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Misleading posts about vandalism at the renovated Pettah bus stand debunked
Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The recently renovated Pettah Central Bus Station was officially opened to the public on 8 April 2026. The project was completed at a cost of Rs. 424 million under the Clean Sri Lanka National Programme. There were also reports of damage to the Pettah Central Bus Stand within a […]
Political
Misleading posts about vandalism at the renovated Pettah bus stand debunked
Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The recently renovated Pettah Central Bus Station was officially opened to the public on 8 April 2026. The project was completed at a cost of Rs. 424 million under the Clean Sri Lanka National Programme. There were also reports of damage to the Pettah Central Bus Stand within a […]
Was it an occasion when Ranil met former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran in Singapore?
Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel This is a fact-check we conducted on a post circulating on social media that claimed former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, while in Singapore for surgery, had met former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, who is facing charges in connection with the Central Bank bond scam and cannot be extradited to Sri […]
International
Iran Did Not Capture a U.S. Soldier After Downing a U.S. Jet
A claim circulating widely on social media platforms alleges that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially announced the capture of a U.S. captain after shooting down her aircraft, with images showing her detained in Tehran. The claim emerged amid heightened attention to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict and reports of a downed U.S. aircraft. However, […]
Would an Iran attack on an undersea internet cable erase Sri Lankan data stored abroad?
Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In some cases, headlines used in mainstream media reports can cause undue social unrest. Below is a fact check we conducted on a news story published with a headline claiming that, if Iran attacks an internet cable, Sri Lanka’s data will be wiped out. Social Media Posts: The mainstream media […]
Rumor Debunked: Trump Not Hospitalized at Walter Reed
A claim circulating widely on social media platforms alleges that U.S. President Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The claim gained traction amid heightened public attention due to geopolitical tensions and the president’s reduced public visibility. However, based on currently available reporting and official statements, we found this claim to […]
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