Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A viral message dressed up as an official airport emergency alert has been spreading fear across Sri Lankan social media, claiming that a criminal gang is selling keychains embedded with GPS tracking chips at airports, fuel stations, and public spaces. The story is not new: it is a recycled hoax […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A recurring pattern on Sri Lankan social media involves genuine footage from other countries being stripped of all contexts and reposted as recent local incidents. The goal is simple: provoke outrage. A video showing two young men violently assaulting a third, his hands bound to a tree, has been circulating […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Paid advertisements on social media have been directing Sri Lankan users to a website called “treatmentforhealthylife.store,” which promotes a product named “Glucocare” capsules, claiming it can permanently cure diabetes. The site invokes the name and credentials of a respected Sri Lankan endocrinologist, displays certificates from the WHO, EU, and Bayer, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi arrived in Sri Lanka fresh off a record-breaking IPL 2026 season, having become one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, fan excitement ran high. So, when a photograph appeared to show him receiving a special award from Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, it spread […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Amid Sri Lanka’s slow recovery from its worst economic crisis in decades, a post styled as a ‘Dinamina’ newspaper article began circulating on social media, claiming the World Bank had ranked the country the world’s second poorest. The claim was politically loaded: some versions blamed the current government, while others […]
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Social media circles was abuzz with viral posts stating that the ‘1990 Suwa Seriya’ Emergency Ambulance Service would not be operational after 03rd June 2026. Understandably this had created a massive stir both online and among the society. Social Media Posts: Fb | Fb | FB | FB Fact-Check: The 1990 Suwa Seriya Emergency Ambulance Service is a free, official government […]
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A viral claim circulating on social media platforms alleges that The Simpsons predicted the winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup decades in advance. However, an examination of the original episode shows that the viral narrative significantly misrepresents what actually appeared in the show. We found the claim to be false. Social Media Posts The […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A concert poster claiming that world-famous Colombian pop star Shakira is performing in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on 22 August 2026 spread rapidly across social media, exciting fans who rushed to check if tickets were real. The poster listed Tickets.lk as the official ticketing partner and named the venue the “Kandy […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Politicians are among the most frequent targets of misinformation on social media. A video circulated widely on social media, implying that Minister Patali Champika had caused a road accident on Vesak Poya Day, 30th May 2026. Given the ongoing High Court proceedings related to a 2016 accident involving Patali Champika, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As public trust in Sri Lanka’s financial institutions had eroded under a growing wave of fraud allegations, a three-year-old news report about unrecorded tax revenue resurfaced on social media, and many assumed it was happening right now. A screenshot of a Mawbima newspaper article claiming that thirty-six crores out of […]
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