Since 29th January, various social media posts have been shared stating that Dan Priyasad, who was engaged in various controversial political affairs, has died. Since there are multiple instances where much news is being shared about the deaths of famous people, we decided to do an investigation regarding this. Social Media Posts A social media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Unofficial and unconfirmed information are rapidly spread through social media pages and many users assume them to be true without confirming them. Many social media pages which spread such misleading and false information present these news as articles published in newspapers and media organizations in order to gain the trust […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Viral social media posts, fuelled by mainstream media reports, claimed that the new NPP government had cancelled the construction of the Mannar and Pooneryn wind power plants, which the previous government contracted. We checked whether the current government has taken such a decision. Social Media Posts The social media posts […]
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After Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States last week, a viral video clip showing his youngest son appearing extremely tall circulated widely on social media. This led to numerous questions from users regarding his height. However, our investigation revealed that the video had been altered. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM A […]
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After the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, Southern California, photos and videos of the disaster are trending online. One of them has caught widespread attention. The photo, which claims to show a church surviving the flames, has shocked many users and sparked a wave of reactions across social media platforms. However, Fact Crescendo’s investigation found […]
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People are interested in social events like protests and discuss them more on social media. However, some such posts are misleading. This is our investigation into such in Poland. Social Media Posts Social media has been flooded with colourful images purporting to show 300,000 Poles protesting against migrants and for Christianity in Warsaw in late […]
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Global climate change is one of the most threatening problems of the modern world. It is a fact, and the leading cause is the increasing level of carbon dioxide concentration. Most scientists deeply believe in the impact of climate change-related global warming and how carbon dioxide contributes to increasing global warming. However, some scientists do […]
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Social media users are very interested in space and planets etc. As a result many social media posts regarding them can be seen. But some of these circulated posts are misleading and here is an inquiry about such a misleading social media post. Social Media Posts. There are social media posts circulating stating that all […]
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Many posts were shared on social media stating that the mobile devices have been blocked which does not have the approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), so that they cannot be operated in Sri Lanka. We decided to check the credibility of this news. Social Media Posts A post was shared […]
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Many social media posts has published that a vaccine given to cancer patients for Rs. 76,000 would be given for Rs. 370. Accordingly, we conducted an investigation to find out the truth of this news that is circulating on social media. Social Media Posts: A social media post was circulated congratulating President Anura Kumara Dissanayake […]
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