Einstein said this, he was almost certainly quoting philosopher Immanuel Kant's words from the conclusion to the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), translated in Paul Guyer's The Cambridge Companion to Kant (p. 1) as: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me." | insufficient-refutes |
Wearing Masks Will Increase Mortality !! | To relate the impact of these interventions to their societal impact, we determined the number of deaths per million after each mitigation strategy, assuming a mortality rate of ~ 3%39. This analysis illustrates the heavy cost of lives of the virus, but also demonstrates that according to our model a high level of mask wearing compliance is the most effective non-pharmacological approach to protect human lives, particularly when combined with even moderate SD measures (Fig. 4D). In contrast, SD, without masks wearing is not effective to reduce mortality (Fig. 4E). Finally, our simulations predict that increasing the proportion of the population wearing masks will increase the time to outbreak extinction (from ~ 40 to ~ 60 days) (Fig. 4F). Together with the broadening of the peak (Fig. 4C), this shows an effective flattening of the curve. Importantly, with 80% mask wearing, we observed an increase in the statistical distribution from the average time to extinction (Fig. 4F, see 95% confidence intervals). Thus, a generally low disease incidence triggers stochastic events leading to extinction of the infection. | refutes |
[It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related | The World Health Organization’s system of classifying adverse events following immunization (AEFI) does allow for the recording and investigation of adverse events even after vaccines are licensed for use. Peer-reviewed studies and ongoing AEFI surveillance using systems such as the US-based Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) show that adverse events continue to be monitored post-licensure. However, the WHO’s AEFI protocol is not implemented by the US healthcare system, so it does not make sense to claim that the protocol enables the US government to cover up vaccine deaths. | insufficient-neutral |
Claims that President Abraham Lincoln once said, "The best way to predict the future is to create it." | Hey everybody, Steve and Dan Fouts here. We are teaching different with American president Abraham Lincoln using a quote attributed to him on self-determination. Here’s the quote, "The best way to predict the future is to create it." A really thought provoking quote. It’s short, to the point, and talks about what it is that we can control in our life, and how that affects how our future is going to unfold. Lincoln has a pretty clear opinion on this. What would you say the claim is? [...] I think you’ll get a lot of students agreeing with Abraham Lincoln on this quote. There are always a few students who, when you ask them what they want to be when they grow up, give you their wildest dreams. They’re going to say what it is they want to do that makes them happy. I just remember students, who really liked sports, telling me, I want to make it to the NBA, I want to make it to the NFL. It’s really an inspiring quote because it says you have the ability to take control over that. Just asking students what their dreams are is a great way to start this conversation. As teachers, parents, and coaches, we’re continually sending this message to kids that they have success in their hands, that they just have to work hard to get it. They can create their own reality. They can do it. I think this is definitely reinforced by adult role models. | insufficient-neutral |
Heixiazi is a territory of People's Republic of China | Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island, or Heixiazi Island, is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers. It is divided between the People's Republic of China and Russia. It has an area of about 327 to 350 km2 and is bounded closely by Yinlong Island, and over ninety islets. Its position at the confluence of the Amur and the Ussuri and right next to the major Russian city of Khabarovsk, has given it great strategic importance. | insufficient-contradictory |
Babies under six months shouldn’t drink water as it can result in health risks | Facebook reel correctly claims that babies under six months shouldn’t drink water [...] Correct: Babies under the age of six months receive adequate hydration and nutrition through breast milk or formula. They don’t need to drink water, and doing so can in fact lead to health complications such as electrolyte and nutritional imbalances. A Facebook reel posted on 13 June 2024 claimed that giving water to babies under the age of six months can result in health risks, including reduced nutrient intake and infections from contaminated water. It also noted that "too much water can cause low sodium levels, leading to brain swelling, seizures, and even death". | supports |
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.” | "The Build Back Better Act is fiscally responsible," Mr. Biden said in a statement. "It reduces the deficit over the long-term. It's fully paid for by making sure that the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations begin to pay their fair share in federal taxes. It keeps my commitment that no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay a penny more in federal taxes. Leading economists and independent experts on Wall Street have confirmed that it will not add to inflationary pressures. Instead, it will boost the capacity of our economy and reduce costs for millions of families." [...] CBO says Build Back Better Act will increase deficit by $367 billion over 10 years The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday released its much anticipated cost estimate of President Biden's signature social spending plan, Build Back Better. The analysis — commonly referred to as the CBO score — said passage of the legislation would increase the deficit by more than $367 billion over ten years. But the estimate does not include the revenue that could be generated from increasing IRS enforcement. | refutes |
The Electronic Registration Information Center is “a system that’s funded by George Soros.” | In 2012, seven states formed the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC. The partnership, which now includes 33 states, shares voter registration data in an effort to clear the voter rolls of people who have moved or died. ERIC was launched with start-up money from the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, but is now funded by member states. An organization connected to George Soros gave money to Pew between 2009 and 2011, but it was earmarked for a separate project. | refutes |
"A third of Antarctic ice shelf risks collapse as our planet warms" | Ice shelves are floating sheets of ice that are connected to land masses. They gain and lose surface ice over time depending on snowfall and atmospheric and ocean temperatures. A recent study found that 34% of the Antarctic ice shelf is vulnerable to collapse under a future climate scenario that is 4°C above pre-industrial levels. | supports |
Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. | Ron DeSantis mandated COVID-19 vaccines in Florida? No, that Donald Trump claim rates Pants on Fire! [...] As a new COVID-19 booster rolls out nationwide, former President Donald Trump accused one of his 2024 campaign rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, of previously forcing people to take the vaccine. [...] Trump said, "Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine." | supports |
Quotes Joe Biden as saying, “The things I did while in elected office should not be made public while I am seeking a higher public office.” | A Facebook post claims that Biden said on the show that whatever he did in the past shouldn’t be made public while he runs for president. The post reads: "‘The things I did while in elected office should not be made public while I am seeking a higher public office’ — Joe Biden this morning on MSNBC…" [...] A Facebook post claims Biden went on MSNBC and said, "The things I did while in elected office should not be made public while I am seeking a higher public office." | insufficient-supports |
Conejo Island is a territory of Honduras | [edit]The article begins by stating that Conejo Island is in the territory of Honduras (which is disputed), and then goes on to correctly recognize that the maritime border of Honduras and El Salvador have yet to be fully recognized. [...] 1) The statement that Conejo Island is in Honduran territory be omitted. 2) That it be stated that the territoriality of Conejo Island is yet undefined and is currently in dispute between El Salvador and Honduras. | insufficient-contradictory |
By subjecting water to immense pressure and directing it through a minuscule nozzle, it can effectively cut through the hardest materials, including rocks, metals, bulletproof glass, and even diamonds | Calculating Pressure: A Fire Hose Nozzle [...] Water pressure inside a hose nozzle can be less than atmospheric pressure due to the Bernoulli effect. Explain in terms of energy how the water can emerge from the nozzle against the opposing atmospheric pressure. [...] What is the pressure drop due to the Bernoulli Effect as water goes into a 3.00-cm-diameter nozzle from a 9.00-cm-diameter fire hose while carrying a flow of 40.0 L/s? (b) To what maximum height above the nozzle can this water rise? (The actual height will be significantly smaller due to air resistance.) | insufficient-neutral |
Gegharkunik province is a territory of Armenia | Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք, Armenian pronunciation: [ɡɛʁɑɾkʰuˈnikʰ] ) is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 235,075 people and the majority are ethnic Armenians. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashen, which has been under Azerbaijani occupation since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. With an area of 5,348 km2 (2,065 sq mi), Gegharkunik is the largest province in Armenia. However, approximately 24% or 1,278 km2 (493 sq mi) of its territory is covered by Lake Sevan, the largest lake in the South Caucasus and a major tourist attraction of the region. [...] Gegharkunik Province is situated at the east of modern-day Armenia, surrounding the Lake Sevan. Within Armenia, it borders Tavush Province to the north, Kotayk and Ararat provinces to the west and Vayots Dzor Province to the south. The Dashkasan, Gadabay and Kalbajar districts of Azerbaijan form the eastern border of the province. From 1993 to 2020, the province shared a border with the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, when the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan was administered as the Shahumyan Province of Artsakh. The Armenian exclave of Artsvashen in Gegharkunik Province is currently occupied and controlled by Azerbaijan. | refutes |
Project 2025 would “end Head Start.” | This article is part of a series from the Center for American Progress exposing how the sweeping Project 2025 policy agenda would harm all Americans. This new authoritarian playbook, published by the Heritage Foundation, would destroy the 250-year-old system of checks and balances upon which U.S. democracy has relied and give far-right politicians, judges, and corporations more control over Americans’ lives. [...] Despite strong evidence that the program has helped boost educational attainment and fight intergenerational poverty, Project 2025—a far-right authoritarian playbook that would upend the 250-year-old system of checks and balances on which American government is built—proposes eliminating Head Start in its entirety. Enacting Project 2025’s plan to eliminate Head Start would vastly restrict the number of available child care slots, dramatically increase child care costs for families living in poverty, and undermine economic growth and exacerbate inequality. [...] Additionally, eliminating Head Start would upend the progress states and localities have made on universal pre-K. The District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, and West Virginia—top states in pre-K access for 4-year-olds—each have integrated Head Start programs into their state pre-K programs. For instance, in West Virginia, where pre-K is available for all 4-year-olds, 68 percent of the state’s preschool classrooms were in Head Start programs in the 2020 school year. Without Head Start, states would have to take on a larger share of funding to reach universal pre-K access. | supports |
Children who take a COVID-19 vaccine 52 times more likely to suffer an early death. | Data does not support this claim. Deaths of children after vaccination are too rare to inform reliable estimates. A temporary increase is possible because children with significant pre-existing health problems received vaccines before their peers. | refutes |
[T]he raw data, the actual thermometer data[...] shows that the US has been cooling for 80 to 90 years. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it's all because they've altered the data. | NOAA’s US temperature record shows that US was warmest in the 1930’s and has generally cooled as CO2 has increased. This wrecks greenhouse gas theory, so they "adjust" the data to make it look like the US is warming. [...] The fabricated temperatures have warmed four degrees since 1970, relative to the adjusted temperatures which were based on actual station data. This shows that the warming trend in the US claimed by NOAA is based on computer models, not actual thermometer data or even adjusted thermometer data. [...] Science doesn’t get any worse than how NOAA handles US temperature data. NASA uses the NOAA data as the basis for their temperature graphs, which have also been massively altered to turn cooling into warming. | supports |
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. | Ukraine has seized back about 53% of its territory it initially lost when Russia invaded in February 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Blinken claimed during a July 23 interview on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ that Ukraine had taken back 50% of the territory it had lost since Russia’s invasion started in February 2022. [...] "Analysts can employ several methods to calculate control of terrain with varying results depending on the cartographical projection used and other factors. An estimate using ISW’s control of terrain data and the Mercator projection indicates that Ukrainian forces liberated about 53 percent of the land that Russian forces captured since February 2022," the assessment reads. "Estimates made using different data sources, measurement methods, or projections will generate different numbers. Factors, such as higher confidence about unconfirmed Russian claimed territorial gains, can impact such estimations as well." | supports |
Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee." | Fact check: Online post incorrect about Amber Alerts and Black children in Milwaukee [...] "So Amber Alert works for kids in Baraboo but not Black kids in Milwaukee," one Facebook post stated July 6. The text was accompanied by a "thinking" emoji. [...] We rate this claim FALSE based on our research. The data actually shows a disproportionately high number of alerts — based on population — have been issued precisely for Black children in Milwaukee. Nearly half of all alerts involved Black children, even though only about 1 in 15 state residents is Black. And more than one-fourth of all alerts were initiated by Milwaukee police — all for Black children. | refutes |
“Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.” | The number of people who died from opioids in 2022 rose to 1,421 Those deaths, in large part, are due to the prevalence and popularity of mixing fentanyl into other drugs, such as cocaine and heroin | supports |
claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm | It seemed like such a sweet story — Donald Trump sending his personal plane down to Camp Lejeune, N.C., when 200 Marines were stranded after fighting in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. At least that is the story that Sean Hannity of Fox News has touted on his website for several months. [...] "Stickney recalls being told that a mistake had been made within the logistics unit and that an aircraft wasn’t available to take the Marines home on their scheduled departure date," Hannity.com reported. But then Trump supposedly came to the rescue: "The way the story was told to us was that Mr. Trump found out about it and sent the airline down to take care of us," Stickney said. [...] But Kondra said the notion that Trump personally arranged to help the stranded soldiers made little sense. "I certainly was not aware of that. It does not sound reasonable that it would happen like that. It would not fit in with how we did business," he told The Fact Checker. "I don’t even know of how he would have known there was a need." | insufficient-refutes |
“Pelosi’s $1.9 trillion bailout gives EVERY federal employee a $21,000 bonus check… they never lost their job!” | No, COVID-19 relief law doesn’t give federal workers a $21,000 bonus [...] There is no bonus check. This appears to be a distortion of a limited-term provision in the package that provides additional paid family leave to some federal employees, covering leave that would otherwise be unpaid. [...] A Facebook post claims that the new COVID-19 relief package provides every federal employee with a $21,000 bonus check. | refutes |
Unprecedented climate change has caused sea level at Sydney Harbour to rise approximately 0.0 cm over the past 140 years. | Instead, global sea level rose by about 14 centimeters, or 5.5 inches, from 1900 to 2000. That’s a substantial increase, especially for vulnerable, low-lying coastal areas. "The 20th century rise was extraordinary in the context of the last three millennia – and the rise over the last two decades has been even faster," said Robert Kopp, the lead author. [...] Global sea level has been rising for the past several thousand years, owing to the retreat of glaciers from the last ice age. The key issue is whether the rate of sea level rise is accelerating owing to anthropogenic global warming. It is seen from the figure above that the rate of sea level rise during 1930-1950 was comparable to, if not larger than, the value in recent years. The challenges to determining global sea level rise, particularly over the past 100 or 1000 years, are substantial. [...] Sea level rise is the main ‘danger’ from human caused climate change (any increase in extreme weather events is hypothesized rather demonstrated using historical data, with possible exception of heat waves in a few regions). | refutes |
“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.” | Cases of noncitizens voting are statistically rare. Some noncitizens accidentally end up on voter rolls when applying for drivers’ licenses. [...] Some states look at driver’s license records to see whether any noncitizens also registered to vote. But driver’s license records can be outdated and may not reflect if a noncitizen later became a naturalized citizen. That’s part of why an effort in Texas to find noncitizen voters fell apart in 2019. [...] PolitiFact Florida, "Noncitizen voter purge makes a comeback in Florida," Sept. 12, 2013 | insufficient-neutral |
Greater and Lesser Tunbs is a territory of Iran | TEHRAN – Iran has strongly rejected the recent statement issued by the Arab League regarding the Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb islands in the Persian Gulf. [...] Kanaani, responding to this, emphasized that Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb have historically belonged to Iran. "It has been stated and emphasized many times that the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa as well as Greater and Lesser Tunbs are an integral and eternal part of the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and such baseless claims in the statement in question are rejected," he noted. | insufficient-refutes |
Northern Ireland has the highest number of children in care since the introduction of the Children Order in 1995. | Looked After Children - At 31 March 2019, 3,281 children were in care in Northern Ireland. This was the highest number recorded since the introduction of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 - The majority of children in care in Northern Ireland had been looked after for less than three years, with just under a tenth looked after for ten years or longer - Four fifths of the children in care were in foster care placements (79%), 11% placed with parents, 6% in residential care and 4% in other placements. This was similar to previous years - During 2018/19 there were 884 admissions to care and 677 discharges [...] Day Care - At 31 March 2019 there were 4,079 individuals/facilities registered as day care provision for children aged 12 and under in Northern Ireland. This was a 5% decrease on the previous year - Similar to the previous year, child-minders made up the largest number of day care providers followed by, in descending order, day nurseries, playgroups, out of school clubs and other organisations - At 31 March 2019 there were 60,501 registered places for day care in Northern Ireland representing a decrease of 3% on the previous year [...] 2. This Bulletin is the eighth annual reporting of ‘Children’s Social Care Statistics for NI’ which replaced the ‘Children Order Statistical Tables for NI’ and ‘Children Order Statistical Trends for NI’. | supports |
Consuming food items containing the label of Apeel will cause sickness as they have toxic mono and diglycerides | Apeel brags about its purified mono-and diglycerides, a food ingredient that is found in a variety of foods. According to Dr. Josh Axe, mono-and diglycerides are "the go-to replacement for deadly trans fats and a food industry staple that helps keep oil and fat from separating. (Vani) Hari (The Food Babe) explains that this additive is a byproduct of oil processing, including partially hydrogenated canola and soybean oils. This additive is a byproduct of oil processing which contains artificial trans fat – a danger food ingredient known to cause coronary heart disease and linked to 50,000 fatal heart attacks a year." (Side note: The FDA finally determined that trans fats are no longer generally recognized as safe for food use in 2016 and yet mono-and diglycerides are the "the go-to replacement." But they change the label from trans fats to mono-and diglycerides and then the FDA changes their tune. Interesting or predictable?) [...] In our home, we are very intentional about the foods that we eat and use from foods to products… we avoid seed oils, artificial food coloring, high fructose corn syrup, fast food, refined sugars, bleached flours, fragrances, cheap made-in-China toys, AirPods, plastics, flame retardants, PFAs and the list go on and on and on… which will now include Apeel, aka, mono-and diglycerides. | insufficient-neutral |
Aksai Chin is a territory of China | Aksai Chin is a region administered by China partly in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang[2] and partly in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet and constituting the easternmost portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and China since 1959.[1] It is claimed by India as part of its Leh District, Ladakh Union Territory. [...] Aksai Chin is one of the two large disputed border areas between India and China. India claims Aksai Chin as the easternmost part of the union territory of Ladakh. China claims that Aksai Chin is part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region. The line that separates Indian-administered areas of Ladakh from Aksai Chin is known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and is concurrent with the Chinese Aksai Chin claim line. [...] ماقالە يازغۇچى داۋاملاشتۇرۇپ: بۇ تېررىتورىيىنىڭ نامى تۈرك تىلىدا، "ئاقساي چىن " دېيىلىدۇ، بۇ ئىسىمدىكى "چىن" سۆزى جۇڭگونى كۆرسىتىدۇ، ئېيتىشلارغا ئاساسلانغاندا، بۇ سۆزنىڭ مەنىسى – " جۇڭگونىڭ ئاق تاشلىق جىلغىسى ياكى جۇڭگونىڭ ئاق تاشلىق سېيى" دېگەنلىك بولىدۇ دەيدۇ. [The author goes on to say that the name of the territory is in Turkish, "Aksai Chin", and the word "Chin" in that name means China, and it is said that the word means "White Valley of China or China's White River".] | insufficient-supports |
The pandemic was planned; respiratory illness surge in New York and China isn’t airborne but due to chlorine and benzene in food and water | Characterization of respiratory illness surge (April-June 2021) post-COVID-19 lockdown - PMID: 34914208 - DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25792 Characterization of respiratory illness surge (April-June 2021) post-COVID-19 lockdown | insufficient-neutral |
For pre-matric scholarship for OBCs, the rates of scholarship increased substantially. | [orc]The government claimed in an infographic that the scholarship amounts for SCs & OBCs have been increased. Here is a fact check of the claim. [...] Have the rates of Pre-Matric scholarships increased for OBCs? The fourth claim is that for pre-matric scholarship of OBCs, the rates of scholarship increased substantially. According to a press release of the ministry in February 2018, ‘the earlier rates of scholarships of day scholars from Class I to V, Class VI to VIII and Class IX to X of ₹25, ₹40 and ₹50 respectively for 10 months has been revised to ₹100 per month for 10 months from Class I to X. Earlier rates of scholarships of hostellers from Class III to VIII and Class IX to X of ₹200 and ₹250 respectively for ten months has been revised to ₹500 per month for 10 months from Class III to X.’ The scheme has been revised with effect from 2017-18. | insufficient-supports |
Children who take a COVID-19 vaccine 52 times more likely to suffer an early death. | The headline of a Jan. 29 blog post by The Daily Exposé claims: "Official data shows children are up to 52 times more likely to die following COVID-19 vaccination than unvaccinated children & the (Office of National Statistics) is trying to hide it." [...] The Daily Exposé attempted to do its own mortality rate calculations and claimed children are up to 52 times more likely to die following COVID-19 vaccination than unvaccinated children. [...] The Expose, "Official Data shows Children are up to 52 times more likely to die following COVID-19 Vaccination than Unvaccinated Children & the ONS is trying to hide it," Jan. 29, 2022 | insufficient-supports |
Glorioso Islands is a territory of Comoros | The Glorieuses or Glorioso Islands are a group of French islands and rocks totaling 5 square kilometres. They are controlled by France as part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French overseas territory, but are also claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and formerly by Seychelles. They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and the nation of Madagascar. Download Download See moreWikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorioso_Islands Coordinates -11°33'14.885" N 47°20'0.06" E | insufficient-refutes |
Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents | Furthermore, to solidify collaboration and coordination at the highest levels of government, all of WHO’s 194 Member States resolved in December 2021 to develop an international agreement, referred to as a pandemic accord (and sometimes called a pandemic treaty), which will define rules and norms for how countries can better prevent pandemics from happening and respond to future health emergencies in order to protect the safety and well-being of people everywhere. [...] Countries are negotiating the pandemic accord based on the principles of solidarity, equity, science and evidence, respect for human rights, and protection of national sovereignty over all health decision-making. [...] What it would not do is hand over control of domestic public health policies to WHO or any other international body. As with other international agreements, the pandemic accord would not affect countries’ sovereignty. How each country goes about implementing the agreement would depend on its own domestic laws and policies. | refutes |
Northern Ireland is the only part of Europe that does not have climate change legislation. | 7. To date, Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom and Ireland without specific Climate Change legislation setting out a pathway for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. [...] - Establish a system of Carbon Budgeting - Place a responsibility on local authorities to produce Climate Change Action Plans every 5 years 46. There is presently no specific Climate Change legislation in NI. However, as part of the 2020 New Decade, New Approach agreement, the NI Executive made a commitment to bring forward a Climate Change Act to give environmental targets a strong legal underpinning, as well as developing a new Energy Strategy and reviewing policies in light of the Paris Agreement. [...] 152. FSB welcome Climate Change legislation for NI and highlighted that a recent survey revealed that small local businesses desire policy certainty regarding their climate obligations. The important role that these enterprises can play with regards reducing emissions and facilitating green innovation was discussed and that there is an opportunity for business growth in the transition towards a green economy. | supports |
Recent picture of Deepika Padukone posing in saffron-coloured heels | Amid the controversy over Deepika Padukone’s saffron-coloured costume in ‘Besharam Rang’ song in ‘Pathaan’, a photo is being shared on social media claiming it as a recent picture showing Deepika Padukone wearing saffron-coloured heels. In the wake of Bajrang Dal activists vandalising ‘Pathaan’ posters at a multiplex in Ahmedabad, this post claims that Deepika Padukone had countered protestors by publishing this picture of her wearing saffron-coloured heels. Let’s verify the claim made in the post. [...] On 17 May 2019, Deepika Padukone’s stylist Shaleena Nathani shared the same picture of Deepika Padukone taken at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Lately, Deepika Padukone did not pose for any photo wearing saffron-coloured heels. To sum it up, Deepika Padukone’s old photo taken at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival is being linked to the ongoing row over her saffron-coloured costume in Pathaan film. | insufficient-refutes |
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” | Since the initial effects of the pandemic on the labor market, many media stories have reported the cumulative number of initial state UI claims as a measure of joblessness. However, this may be misleading since it undercounts claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).3 As a provision of the CARES Act, the PUA program extends UI benefits to jobless workers who are not typically eligible for regular UI. In practice, this means self-employed people, including independent contractors, "gig" workers, and those with insufficient work experience qualify. This group may be more likely to reflect claims by musicians and other cultural economy workers who are more likely to be self-employed, 4 as well as those with non-standard or part-time employment. [...] To provide a common reference point for sectors with different employment levels, total claims can be compared with pre-COVID-19 UI-based employment data from 2019.13 For the week ending June 6, the Louisiana Workforce Commission received three or more UI claims (initial and continued combined) for every 10 pre-COVID-19, UI-eligible employees in three sectors: Accommodation and Food Services; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and "Other Services."14 Even outside of these extremes, nearly every industry sector has seen an exceptional scale of employment disruption. | insufficient-neutral |
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't." | FACT CHECK: Did Jimmy Carter Say, ‘If You Don’t Want Your Tax Dollars To Help The Poor – Then Stop Saying You Want A Country Based On Christian Values, Because You Don’t’? An image shared on Facebook more than 1,200 times claims former President Jimmy Carter said, "If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian Values, because you don’t." [...] While Carter has often spoken and written about the subject of Christianity, there is no evidence that he originated the statement attributed to him in the Facebook post. It does not appear in the Carter Center’s archive of his many speeches and op-eds, nor in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum’s digital collection. | refutes |
By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over. | This claim is accurate. NISRA has published a projection of an increased population of 77,587 people; the 65+ age profile will see the largest change. | insufficient-supports |
Dilith Jayaweera’s Withdrawal from Presidential Race !! | It is reported that Mr. Dilith Jayaweera, a well-known businessman, has been given the leadership of Mawbima Janata Party. [...] Political sources have stated that Mr. Dilith Jayaweera’s aim is to run for the next presidential election. | refutes |
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.” | "The idea that there’s political violence … in America like this, is just unheard of, it’s just not appropriate," said President Joe Biden, the backer of Israel’s genocidal war against Palestine, with a death toll that researchers believe could reach 186,000 Palestinians. Biden’s narrower point was correct, though: Deadly attacks on the American ruling class are vanishingly rare these days. Political violence that is not "like this" — the political violence of organized abandonment, poverty, militarized borders, police brutality, incarceration, and deportation — is commonplace. [...] And condemn it, most everyone in the Democratic political establishment has: "Political violence is absolutely unacceptable," wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on X. "There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy," tweeted former President Barack Obama, who oversaw war efforts and military strikes against Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan with massive civilian death tolls; Obama added that we should "use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics." "There is no place for political violence, including the horrific incident we just witnessed in Pennsylvania," wrote Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. [...] As author Ben Ehrenreich noted on X, "There is no place for political violence against rich, white men. It is antithetical to everything America stands for." | insufficient-contradictory |
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't." | Quote about tax dollars, the poor and Christianity was not said by Jimmy Carter [...] The quote, posted on Facebook along with a photograph of Carter, says: "If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don’t." [...] Snopes, Jimmy Carter on Helping the Poor, Feb. 27, 2014 | refutes |
The number of ITRs filed during FY 2017-18 is 6.84 crore, a jump of 80.5% compared to FY 2013-14 | The government has released provisional figures of direct tax collections for FY 2017-18. According to the data, in FY 2017-18, 6.84 crore income tax returns (ITRs) were filed with the Income Tax Department as compared to 5.43 crore ITRs filed during FY 2016-17, a growth of 26 per cent. Driving the growth in the number of income tax return filings is the growth in new ITR filers. The government data shows the number of new ITR filers has increased to 99.49 lakh (as on 30.03.2018) during FY 2017-18, as compared to 85.51 lakh new ITR filers added during FY 2016-17, a growth of 16.3 per cent. The government also said that refunds amounting to Rs.1.49 lakh crore have been issued during 2017-18. [...] 8) As compared to 3.79 crore ITRs filed in FY 2013-14, the number of ITRs filed during FY 2017-18 (6.84 crore) has increased by 80.5 per cent. 9) The increase in total returns filed and new returns filed during FY 2017-18 is a result of sustained efforts made by the Income Tax Department in following up with potential non-filers through email, SMS, statutory notices, outreach programmes, etc. as well as through structural changes made in law and the government's emphasis on widening of tax net, the finance ministry statement said. | supports |
Logoba is a territory of South Sudan | The Logo people or Logoa (plural) are an ethnic group of Nilotic origin who live predominantly in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as parts of western Uganda and southern South Sudan. [...] There are believed to be more than 200,000 people who identify as ethnically Logo of whom most live in the Congo's Faradje Territory, a remote region in Haut-Uélé Province, where they form the ethnic majority. Logo people also live in Watsa and Aba, both also in Haut-Uélé, and in Yei in South Sudan. [...] Historically, the Logoa were less powerful than the important Mangbetu and Azande ethnic groups in the same region. Originating in the Sudan, the Logoa were progressively pushed southwards into their current territories around Faradje by rival ethnic groups and especially expanding Azande influence in the 19th century. Their remote location within the Congo meant that they were however able to avoid becoming subject peoples. | insufficient-neutral |
Heated Argument Between Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Over Meta Platforms’ Outage | Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are going to have a cage match, or at least that’s what they’ve been telling the world. The whole thing started in June because of an internal Meta meeting recording The Verge heard, in which Meta chief product officer Chris Cox said Meta’s Twitter competitor Threads would be "sanely run" in a clear jab at Musk’s Twitter reign. When a Twitter user warned Musk about Zuckerberg’s jiu-jitsu training, Musk responded that he was "up for a cage match if he is lol." Zuckerberg seemingly accepted in an Instagram post the same day. [...] Elon Musk says he’ll fight Mark Zuckerberg "any place, any time, any rules."Musk famously challenged the Meta CEO to a cage match last year that Zuckerberg agreed to but never happened. [...] Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s cage match will be livestreamed on Musk’s Twitter, which is currently rebranding to X, according to a post from Musk early this morning. Musk says the proceeds will go to charity for veterans. | insufficient-contradictory |
Projections from the Department of Infrastructure indicate that 38% of all properties in Northern Ireland will be at risk of flooding by 2080. | Assessing Future Flood Risk and Developing Integrated Flood Risk Management Strategies: A Case Study from the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment [...] 3.2. River Flooding 3.3. Coastal Flooding 3.4. Surface Water Flooding 3.5. Impact and Analysis of the RWS, CLA and EWS FRM Portfolios 4. Discussion and Conclusions 4.1. Flood Risk Management Policy Development in Complex Governance Structures 4.2. Uncertainty in Integrated Flood Risk Management Measures 4.3. Conclusions - The range of EAD projections for all flood sources is projected to increase by between 18% and 160% by the 2080s depending on the assumptions applied on climate change, population growth, and adaptation actions. - It is possible to reduce EAD from river flood risk by the 2080s. | insufficient-neutral |
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India Kiren Rijiju has been re-elected as Member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh | Earlier this year, the BJP-ruled state of Maharashtra banned the slaughter of cows, as well as the sale and possession of beef. Such laws have been passed before, but never has the basis for them been articulated as an overarching philosophy until now. The union minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, who is from Arunachal Pradesh, offered this explanation shortly after: "If Maharashtra is Hindu majority, or if Gujarat is Hindu majority, Madhya Pradesh is Hindu majority, if they are to make laws conducive to the Hindu faith, let them be. But in our place, in our state where we are majority, where we feel whatever steps we take, you know, laws which are conducive to our beliefs, it should be." [...] The practical implications of Article 29(1) are yet to be fully worked out in a court of law, as there have been very few direct challenges to the powers of the government that depend solely on it. But there is no mistaking that by intent it is a direct refutation of what the BJP stands for. The faction that dominates the BJP government has adversely affected the freedoms of a large number of Indian citizens. We should not hesitate in stating that the views that Rijiju represents within the BJP, and the even more extreme ones that are basic to the RSS, are simply unconstitutional. | insufficient-neutral |
Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.” | What Happened With Merrick Garland In 2016 And Why It Matters Now So much has happened in the past two years that many may have forgotten what happened to Merrick Garland in the spring of 2016. [...] So it was safer, in the judgments of spring and summer 2016, to let the Republicans look intransigent and unfair and hope somebody noticed. Perhaps the injustice to Garland would help Democrats win seats in supposedly blue states such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and even red ones such as Missouri and North Carolina. | insufficient-neutral |
Bakassi is a territory of Cameroon | Along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Cameroon lies an oil-rich peninsular called Bakassi, a territory full of history. Once controlled by Nigeria for dozens of years, the disputed area is now under the control of the Cameroonian government. Most of its residents still lack legal ID. [...] Cameroon finally regained full sovereignty over Bakassi on August 14, 2008 in a symbolic ceremony which took place in the Nigerian city of Calabar. But 15 years after that full take-over of authority, Bakassi remains mired in a litany of problems. [...] Since Bakassi officially became a Cameroonian territory, all children born there, even of Nigerian parents, are automatically considered Cameroonian since the country recognises the jus soli principle of nationality. However, intentional efforts must be made, observers say, to ensure that these children enjoy their right to legal identity, which is also vital in guaranteeing them access to a wide array of services later on in their lives. | supports |
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't." | Former President Jimmy Carter never was quoted as saying that U.S. tax dollars should help the poor or "stop saying that you want a country based on Christian values." Because you don’t!" the full quote reads. [...] "Fincher and the GOP ... cut services for the poor and taxes for the rich. And it’s a free country. They’re allowed. Because you don’t. And that’s why representative Fincher is our ’revoltingly fake Christian of the week'!" he said on a Current TV show in May 2013. | refutes |
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." | Nope. There’s absolutely no evidence that Einstein ever said this. You don’t get to choose whatever reality suits you. Well, at least not without the help of some cognitive dissonance and a fistful of hallucinogens. [...] Not Einstein. The anthropologist Ashley Montagu actually said it in an interview with Einstein. [...] This one seems incredibly popular when it’s plastered on top of photos of starry night skies and people doing yoga. But Einstein never said that. It’s actually a version of a quote from Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason: "Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and moral law within me." | refutes |
“Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” | A superficial analysis of publicly available data published by an anti-vaccine outlet named "The Exposé" went viral in December 2022. The piece, entitled "CDC quietly confirms at least 118k Children & Young Adults have 'Died Suddenly' in the USA since the roll-out of the COVID Vaccines," frequently cited its own inability to find publicly available information as evidence of a nefarious plot, claiming that: Official figures quietly published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirm nearly half a million children and young adults have died ever since the Food & Drug Administration first granted emergency use authorisation to a Covid-19 vaccine in the USA. This has sadly resulted in nearly 118,000 excess deaths compared to the 2015-2019 average. [...] Ultimately, The Exposé claims that "figures provided by the Office for National Statistics … are definitive proof that the Covid-19 injections increase a person's risk of dying. Which means the Covid-19 injections have been and are continuing to kill people…. This is why it should come as no surprise to find that a secret CDC report confirms half a million American children & young adults have died following the Covid vaccine roll-out." | refutes |
Says he is the ‘ranking member’ of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. | Jan. 6 Committee has requested cooperation from three additional members of the House of Representatives to provide information for the committee’s investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and its causes. Letters to the three House members: [...] Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) will serve on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kinzinger press release accepting Pelosi's invitation to serve on the Committee. TEXT Pelosi Names Members to Select Committee to Investigate January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol: | insufficient-refutes |
Is 5G Radiation Harmful And Lethal For Birds And Humans? | Impact of 5G technology on human and animal health 28.2.2020 [...] While 5G networks will certainly offer a much faster internet connection, many are wondering whether the technology poses a health risk. The radiation from 5G mobile phones might be harmful for animals and birds too; for example, high-frequency electromagnetic waves are said to alter insects’ body temperatures and impair their ability to orient themselves. [...] - 1.What is the Commission’s assessment of the dangers that the 5G technology due to be deployed in the EU poses for human and animal health? | insufficient-neutral |
purports Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Rep. Jim Jordan | A video shared on Facebook purports California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. [...] "‘THEY DEFUND F.BI’ Swalwell DESTROYS his career after lying to Jim Jordan…faces CHARGES INSTANTLY," the Facebook video, which has received over 3,000 likes at the time of publication, purports. [...] Once Swalwell is finished speaking, he yields back his time to Jordan, who does not bring any charges against him. New Jersey Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew speaks next but also does not reference Swalwell’s alleged lying or the supposed charges. (RELATED: Did A Fight Break Out During A House Committee Hearing?) | refutes |
Piyumi Wijesekera’s Was Selected to a NASA’s Mars Mission !! | - ^ "NASA selects Piyumi Wijesekara among four volunteers in simulated mission to Mars". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23. - ^ "Sri Lanka's Piyumi Wijesekara among NASA's new crew for next simulated Mars journey". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-04-23. - ^ "Sri Lanka's Piyumi Wijesekara among new NASA crew for next simulated Mars journey | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2024-04-23. | supports |
Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." | FACT CHECK: Did Da Vinci Say, ‘I Awoke, Only To Find That The Rest Of The World Was Still Asleep’? [...] There is no evidence that da Vinci authored this saying. It may be a version of a statement written about him by Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud. [...] "In Merezhkovsky’s admirable simile, he was like a man who had awoken too early in the darkness, while everyone else was still asleep," Freud wrote, crediting Russian author Dmitry Merezhkovsky with the imagery. | refutes |
COVID-19 vaccines contain proteins from HIV; “if you have taken the third dose, go and take a test for AIDS, then sue your government” | Several studies have shown that booster doses are effective in people with HIV and other immunocompromised people, leading to substantial increases in antibody levels. A large US study that covered the period when the Delta and Omicron variants were circulating in the United States showed that immunocompromised people – including people living with HIV – who received a third vaccine dose were significantly less likely to be admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 or experience a breakthrough infection when compared to immunocompromised people who had been vaccinated without boosting (Sun). An Israeli study of the effects of a fourth vaccine dose showed that by the sixth week after receiving this fourth dose, recipients were 77% less likely to develop severe COVID-19 disease than people of the same age who had only received three doses (Bar-On). [...] - COVID-19 vaccines are safe in people with HIV. There is no evidence that people with HIV have a higher rate of side effects after vaccination or unusual side effects. There is no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine interacts with HIV treatment or causes HIV viral load to increase. - COVID-19 vaccines are effective in most people with HIV. They stimulate strong antibody responses in people with HIV with higher CD4 counts. People with lower CD4 counts (below 200) have weaker responses to vaccination and their antibody responses after vaccination may dwindle faster than those of people with higher CD4 counts. | insufficient-neutral |
“Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.” | In Michigan, Donald Trump predicts ‘destruction and death’ under Democrats - In Michigan, Donald Trump claims violence crime surged under Democrats, but statistics he cited aren’t as conclusive - Trump spoke at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department flanked by sheriffs from rural Michigan counties who support his reelection - Democrats have countered Trump’s assertions with statistics showing violent crime is down under the administration of President Joe Biden [...] Democrats pointed to data from the FBI and Michigan State Police showing violent crime in both the U.S. and Michigan spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, including Trump’s final year in office. "Violent crime was up under Donald Trump under his administration," Attorney General Dana Nessel said earlier Tuesday. "It went down substantially when he left office and when Vice President Harris and of course, President Biden have been in office, we've seen a reduction in violent crime." | supports |
Misleading Claims On DCD Levels In Milk Powder | DCD misinformation "These inaccurate testing results have caused a lot of confusion for the public and we want to ensure that people know that they can continue to consume Anchor, a product that many Sri Lankans grew up on," said Clement. [...] Fonterra hopes that by working with the Sri Lankan government it can "correct the misinformation about DCD in Fonterra’s milk powder products, following the inaccurate testing results produced by Sri Lanka’s Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)." [...] Concerns about DCD first emerged in January 2013, when it was revealed that low levels of the substance had been discovered in samples Fonterra milk powder. | supports |
“Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.” | Russian President Vladimir Putin has implemented some policies to cancel large gatherings and keep people at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But we could not find any evidence that he has threatened jail time for people who don’t comply. The claim about a Putin policy to jail those who don’t stay at home appears to come from a post by the Twitter account of an Indian comedian, who later labeled his assertion a "joke." | refutes |
Ladakh is a territory of India | Ladakh (/ləˈdɑːk/)[10] is a region administered by India as a union territory[1] and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959.[2] Ladakh is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, both the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan to the west, and the southwest corner of Xinjiang across the Karakoram Pass in the far north. It extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south.[11][12] The eastern end, consisting of the uninhabited Aksai Chin plains, is claimed by the Indian Government as part of Ladakh, but has been under Chinese control.[13][14][15][16] [...] Ladakh was established as a union territory of India on 31 October 2019, following the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act. Prior to that, it was part of the Jammu and Kashmir state. Ladakh is both the largest and the second least populous union territory of India.[22][citation needed] | supports |
A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it. | A book co-edited by Thomas Homer-Dixon contained a passage stating that windmills "might never generate as much energy as was invested in building [them]." This passage was written by David Hughes. [...] In August 2015, a meme posted to the Google+ group "The Secret Society of Anti-AGW-ACC Cultism," an organization that claims climate change is a hoax, reproduced the words allegedly written by Thomas Homer-Dixon, the Associate Director of the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation, on the subject of windmills. As his statements were presented in that meme, Homer-Dixon appeared to have asserted that windmills never produce as much energy as is expended in building them: [...] Hughes did write that some windmills might not recoup their energy-construction costs, but he didn't assert, as the meme implied, that no windmills will ever generate as much energy as was invested in building them. In fact, he allowed that a windmill situated at a good location could pay back the energy costs of creating it in under three years, but that aspect was omitted from the memed version of his quote: | refutes |
Former and Current Prez are using the same set of prez advisors !! | Same Advisory Panel For Former President Wickremesinghe & Current President Anura Kumara? [...] One such claim compares two images, one featuring former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and another featuring current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, alongside individuals purported to be their shared advisors. The posts suggest that despite leadership changes, the same advisors continue to serve the president, implying no substantial difference in governance. [...] The social media posts suggesting that the same advisors serve both Ranil Wickremesinghe and Anura Kumara Dissanayake are misleading. The individuals appearing in the photos represent the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and were involved in presenting the "Vision 2030" document to both leaders. They did not serve as permanent or official presidential advisors. The current president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has appointed only two advisors so far. One of them is the Mr Hulangamuwa, who is seen in both photographs as he was serving as the Chamber`s chairman. | refutes |
Essequibo River is a territory of Guyana | The region of Essequibo (or as it is known in Spanish, Esequibo) is a disputed territory controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. The dispute between the two countries over Essequibo is decades old, for it is a direct legacy of the colonial powers that ruled over the two nations - Spain in Venezuela and the United Kingdom in Guyana. However, the conflict has recently come to a head. Especially after the discovery of oil and gas offshore, Venezuela’s actions against Guyana’s sovereignty have increased. Indeed, expanding the country’s continental platform and sea borders would benefit the nation from both a geographical and economic standpoint. In this context, Venezuela’s claims are likely to affect regional peace and security. If a diplomatic solution is not found, tensions could escalate, resulting in maritime skirmishes and stand offs. Thus, the governments of both countries should pay close attention to resolving the matter swiftly. | insufficient-refutes |
Arunachal Pradesh is a territory of India | Arunachal Pradesh became an Indian State today: Some interesting facts about the 'Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains' Arunachal Pradesh, the 'Land of the dawn-lit mountains', became an Indian state 30 years ago, on February 20, 1987. Arunachal Pradesh was established as a state in India on February 20, 1987. Arunachal Pradesh was initially a Union Territory which was carved out of Assam. Arunachal Pradesh was known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) during British India and the Republic of India until 1972. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Arunachal Pradesh on its statehood day today. | refutes |
purports Trump said 'Israel has hypnotized the world' | Ilhan Omar Admits ‘Israel Hypnotizes The World’ Tweet Was ‘Ugly’ Representative Ilhan Omar has apologized for a tweet she wrote in 2012, in which she said that "Israel has hypnotized the world" during the war with Gaza. | insufficient-refutes |
Ranil Wickremesinghe Contest the Presidential Election Under the “Heart” Symbol !! | There has been much focus on President Wickremesinghe’s symbol as an independent candidate. The Wickremesinghe camp had worked to get the ‘heart’ symbol for him, with the media campaigners also making the necessary advertising material using the ‘heart’ symbol several weeks ago. The ‘heart’ symbol had been proposed by the youngest son of a leading political family in the country, it is learnt. [...] It is also learnt that Wickremesinghe had also expressed concerns over the ‘heart’ symbol to his campaign heads, saying it was quite generic and that his symbol should be a unique one that could capture the attention of the people. | insufficient-supports |
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