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Carlingford Lough is a territory of Ireland | Carlingford Lough is a beautiful coastal inlet sandwiched between the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland and the Cooley Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. [...] Straddling the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Carlingford Lough is just south of the beautiful Mourne Mountains, right in fr... | insufficient-neutral |
Juan de Nova Island is a territory of France | Juan de Nova Island (French: Île Juan de Nova, pronounced [il ʒɥɑ̃ də nɔva]), Malagasy: Nosy Kely)[1] is a French-controlled tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) in size.... | supports |
Biden said that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 9 million since he took office. | Today, more Americans have health insurance than under any President. The President’s efforts to lower health insurance premiums have led to record-breaking enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces, with over 21 million people signing up for coverage – 9 million more than when the President took office. The... | supports |
Claim that Alexis de Tocqueville said, "The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." | It does not appear in any of de Tocqueville’s writings or speeches. Variations of the quote have appeared in print since at least 1951. | refutes |
S.M.S English Medium School in Karnataka designed a Social Studies question paper for 7th standard students, which exclusively asked questions related to Muslim and other communities, indicating bias against Hinduism | S M S English Medium School is a Senior Secondary, affiliated to CBSE. Affiliation ID is 830083. Address of the school is: Varambally Village, Brahmavar Post Udupi Taluk & District Brahmavar, Udupi, Karntaka. PIN Code: 576213. Email address of the school is smsems93@gmail.com. More Schools - Vidyavardhaka English Mediu... | insufficient-neutral |
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.” | On Aug. 23 at a Las Vegas restaurant, Trump said: "Kamala cast the tiebreaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income." [...] In August, we debunked a similar viral statement on Instagram about Harris and tipped income. Harris cast the tiebreaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act in August 20... | refutes |
COVID-19 vaccines are “experimental poison”; COVID has gone away | COVID-19 cases have shown a tendency to peak during the winter. COVID-19 vaccines were initially highly effective against both infection and severe disease. The emergence of more infectious viral variants greatly diminished the vaccines’ effectiveness against infection, but the vaccines remain highly effective at prote... | insufficient-refutes |
Face coverings/masks became “mandatory” in shops in Northern Ireland as of 1 August 2020. | - ^ a b "Face masks could be mandatory in shops by 20 August". BBC News. 23 July 2020. [...] - ^ "NI public told to wear masks in shops". BBC News. 6 August 2020. [...] - ^ McCormack, Jayne (10 August 2020). "Face coverings now compulsory for NI shoppers". BBC News. | insufficient-supports |
Claims that President Abraham Lincoln once said, "The best way to predict the future is to create it." | The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker [...] The Future… Kind of scary sounding. Full of unknowns. Full of twists and turns. How can you possibly predict it? This quote says that the best way to know what is coming is to be an active participant. By creating your future, you are an active p... | refutes |
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal. | Donalds told Bream that Harris had "co-sponsored, fully sponsored this radical Green New Deal, which will cost the American people $100 trillion." [...] However, we confirmed through public documentation that Harris did co-sponsor Senate legislation backing the Green New Deal and, to date, still supports the measure’s ... | supports |
Ambalat is a territory of Malaysia | Ambalat is a sea block in the Celebes sea located off the east coast of Borneo. It lies to the east of the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan and to the south-east of the Malaysian state of Sabah, and it is the subject of a territorial dispute between the two nations. Malaysia refers to part of the Ambalat block a... | insufficient-contradictory |
Northern Ireland has the highest number of children in care since the introduction of the Children Order in 1995. | In January 2022, 3,566 children in Northern Ireland were recorded as being in care, which is the highest recorded figure since 1995, according to Department of Health statistics which have been trending upwards for more than a decade. | supports |
Sixty-Four Villages East of the Heilongjiang River is a territory of Russia | Sixty-Four Villages East of the River 50°06′N 127°41′E / 50.100°N 127.683°E The Sixty-Four Villages East of the River were a group of Manchu, Daur and Han-inhabited villages located on the left (north) bank of the Amur River (Heilong Jiang) opposite of Heihe, and on the east bank of Zeya River opposite of Blagoveshchen... | insufficient-neutral |
A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases | The zapper is a device invented by Dr Clark. It electrically kills parasites, bacteria, viruses, moulds and fungi. Viruses and bacteria disappear in three minutes; tapeworms, flippers, roundworms in five and mites in seven. All that is needed is a positive offset powered by a battery with a very low voltage of 5 to 10 ... | insufficient-supports |
BBC removes Kashmir from the Indian map | Twitter India boss in police case over Kashmir map [...] The map, which has now been removed, did not include Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as part of India in the "Tweep Life" section of Twitter on Sunday. | insufficient-supports |
List of Israeli Products to Boycott!! | Boycott products from Israeli manufacturers and supporters. Play your part in the Israeli-Hamas conflict by joining the global Israeli Products boycott movement. [...] While it may not be possible to physically help the Gazans physically one must boycott Israeli manufactured products and companies that support Israel. ... | insufficient-supports |
Vila Real is a territory of Portugal | Have you ever heard of Vila Real is Portugal? Most travellers overlook many beautiful places along the Douro valley in Portugal in favour of Lisbon and Porto. But, if you have got time on your itinerary, it is worth including some of the smaller and lesser known Portuguese cities such as Braga, Lamego and Vila Real. Yo... | refutes |
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.” | This past February, Biden sought to dispel that shadow as he stood before Congress to deliver his State of the Union address. "There’s no place for political violence in America," he said. "And we must give hate and extremism in any form no safe harbor." Biden’s speech was punctuated by jeers and name-calling by Republ... | insufficient-contradictory |
Yukhari Askipara is a territory of Azerbaijan | Yukhari Askipara (Azerbaijani: Yuxarı Əskipara|lit=Upper Askipara; Armenian: Վերին Ոսկեպար|lit=Upper Voskepar |translit=Verin Voskepar) is a destroyed village in an exclave of the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan, currently under the control of Armenia and surrounded by the Tavush Province of Armenia. The exclave has been... | refutes |
The song “Mere Angane Mein” was originally from a 19th-century movie called ‘Miss Sheela’ (1883) | A post circulating on social media claims that the popular Bollywood song "Mere Angane Mein" was originally from a 19th-century movie called ‘Miss Sheela’ (1883) and that Bollywood has been blatantly copying without giving credit to the original creator. Let’s verify the claim made in the post. [...] Fact: There is no ... | refutes |
Kutuzov Island is a territory of Republic of China | Kutuzov Island (Russian: остров Кутузов[1]) is the largest island along the Ussuri River. | insufficient-neutral |
A post shared on Twitter claims Mexican television reported that cartels have dozens of AT4s sourced from Ukraine. | According to a picture released on the Twitter account of Hans Tino Hansen, Denmark has delivered an undisclosed number of AT4CS man-portable anti-structure tandem rocket weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces. [...] Ukraine receives AT4 anti-tank weapons from Sweden | 7 March 2022 | ArmyRecognition According to informa... | insufficient-neutral |
“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” | I have been researching this issue for the past 10 years, and the results, published in my new book, The Cash Ceiling: Why Only the Rich Run for Office – and What We Can Do About It, are clear. Contrary to the cherished ideal of a government of and by the people, Americans are almost always governed by the very privile... | insufficient-supports |
[The] average tenure of a PSNI Chief Constable is about the same as those in England and Wales | Salary scales in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have yet to be announced for 2022. However, in recent years they have tended to follow the England and Wales pay points, given the scope of the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) includes both. Therefore, it’s reasonable to assume for now the same 2022 ... | insufficient-neutral |
“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” | Vance: "He said he supported Ohio’s natural gas industry and he’s always done so, and yet Tim Ryan, when he ran for president, was it two years ago, you supported banning fracking, both on public lands and generally speaking." In a climate forum during his 2020 presidential campaign, Ryan said he would "absolutely" sup... | supports |
Sajith Worshipped to Ratta !! | Video was altered.In the original video,Sajith Premadasa worshipping buddhist monks! | refutes |
Juan de Nova Island is a territory of Madagascar | Juan de Nova Island (French: Île Juan de Nova, pronounced: [il ʒɥɑ̃ də nɔva]), Malagasy: Nosy Kely) is a French-controlled tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) in size. [... | supports |
“If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.” | If Your Time is short • Ruby Memorial Hospital confirmed that at the time of the remark, about 90% to 95% of those hospitalized for COVID-19 were unvaccinated. [...] Angela Knopf, director of media relations and public affairs for J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, confirmed to PolitiFact West Virginia that at the time the f... | supports |
Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | This Facebook post is not associated with the Chick-fil-A brand and does not represent a real, ongoing contest. | refutes |
Human additions of CO2 are in the margin of error of current measurements and the gradual increase in CO2 is mainly from oceans degassing as the planet slowly emerges from the last ice age. | The claim appeared in multiple outlets, including Watts Up With That, the Daily Signal, and a Facebook post published by I Love Carbon Dioxide in April 2020. While human additions of CO2 are small relative to natural processes, atmospheric CO2 measurements are currently much higher than pre-industrialization CO2 levels... | refutes |
China Is Not Ready To Amortize SL’s Outstanding Debt!(letter) | Crisis-hit Sri Lanka asks China to restructure its debt The president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka has asked China to restructure its debt repayments as part of efforts to help the South Asian country navigate its worsening financial situation. [...] China is Sri Lanka's fourth biggest lender, behind international financial... | insufficient-neutral |
153 integrated cluster action plans (ICAPs) for 29 states and 1 UT have been developed. | The second claim is that Agro based and thematic clusters for skilled manpower and economic opportunities are being identified. According to an answer provided in the Lok Sabha, ‘Rs. 19,961.81 crores of investment have been estimated in the first 197 Integrated Cluster Action Plans (ICAPs). Of the total investment prop... | supports |
“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.” | Department of Workforce Development datashows that in the week ending on March 7, 2020, there were 41,015 unemployment claims statewide. For the week of May 22, 202, there were 127,745 claims. | supports |
Business rates on Main Street in Larne are the same as Regent Street in London. | Larne Business Forum has written to Communities Minister Gordon Lyons requesting an extraordinary audit of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s finances after a massive rise in business rates. [...] Larne Business Forum said it believes "unsustainable non-domestic rates burdens being placed on local businesses are und... | insufficient-neutral |
Bio-toilets are introduced in train coaches only after 2014 | Bio-Toilets in Indian Railways: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mission of Swacch Bharat, Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways has fulfilled the pledge of bio toilets in passenger trains. According to the national transporter, 100 per cent of passenger coaches have been fitted with bio toilets. This has ensured... | insufficient-neutral |
Sudha Murty was helped by a lecturer named Usha Bhattacharya when she was travelling without ticket On train from Bombay to Bangalore in her childhood.... | <strong>Viral Message About Sudha Murty Travelling Without Ticket on Train Is Fabricated!</strong> [...] In brief, the story in the message follows: A 13-years-old girl Chitra was travelling without a ticket on Bombay-Bangalore Train. The ticket checker threatened to throw her out when a kind-hearted Prof., Usha Bhatta... | refutes |
“SARS is the research developed by humans, weaponizing a life system model to actually attack human beings” | Table 1 Opportunities and limitations of current SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 model systems [...] Work in the authors laboratory was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF grants #173085, 196644, 182880) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF; grant RAPID, #01KI1723A). [...] Ram L... | insufficient-neutral |
Bridges over Narmada at Bharuch and Chambal at Kota. | The second claim is that bridges over Narmada at Bharuch and Chambal at Kota have been built. The annual report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (2017-18) states that, ‘a new four lane, extra-dosed bridge across river narmada at baruch, was inaugurated by the prime minister in March 2017, has brought reli... | supports |
Government has provided for integrated development and management of fisheries with an outlay of Rs. 3000 crores. | The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries has restructured the scheme by merging all the ongoing schemes under an umbrella of Blue Revolution. The restructured scheme provides focused development and management of fisheries, covering inland fisheries, aquacult... | supports |
If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. | Share this Story : The tongue: an indicator of stroke? [...] Article content "Ask the person to stick out his tongue…if it is crooked, if it goes to one side or another, that is also an indicator of a stroke," the circulating email states. It also mentions that bystanders can recognize a stroke by asking three question... | insufficient-supports |
A recent judgement by an Indian Court allows both the wife and girlfriend to live in the same house | In Indian culture, practice of two individuals (heterosexual) "living together" has existed since time immemorial. However, concubines were kept by men apart from their formally wedded wives for the sole purpose of entertainment and relaxation. After Independence, bigamy was outlawed in India in line with the secular f... | insufficient-neutral |
Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela | On August 22, 1871, Venezuelan President Antonio Guzmán Blanco decided to group all the Venezuelan islands, except Coche, Cubagua, Margarita and Isla de Aves, as the Federal Territory of Columbus, which would be controlled by a governor appointed by the President of the Republic. The United Kingdom wanted the Isla de P... | refutes |
claims Nancy Pelosi purportedly made a comment about how the Democratic Party uses a tactic called the 'wrap-up smear' | Q: Did Nancy Pelosi describe how the Democrats use a tactic called the "wrap-up smear" to attack political opponents? [...] A clip of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi explaining a political tactic called a "wrap-up smear" has been widely circulated recently. The problem is, it has been taken out of context. [...] Tur... | insufficient-refutes |
“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.” | Three Republican-led states — Alabama, Texas and Virginia — have taken steps to remove or flag ineligible people on the voter rolls, since at least 2021. This included noncitizens, or potential noncitizens, according to state officials. There are some unknowns about the people affected, and the number of people who tur... | insufficient-supports |
Europa Island is a territory of France | Europa Island (French: Île Europa, pronounced [il øʁɔpa]), in Malagasy Nosy Ampela[1] is a 28-square-kilometre (11 sq mi) low-lying tropical atoll in the Mozambique Channel, about a third of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique. The island had never been inhabited until 1820, when the French family o... | refutes |
It is not mandatory for a woman to submit her marriage certificate or divorce decree while applying for passport | You must provide an original or certified copy* of identity/citizenship status documentation during the application process and the names on all documents must match exactly with the name provided on the application. If you have legally changed your name, you must provide an original or certified name change document (... | insufficient-contradictory |
HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports | Concern has been raised about whether HPV vaccines might cause serious neurological disorders including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS). The European Medicines Agency (EMA) investigated the issue and declared in 2015 that there is no link between HPV vaccines a... | insufficient-contradictory |
Swains Island is a territory of United States | Swains Island is the northernmost island of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa. Situated approximately 320 km north of the Samoan hot spot track, it is geologically part of the Tokelau volcanic chain. It is about 2.4 km long with a lake of brackish water that is cut off from the ocean. [...] The oldest of his six chi... | insufficient-supports |
To provide free GP care in the Republic of Ireland, which already exists in NI as it is part of the UK, would cost the Dublin Exchequer an extra £880 million | THE first phase of the widespread expansion of free GP services in Ireland has now gone live – meaning 215,000 more people are now eligible for cost-free care. [...] The expansion of free GP care in Ireland follows a landmark agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE, and the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) ... | insufficient-neutral |
New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility | Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines harming fertility is a widespread myth that has damaged public trust in the vaccines. While the original vaccine clinical trials didn’t evaluate the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on fertility, scientific studies and safety surveillance data later on have shown that COVID-19 vaccine... | refutes |
“Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | Paul has posited that Fauci, among others, "could be culpable for the entire pandemic," if the SARS-CoV-2 virus leaked from a Wuhan lab that was conducting gain-of-function research. But there is no proof of a lab leak, and there is evidence that the bat coronaviruses studied under the NIH grant could not have caused t... | insufficient-refutes |
41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual. | A new report from the Public Health Agency (PHA) shows that there are 1,325 people in Northern Ireland living with HIV. The ‘HIV surveillance in Northern Ireland 2022’ report also shows that 76 new cases of HIV were diagnosed here in 2021, a 12% increase from 68 in 2020. [...] "Of the 76 new cases of HIV which were dia... | supports |
the new coronavirus has HIV proteins that indicate it was genetically modified in a laboratory. | Microbiologists say the spike proteins found in the new coronavirus are different from the ones found in HIV. There is no evidence to suggest the coronavirus was genetically modified. | refutes |
There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.” | There are ways to resolve this problem, as two other states with early deadlines have already done. Washington state officials said they will accept a provisional certification of Biden’s nomination before the convention. And Alabama’s Legislature shortened its deadline so that Biden could qualify for the ballot there.... | insufficient-neutral |
Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. | Fact-check: Are kids aged 5-9 'not affected by' the coronavirus? [...] Here's why: In a viral video clip, a suburban Atlanta mother who implored her local school board to stop mandating masks for children claimed that kids ages 5 to 9 "are not affected by" the coronavirus. [...] A woman in a video clip stated that chil... | insufficient-supports |
claims Henry Ford once said, "If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." | Henry Ford on Customer Feedback "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." –Henry Ford It’s unclear whether or not Henry Ford actually ever said the quote above, but according to an article in the Harvard Business Review, it’s an accurate reflection of how Ford thought about customer ... | insufficient-refutes |
Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise” but “was shifted, understandably so, to the ‘hard perimeter.’” | The RNC’s security "hard zone," where people need credentials to enter, encompasses the convention’s main buildings: Fiserv Forum, the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, and the Baird Center. Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, the director of the Secret Service said her age... | refutes |
Ingwavuma is a territory of Eswatini | The Ngwavuma[2] is a river in Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal Province in southern Africa. It is also known as the Inguavuma, Ingwavuma, Ingwovuma, and Nggwavuma, and is one of the five major rivers in Eswatini.[3] It arises in southwestern Eswatini and flows eastward. It is a tributary of the Pongola River.[4] The principa... | insufficient-neutral |
Climate change is not happening, there is no significant man-made global warming now, there hasn't been any in the past, and there's no reason to expect any in the future. | Coleman's central claim in this video—that there is no human-caused climate change—is contradicted by a wealth of evidence and decades of published, peer-reviewed, scientific research. There is no evidence to support his claim. | refutes |
“Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | An article in the Daily Mail quotes the president and founder of WCW, Anthony Bellotti, as saying: "Our investigation has uncovered the real-life horror story of how a shady roadside zoo whose curator was an NIH animal experimenter shipped off bats to a deadly government virus lab overseen by Dr. Fauci to be infected w... | insufficient-refutes |
1054 essential medicines brought under price control regime | Apex think tank Niti Aayog has proposed a change in the manner the government identifies medicines that should be brought under price control. It wants the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), the rule framed under Essential Commodities Act to fix ceiling prices for drugs, de-linked from the National List of Essential Medi... | insufficient-neutral |
Discovery Of Massive Volcanic CO2 Emissions Discredits Global Warming Theory | Massive volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contributing to an extreme global ocean deoxygenation event over 120 million years ago has modern day implications for understanding a climate warming "tipping point," according to new research published in Nature, led by a scientist at Ocean Networks Canada, a University... | insufficient-neutral |
Special banking arrangement of Rs. 10,000 crores to clear fertilizer subsidy dues. | CCEA approves Special Banking Arrangement for payment of outstanding subsidy to fertilizer The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved implementation of Special Banking Arrangement (SBA) for Rs. 10,000 crore for payment of outstanding claims on account of fertilizer subsidy in year 2016-17. CCEA chaired b... | supports |
Joe Biden claimed in an interview that there was no evidence that what Hunter did was wrong | Joe Biden claimed that he had no knowledge of, or investments in, his son's foreign business ventures.[16][17] A 2020 investigation led by Republican senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley found no evidence of wrongdoing by Joe Biden, noting only that Hunter Biden had used his family name to develop business relations... | insufficient-neutral |
“Sarwajana Balaya Movement” Has Decided To Support National People’s Power (NPP) | Hettiarachchi said the March 12 Movement had already invited President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, National People’s Power (NPP) leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Namal Rajapaksa, Sarwa Jana Balaya candidate Dilith Jayaweera an... | insufficient-neutral |
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.” | Called the 2025 Presidential Transition Project—or "Project 2025," for short—the plan has "four pillars": [...] —Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project | insufficient-neutral |
The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” | One must question why Sinn Fein has become so popular in comparison to the likes of the less hard-line Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP). The SDLP was formerly the biggest Nationalist party in Northern Ireland but have consistently lost votes in recent years. In their 2022 manifesto, the SDLP promised to help tackl... | insufficient-neutral |
Limbang District is a territory of Malaysia | Limbang is a border town and the capital of Limbang District of northern Sarawak, East Malaysia. The bustling river port of Limbang (pronounced lim-bahng) is something of a backwater. It's a popular weekend destination among visitor from Brunei Sultanate. Brunei dropped all territorial claims over Limbang, thus ceding ... | supports |
In Belfast, the digital sector employs 26 per cent of the workforce. | Fifth of Belfast workers employed in digital tech sector Tech Nation has said a fifth of Belfast's workers are now employed in the digital tech sector, as it prepared to hold an industry event today. Belfast's digital tech sector had almost 17,000 vacancies during 2018, according to research by the Government body into... | refutes |
Hindus who wish to express their support for the Uniform Civil Code should give a missed call to ‘9090902024’ before 06 July 2023 | A user named Mukesh Vlogs shared the post on Facebook on January 31, 2024. This post reads, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to bring a Uniform Civil Code for the entire Indian population. For this, the citizens of the country have been asked to give their opinion. Within two days, 4 crore Muslims and 2 crore Christ... | supports |
Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." | No, Socrates didn’t call slander the 'tool of the losers' A viral image on Facebook quotes Socrates as saying, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." [...] Snopes, "Did Socrates say: ‘When debate is lost, slander becomes tool of the loser’?," April 12, 2016 | refutes |
Vegan Leather Is not Sustainable!! | Sustainable Vegan Leather Properties & Considerations 1. What Is Vegan Leather & What Is Vegan Leather Made Of? [...] The way we approach the question, "Is vegan leather sustainable?", is to look at all of the ways regular leather is not. [...] Beyond that, however, the matter of how sustainable is vegan leather is det... | insufficient-neutral |
Cuban authorities found the S.S. Cotopaxi found fully intact and floating toward the island nation more than 90 years after its disappearance | Havana – This morning the Cuban Coast Guard announced that they intercepted one unmanned ship which was heading for the island. It is presumed that the ship is the SS Cotopaxi, a tramp steamer that vanished in December 1925 and is connected with the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. [...] After exhaustive search of the s... | insufficient-supports |
5 Hindus were caught raping a half-burnt dead body in the Sikar district of Rajasthan | The men, who were arrested on August 2, have been formally charged with rape, murder, and destruction of evidence, among other crimes, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement. They could face the death penalty if found guilty. The victim belonged to India’s Dalit community, the most oppressed in Hinduism’s cas... | insufficient-supports |
Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns | Reports of suspected adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines in Switzerland [...] Since the concluding standard report on adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines in Switzerland was published at the end of February 2023, an additional 720 suspicion reports have been evaluated. For an estimated 17 million vaccine d... | insufficient-neutral |
Three-quarters of non-voters in Northern Ireland are pro-Union. | General Election: The Northern Ireland non-voters who could transform electoral landscape [...] Thousands of non-voters in Northern Ireland and those not registered to vote could potentially transform the political landscape of Northern Ireland, if they took part in elections. New analysis has revealed the extent of no... | insufficient-neutral |
Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | A post shared on Facebook claims that American comedian Steve Harvey wrote a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump. "Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want," reads a line from the alleged statement. [...] This Facebook post alleges that Harvey wrote a long statement that praises ... | supports |
Elon Musk claims the earth is flat | FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Tweet That The Earth Is Flat? A post on shared on social media purportedly shows a screenshot of a tweet from SpaceX and Twitter CEO Elon Musk saying that the earth is flat. [...] "The world is flat and I can’t get past the firmament!" the alleged tweet reads. "Anyone want to buy SpaceX" | insufficient-supports |
Heglig is a territory of Sudan | Heglig, or Panthou (also spelled Heglieg or Pandthow), is a small town at the border between the South Kordofan state of Sudan and the Unity State in South Sudan. The entirety of Heglig is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, but administered by Sudan. The area was contested during the Sudanese Civil War. In mid-Apri... | insufficient-contradictory |
Doctors murdered to protect Big Pharma profits and silence holistic health practitioners | One of the cases Elizabeth most often refers to in hers series is that of Teresa Sievers. Dr. Sievers was involved in holistic medicine and her murder was complex and mysterious enough to be featured on the CBS program "48 hours." However, the investigation ultimately ended in the arrest of her husband on the suspicion... | insufficient-refutes |
Sir Creek is a territory of India | For the first time, India is constructing "permanent vertical bunkers" of concrete to station BSF troops right at the strategically significant Sir Creek and 'Harami Nalla' marshy area along the India-Pakistan International Border in Gujarat, official sources said. [...] While three pylon-shaped towers are coming up in... | insufficient-contradictory |
A recent judgement by an Indian Court allows both the wife and girlfriend to live in the same house | The post has been circulating since 2013, and it refers to a specific case that was resolved during a Lok Adalat proceeding in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The case involved a man, his wife, and his live-in partner. The Lok Adalat judge resolved the dispute by ordering the man to spend alternate fortnights with hi... | refutes |
East Jerusalem is a territory of Israel | On 27 June 1967, Israel expanded the municipal boundaries of West Jerusalem so as to include approximately 70 km2 (27.0 sq mi) of West Bank territory today referred to as East Jerusalem, which included Jordanian East Jerusalem ( 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) ) and 28 villages and areas of the Bethlehem and Beit Jala municipalities... | insufficient-neutral |
They tell us that we are the primary forces controlling earth temperatures by the burning of fossil fuels and releasing their carbon dioxide. I hope my readers can recognize the absurdity of their claims. … increasing sunspots are linked to increases in earth temperature | The claim appeared in an article published by CFACT in April 2020. This claim directly contradicts ample scientific evidence showing that human-caused increases in greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2, have been the primary driver of global warming[1,2]. [...] Specifically, the article claims that "increasing sunspots... | refutes |
Lake Nyasa is a territory of Malawi | The lake Nyasa (Nyasa means "lake") is located at the south-west of Tanzania, The lake lies in three countries’ territory; Tanzania and Malawi. However, it is bordered by three countries, Tanzania , Malawi and Mozambique. It is the third largest in Africa (after Lake Victoria and lake Tanganyika) with 550 kilometers le... | insufficient-neutral |
Elon Musk Has Publicly Stated He Was Shocked From Hearing Hadunneththi`S Allegations | Recently, a series of social media posts emerged claiming that Elon Musk said he was shocked to hear a Sri Lankan politician label him an "economic criminal." These posts prominently feature the logo of "Dasatha," a well-known social media and web news channel. The context revolves around a statement made by Sunil Hadu... | refutes |
By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over. | Northern Ireland population to hit almost 2m by 2026, with 25% rise in people aged 65 and over Northern Ireland's population is expected to reach almost two million by 2026, with an explosion in the number of people aged over 65. [...] The number of people aged 65 and over is expected to increase by 25% across the regi... | insufficient-refutes |
Shatt al-Arab is a territory of Iraq | The Shatt al-Arab (Arabic: شط العرب, lit. 'River of the Arabs'; Persian: اروندرود, romanized: Arvand Rud, lit. 'Swift River'[5]) is a river about 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length that is formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the town of al-Qurnah in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq. The ... | supports |
Mali Školj is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mali Školj is uninhabited islet in the Bay of Mali Ston, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with the nearby islet of Veliki Školj makes the only two Bosnia and Herzegovina's islands in the Adriatic Sea.[2] [...] The temporary regime of the sea border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina was determined in 1999... | refutes |
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” | The total number of presidential directives signed by Biden during his first two days in office is greater than the number signed by Trump and Obama over the same period. The available record before FDR isn’t complete enough to definitively say whether Rubio is also right about all presidents, but experts said it’s lik... | insufficient-supports |
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. | This claim is inaccurate. Since the burning of the US Capitol in August 1814, during the War of 1812, there have been four notable further attacks before this year’s incident: Erich Muenter exploded three sticks of dynamite in the US Senate reception room (1915); Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the US House ... | refutes |
Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Sources consulted: Searching on (christianity AND "best friend of government" AND ("changes the heart" OR "deals with the heart")) [...] Comments: This quotation has not been found in any of the writings of Thomas Jefferson. 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway | refutes |
South Tibet is a territory of People's Republic of China | South Tibet (Chinese: Zàngnán, 藏南) is what the Chinese government names a geographic area that is the focus of border dispute between the Government of India and the China. The area, most of which lies within the Indian region recognised as Arunachal Pradesh, is claimed by both China and India. The people of South Tibe... | insufficient-supports |
claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | FACT CHECK: Did Oscar Wilde Say, ‘Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken’? An image shared on Facebook claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." [...] The Oscar Wilde Society Chairman Donald Mead confirmed to the DCNF in an email that the quote is not genu... | refutes |
Claims that Marilyn Monroe once stated, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world." | There is no indication that Monroe said or wrote this expression. | refutes |
Two decades ago, around 26,000 people were waiting for social housing. Now that figure is over 45,000 | Data released in November, for last year's June to September quarter, revealed 43,074 Queenslanders were on the waitlist for social housing – a rise of 1,600 since the quarter prior. [...] "We know there's around 100,000 households that are eligible in Queensland for social housing and who are in need of social housing... | insufficient-supports |
Porcupines Don`t Harm Agricultural Crops ! | The claim in the Sinhala post saying that the porcupines are not damaging any crops is misleading. The Sinhala post is a translation from posts about hedgehogs. Hedgehogs don't much care for eating plants, they much prefer beetles, caterpillars, slugs and snails hence are considered to be generally friendly for your ga... | insufficient-refutes |
claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | 2) We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. [...] Americanism: Using money you haven’t earned to buy things you don’t need to impress people you don’t like. [...] People often spend money on things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. | insufficient-neutral |
Central arts funding per capita in Northern Ireland is £4.72 per year, compared with £22.50 per person, per year in Ireland. | At the time of the claim, those figures were correct. However, planned budget cuts for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland have since been reduced – and exchange rates have also changed. Arts funding in Ireland is now closer to four times higher than in NI, rather than five. It’s worth noting that the Arts Council of ... | insufficient-supports |
Northern Ireland is one of the most “locked-down” places in the world. | With a circuit breaker, authorities tighten restrictions on what people can do for a set amount of time to reduce transmission of the virus, to try to avoid needing to go into full lockdown. Northern Ireland’s four-week plan includes closing all bars and restaurants (except for takeaways), stopping indoor amateur sport... | insufficient-refutes |
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