There are many Sri Lankans studying, working and some even settled in foreign countries like Canada, USA, Australia and European countries etc. There is a tendency among Sri Lankan youth also to migrate to many such countries. However, due to this interest, there is a lot of misinformation that gets widely circulated on social media […]
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Despite technological advancements and globalization, we still find reports on various tribes from different parts of the world, who have had very little contact with civilization. These tribes have unique rituals, habits, and way of living and many social media users are often keen on learning more about them as well. This is our investigation […]
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Sri Lanka is in a precarious situation, entangled with a severe political and economic crisis. Country has become a default state and the government is trying hard to restructure foreign loans and carry out necessary reforms to rescue the country from the current economic crisis. The Sri Lankan government decided to seek the support from […]
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Cancer is considered as one of the major non communicable diseases. Irrespective of their age, many people become victims of cancers, undergo a lot of hardships. Many empathize and show compassion and kindness towards cancer patients and such acts are often spread via social media as well. This is our investigation related to a video post […]
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Facebook, the flagship product of Meta, continues to be the most popular social media platform across the world, connecting millions of people. As with any social media network, privacy is a main concern among Facebook users as well. Within that context, we noticed viral claims stating that all the content Facebook users had ever published […]
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Due to the severe fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, huge vehicle queues can be observed near almost every petrol station. These inconveniences caused by long queues had disrupted the lifestyle of many citizens and we noticed media reports of several deaths at fuel queues as well. In this context, we came across a series of posts […]
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As the Russia-Ukraine war approaches 4 months, since Russia’s invasion into Ukraine in late February, a lot of updates and events related to the ongoing situation continue to be shared on international news as well as on social media streams. We noticed a video claiming to be Russian Kinzhal missile attack on a Ukrainian arms depot […]
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Recent severe fuel & gas shortages have impacted many aspects of daily life of Sri Lankans, turning the economic downturn into a huge crisis. The transport sector can be considered as one of the main such aspects, influenced by the ongoing crisis. After a long weekend, many resumed work on the morning of 15th June, public transport […]
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A screenshot of an alleged Twitter message got viral on social media claiming that English cricketer Moeen Ali had demanded an apology from India and would boycott the Indian Premier League (IPL) and never would visit India to play cricket matches over its blasphemous statements. However, when Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka investigation revealed that the […]
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Discovery of fossil evidence of mammoth prehistoric creatures, said to have graced the Earth lived millions of years ago, always stir up the interest among the public. However, some social media claims based on those prehistoric, extinct creatures tend to be false and misleading. This is our investigation related with such misleading social media claim […]
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