A post claiming to be U Kyaw Thu Maung, a well-known Burmese cardiologist who retired at the age of 70, and still young at the age of 109, has surfaced amongst Burmese language users. The viral posts claim that his secret about longevity was taking Cardiovax medicine, a blood purifying agent. However, Factcrescendo Myanmar team […]
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A video claiming to be a successful gun mounted drone, shooting test carried out in Myanmar has been widely been shared on Facebook sparking misunderstandings among social media users. The video shows gun-mounted on a drone firing back and forth automatically in the woods, and many commentators praised it as the success of People Defense Force (PDF) in […]
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In Hlaing Tharyar, at least 51 people were killed on Sunday, March 14, as the military cracked down on protesters on the streets. Following this incident, thousands of Facebook users re-shared a post titled “Heroes who fell in Hlaing Tharyar” containing a photo of a number of bodies lying on the ground. However, FactCrescendo Myanmar’s […]
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The military crackdown of the protestors in Myanmar have intensified over the past several days with hundreds being reported as detained so far, despite receiving strong international condemnation. On this backdrop, we noticed viral social media posts, which claimed that the US Embassy in Myanmar had requested the public to contact them, related to the […]
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Italy is facing one of the worst cases of Coronavirus infection in the world. Italy has surpassed China by number of deaths – more than 50,000 people have contracted with covid-19 and nearly 5,000 people died from the pandemic according to WHO. In his context, news about Italian officials were also popular on social network […]
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