Kerala’s Mehr Mandi & Grills circulated a Vishu poster showing baby Krishna beside a non-vegetarian dish.
Claim:
Hotel Mehr in Kerala used an image of Baby Krishna to promote non-vegetarian food.
HARDLY BS
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NASA’s miniature hydrogen turbine concept produced 445 N and wasn’t wearable.
Claim:
A wearable forearm-mounted thruster using hydrogen gas or liquid hydrogen as fuel is capable of generating 550 Newtons or more of thrust.
TOTAL BS
Post-April 17 Israeli strikes were confirmed in Khiam, but not all six towns.
Claim:
As of April 18, 2026, Israel has conducted widespread explosions targeting infrastructure in the southern Lebanese towns of Qantara, Khiam, Naqoura, al-Bayada, Chama, and Houla, breaking a ceasefire.
MOSTLY BS
Available research does not test exchange-rate volatility as a moderator at the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Claim:
Exchange rate volatility moderates the relationship between foreign portfolio investment and stock market returns at the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka.
MOSTLY BS
Japanese quail gastrointestinal parasites were documented in Siddharthanagar, Rupandehi, Nepal.
Claim:
Gastrointestinal parasites have been detected in Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail) in Kathmandu, Nepal.
MOSTLY BS
Dividend payout ratios vary by company, and links to stock performance are mixed.
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Beverage and tobacco companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange follow distinct dividend payout strategies that influence stock market performance.
SOME BS
Criselda Sy’s recorded March 2026 remarks addressed wage-board rules and supervening conditions.
Claim:
Criselda Sy, Executive Director, stated in April 2026 that business owners are being prioritized over increasing workers' wages in the Philippines.
TOTAL BS
Roberto Sánchez’s late vote gains align with later-counted rural Andean ballots.
Claim:
Roberto Sánchez's vote increments in the 2026 Peruvian general election, between 63.3% and 91.3% of counted actas, display a statistically anomalous linear pattern that is inconsistent with natural demographic variation.
TOTAL BS
Jair Bolsonaro was confirmed alive by major news outlets in mid-April 2026.
Claim:
Jair Bolsonaro has died as of April 2026.
TOTAL BS
April 2026 data indicate elevated rotavirus activity, including wastewater detections.
Claim:
Rotavirus cases are surging across the United States as of April 2026.
SOME BS
Ghanaian health workers commonly struggle to balance breastfeeding and work demands.
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Health staff at Kasoa Polyclinic face challenges in balancing work responsibilities and breastfeeding.
SOME BS
Delivery drones typically use motors, ESCs, flight controllers, GPS, and payload release mechanisms.
Claim:
The key hardware components of a delivery drone include motors, electronic speed controllers (ESCs), flight controllers, GPS modules, and payload release mechanisms.
HARDLY BS
Nuclear transmutation has produced measurable gold atoms in laboratory experiments.
Claim:
Gold cannot be artificially created by humans as of April 17, 2026.
TOTAL BS
Kolb’s 1984 Experiential Learning presents a four-stage learning cycle.
Claim:
David Kolb's 1984 experiential learning theory describes learning as a cycle involving experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation.
NOT BS
SIGMAS announced a $1 million seed round co-led by Mucker and HongShan in March 2026.
Claim:
SIGMAS raised a $1 million seed funding round in 2026, co-led by Mucker Capital and HongShan Capital (formerly Sequoia China).
HARDLY BS
PDE10A genetic variants are linked to Bajau spleen enlargement, but no causal single point mutation is confirmed.
Claim:
Spleen enlargement in the Bajau people is caused by a point mutation.
MOSTLY BS
No documented post-election analysis found abnormal Tisza vote uniformity in Budapest.
Claim:
Statistical analysis of the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election results in Budapest has identified anomalies, including unusually similar vote percentages for the Tisza Party across multiple districts, which analysts suggest may…
TOTAL BS
On April 17, 2026, Israel’s Gaza and Lebanon fronts were under ceasefires.
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As of April 17, 2026, Israel is directly engaged in military conflict with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and is exchanging missile and drone strikes with Iran.
MOSTLY BS
IBM’s 2022 Cost of a Data Breach report estimated $4.35 million.
Claim:
The average global cost of a cybersecurity data breach was estimated at $4.35 million in 2022.
NOT BS
Collegiate football studies report offensive linemen average FFMI around 24.8.
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A study on Division 1 and Division 2 college football players found that the average Fat-Free Mass Index for offensive linemen was 25.1, indicating that an FFMI above 25 is naturally achievable for some athletes without the use of…
MOSTLY BS