Below is our investigation to find out the accuracy of the viral posts which claimed that one of the SL army soldiers had lost his life, after being seriously attacked during the clashes between SL security forces and the protesters on 13th July at Polduwa junction, a location nearby to the Sri Lanka parliament. Social Media […]
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The viral claim was shared from a satirical news report published by the Vancouver Times. International pop star Justin Bieber informed his fans about a rare medical condition he was diagnosed with; known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. He explained that due to this disease, he was unable to move one side of his face and […]
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had left the country amidst ongoing political and economic chaos, has now officially resigned as the president of Sri Lanka. He first travelled to Maldives in the early hours of 13th July and then boarded a flight to Singapore, which incidentally was reported as the most tracked flight on 14th July. As many were curious […]
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President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa left the country on early hours of 13th July. Many were anticipating the news of his official resignation letter of vacating the office. As a result, a letter claiming to be President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official resignation letter was widely shared, which however didn’t even carry his signature! On t14th July evening, the same […]
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Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a severe political and economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country in the early hours of 13th July, the day he was said to officially resign, appointing Ranil Wickremasinghe as the Acting President. Earlier, on the eve of July 09, after the protestors had taken control of the President’s House and Presidential […]
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There are many online competitions and promotions, and we notice social media promotions for laptops etc. especially targeting students. Unfortunately, there are a lot of online scams also in the guise of such promotions. This is our investigation related to such online scam for free laptop giveaway for students. Social Media Posts We noticed viral […]
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The motor accident of veteran Sri Lanka artist Jackson Anthony , made news headlines last few days, when the cab he along with two others were travelling, had collided with a wild elephant in Thalawa , Anuradhapura. Large number of social media posts were shared about this accident. This is our investigation regarding an unrelated video which was shared […]
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As the economic crisis continues to intensify in Sri Lanka, we have noticed reports on robberies from various parts of the country, during the last several days. However, there have been some misleading posts also, in this regard, especially shared among social media users. This is our investigation regarding a CCTV footage, which went viral […]
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Sri Lanka is currently facing a severe economic crisis and apart from discussions with the IMF has been seeking assistance from a few countries over the past few weeks. Japan is also one such country, who has helped Sri Lanka in many occasstions in the past as well. In this backdrop, we noticed viral posts […]
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With the advancement of digital technology, the banking sector also has moved away from traditional methods, with most customers resorting to ATMs to withdraw cash. This is our investigation on misleading social media posts, which claimed that there is a system in place in which entering your ATM PINs in reverse order would alert the […]
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