A viral video circulating on Facebook and other platforms claims that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has legalised incest, allegedly allowing marriages between parents and children or between siblings “at the request of the Muslim lobby.” However, our investigation finds this claim to be false. Social Media Posts The video shared under captions such as […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A series of posts, stating several controversial statements and purporting to be decisions made by the Ministry of Education, recently went viral on social media. We conducted a fact-check to determine the accuracy of these statements. Social Media Posts: These viral posts claimed that schools were providing free textbooks, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A controversial statement, falsely attributed to Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa, regarding street dogs, has recently gone viral on social media circles. Let’s look at the claim first. Social Media Posts: A social media post circulated in English, indicating that Cabinet approval had been given to export street dogs out […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who attended the UN General Assembly held in the United States, then departed for Japan for a three-day official visit. Many posts questioned the significance of this visit, citing that the Japanese PM had already stepped down, hence the bilateral discussions would be futile. Let’s dig […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media was abuzz with claims that former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran had been arrested. Let’s look at these claims first. Social Media Posts : Social media posts went viral, indicating that “Arjun Mahendran got arrested in Singapore”. Facebook | Facebook | Archived Link Here is how it was […]
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A social media post claims a whale was found with a harpoon lodged in its body for over a hundred years. The post suggests this is evidence of long whale lifespans. Upon investigation, we found that the images accompanying the claim does not actually depict this discovery. Social Media Posts Recently, multiple social media users […]
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A video has been widely shared on social media claiming to depict “the largest civilian flotilla in modern history” sailing toward Gaza, accompanied by captions that more than 50 boats from 44 nations are participating in the mission. This claim has drawn attention, but our investigation finds the video to be misleading. Social Media Posts […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Several viral claims related to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) linked to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and US President Donald Trump. Let’s look at these claims first. Social Media Posts : Claim 1: President Dissanayake did not meet US President Trump at an […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Meanwhile, a video was shared through social media paltforms, claiming to be President Anura Kumara, in a relaxing mood. However, our investigation found that it was a case of mistaken identity; the person in the […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Video clips of prominent figures making impactful statements, which often go viral on social media platforms, are sometimes accompanied by glorified and misleading narrations. Let’s look at one such recurring clip, claiming to be the shortest ever speech, with the famous words of “Patria o Muerte” Social Media Posts : […]
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