Argentina is not issuing 1000 peso notes featuring Messi. Argentina Central Bank officials “jokingly proposed” the idea of Messi’s picture is included in the note, This meeting took place before the Argentina-France final match. With Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup title, social media is flooded with images and videos of star Footballer Lionel Messi. […]
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We often encounter reports of mysterious sightings in the skies above regarding UFOs, aliens, etc. Many of these are spooky stories to humans, as it’s hard to describe the reasoning behind each occurrence using prevailing science. Pilots and astronauts, who spend much time in the air, often experience these encounters. A sighting of a mysterious […]
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Digital photo manipulation has become quite an easy task with many advanced image editing software tools, and sometimes, a carefully edited image can take much work to decipher. Such image creations can not only mislead but individuals or organizations targeted by the photo edits could also be at the receiving end of public outrage. This […]
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Artificial Intelligence and robotic technology have undergone rapid technological development in the past decade. Within that background, there are a lot of social narrations and conspiracy theories targeting these fields of AI and robotic technology. Such conspiracy theories and social narrations spread rapidly throughout cyberspace, especially on social media. This is our investigation related to […]
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A statement attributed to Father Amila Jeevantha Peiris, who actively contributed to the Gotagogama (GGG) Protest, was viral among Facebook users. It was claimed that Fr. Jeewantha said that even though a black ‘Vesak’ was celebrated during the GGG protests in May 2022, such was not required for this Christmas. However, Factcrescendo Sri Lanka’s investigation […]
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Filling a gap of 22 years, His Holiness Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith was consecrated as the second Cardinal of Sri Lanka in 2010. He was appointed as the Archbishop of Colombo a year earlier in 2009. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has been a key figure in waging the battle, demanding justice for the victims of the […]
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After winning the ultimate crown in every footballer’s dream, the FIFA World Cup, millions worldwide have started praising the life and achievements of the star football player Lionel Messi, who was instrumental in leading the Argentinian team to victory. This is our investigation related to the claim that football-crazy fans from Kerala, India, placed a […]
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A couple of months back India started the first phase of 5G services in limited cities. However, misinformation about the service is being shared on social media. It is claimed that 5G radiation is lethal and is the reason behind the death of many birds. Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. 5G radiation […]
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Soon after Lionel Messi led Argentine National Team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title, a short video clip went viral, claiming to be scenes of football superstar Messi embracing his mother during the victory celebration. However, the FactCrescendo investigation found that the woman in the viral video was not Messi’s mother. So let’s look […]
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This video is from 2018 showing Brazilian citizens throwing eggs at a bus carrying the former President of Brazil. After the top-ranked and much anticipated strong Brazil team’s elimination once again in the quarterfinal stages of a FIFA World Cup, a video showing a group of angry fans throwing eggs at a bus is widely […]
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