Police assault and using live bullets on protestors during the recent Rambukkana protest was condemned heavily both locally and internationally as well. One person who got shot subsequently died and social media streams were flooded with messages filled with hatred towards the OIC (Officer in Charge) and other officials of the Rambukkana police. However, our […]
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With the current economic and political crisis of Sri Lanka, the country has become a main talking point among the international diplomatic community as well. India has offered some relief for Sri Lanka especially in the form of credit line and financial assistance to help resolve the fuel crisis in the country. In this backdrop, […]
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Researches related to dinosaurs have always drawn a lot of interest among the public. Within this background, we noticed viral social media posts claiming that scientists had recently found the most well-preserved dinosaur fossil and it can be even labelled “dinosaur mummy” also. However, our investigation proved this was part of an April fools’ joke. […]
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Sri Lanka is facing a very difficult time due to an intensifying economic and political crisis. Limited supply of essential items, daily power outages and long queues for fuel and gas are common sights around the country, which has resulted in island wide public protests against the ruling regime. In this context, a number of […]
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Today (March 24) marks one month since Russia started its invasion into Ukraine and misleading photo and video claims continue to get shared virally on social media streams across the world. A picture, for example, showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressing “V sign” gesture over Russian President Vladimir Putin during a photo session with French […]
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A plane Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying more than a hundred passengers crashed in Guangxi province in southern China on 21 March. Soon after the news of the crash went viral, a clip of a plane bursting into flames surfaced on social media claiming to be of the plane crash in China. Again in August […]
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Various types of misinformation are being shared on social media regarding Ukrainian President Zelensky these days. Meanwhile, a video claiming to be the Ukrainian President and his wife Olena singing a song, have been shared by many social media users. However, our investigation proves the claims are false and misleading. Social Media Posts A Facebook […]
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A video of a frail old man is going viral with an unusual claim. Users are sharing the video of a saffron-clad man claiming him to be a 200-year-old Himalayan monk. Readers of Fact Crescendo forwarded this video to our WhatsApp FactLine (9049053770) and requested to do a fact-check on it. We found that the […]
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A video which looks like the clipping of a television news report is going viral across social media as the captions claim, it shows a “dead person waking up to adjust the body bag” during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The captions also suggest this is how Ukraine is faking the deaths of people […]
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Russia and Ukraine war entered its second week. Even after three rounds of talks, there was no concrete conclusion about a cease-fire. With Russia constantly attacking Ukraine, a number of posts and videos about the war situations are circulating on social media. In the backdrop of this, a screenshot of a tweet showing a fighter […]
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