People across the world have been confined to their homes due to lockdowns and curfews that have been imposed to contain the spread of COVID19. As soon as the coronavirus lockdowns started in different countries, images and videos of animals venturing out into cities have flooded media platforms. The narrative accompanying such posts was that […]
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The COVID-19 lockdown globally has manifested in various forms from country to country based on each nation’s regime and level of contamination. Sri Lanka’s lockdown for instance has manifested in the form of a curfew which has disabled incomes of several citizens such as daily wage earners. Access to food and other essential items to […]
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Starting of April has seen a considerable increase in text based WhatsApp messages relating to the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. With several key areas in the country continuing to be under curfew for a fortnight as of today, the number of posts circulating on the topic are at an all-time high as citizens remain […]
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As the count of COVID19 infected patients gradually increases in Sri Lanka as of 03rd April, 4 deaths have occurred and alongside there has been a steady rise in misinformation on social media. Despite Senior DIG Ajith Rohana and other key government officials continuously stressing on importance of being responsible citizens by not sharing unverified […]
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Italy continues to come to terms with the devastation COVID19 is causing and along with Spain it has been the worst affected countries in Europe. Number of old and unrelated images and extracts from Sci-Fi movies had been shared in a misleading way to describe the situation of Italy, which we have debunked in the […]
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Italy is so far the worst affected country from COVID19 with more than 10,000 deaths. Over the past couple of weeks Italy has continuously recorded the highest number of deaths reported in a single day. As officials are finding it extremely difficult to control COVID19 pandemic, social media has been flooded with numerous posts about […]
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Movie scenes related to virus outbreaks seem to be a common medium for spreading misinformation related to COVID19 on social media. Few days back, we unearthed the truth behind the mass graves in Italy with this fact check which turned out to be a scene from a movie called “Pandemic”. On a similar note, a […]
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With United Stated President Donald Trump at the center of attraction with record number of patients being detected, a video of President Trump getting startled on a podium when a man shouts ‘Coronavirus!!’ was circulating in social media streams. Our Factchecking team decided to factcheck it. Facebook Link | Archived Link A Facebook user called […]
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As the COVID-19 sweeps through every part of the world, there are numerous claims about ‘so-called’ remedies, cures and treatments for the virus. Fact Crescendo has debunked several such false claims in the past few weeks. We debunk yet another such claim spreading rapidly on social media. A post with an image of bakery items […]
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As the deadly COVID19 sweep across every region of the world with over 18,000 deaths the number of misinformation about the pandemic on social media has also intensified. Among such false claims are news about celebrities, world leaders and other influential personalities being infected with the virus had gained lot of attention. Amid all these, […]
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