The 2026 Assembly Election has brought about a massive shift in the political history of Tamil Nadu. Breaking the political dominance held alternately by the DMK and AIADMK for nearly 60 years, a new party has assumed power. The following is analysis takes a look at the misinformation spread across social media throughout this election […]
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When a social media post claims that a common household oil can destroy cancer cells overnight, it travels fast. The idea is simple, the ingredient familiar, and the language sounds scientific enough to seem credible. A viral claim spreading across Facebook and Instagram asserts that peppermint essential oil can “destroy” or “eliminate” human throat cancer […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel Every year on May 18, Tamil communities in Sri Lanka’s North and East observe Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, a day of remembrance for Tamil civilians who died in the final stages of the 2009 war in Mullaitivu. This year, a photograph circulated widely on social media appearing to show a person […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel here . Posts claiming that the Northern Province Governor had decided to ban dansalas and other Vesak decorations during this year’s Vesak season circulated widely on social media. However, Fact Crescendo’s investigation found these claims to be entirely baseless. Social Media Posts (Social Media Posts) : The post implying a […]
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A viral video circulating on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram claims that an electric vehicle rider was killed after a transformer fell while parking near it, warning people not to park EVs near electrical equipment. Our investigation found this misleading on two counts: the transformer did not fall, and the vehicle has not been identified as […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka’s official National War Heroes’ Day, commemorating the end of the country’s three-decade-long conflict and honouring war heroes, is observed annually on May 19. Meanwhile, May 18 is also marked in the Northern and Eastern regions as a day of remembrance for Tamil civilians who lost their lives during […]
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WHO has declared an Ebola emergency, but not the kind most headlines suggest. The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on May 17, 2026, after confirmed cross-border spread connected the outbreak in eastern DRC to imported […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Images purportedly showing Namal Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa travelling in a vehicle with politicians from Tamil Nadu, India, have been widely shared recently. However, our investigation found these images to be digitally altered. Social Media Posts : An image purporting to show “Naam Tamilar Katchi” party leader Seeman travelling in […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel A video of Buddhist monk Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero speaking on the Hiru TV channel, claiming that female-to-male surgeries are being performed at Castle Hospital, has been widely circulating on social media in Sri Lanka. Social Media Posts: Facebook Fact-Check: The Sinhala video below shows Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero speaking […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel Recently, a post circulated on social media claiming that over Rs. 80 million had been credited to the wrong bank account in a payment transfer involving SriLankan Airlines’ Chennai branch. Below is our fact-check of that claim. Social Media Posts: Below is an instance of a post on social media […]
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