Claims related to discovery of species which are said to have been extinct often garner a lot of interest among many nature lovers. However, there are many misleading social media posts also, related to such rare findings. This is our investigation on such a claim related to a giant sea scorpion, said to have been […]
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As the economic and political crisis extends in Sri Lanka, anti-government protests have continued to grow in many sectors, apart from the main protest ground at the Galle-face grounds. We noticed an image viral among social media users over the last few days claiming to be a recent image of a Sri Lanka police officer, […]
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As Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the ever-increasing inflation rates, the prices of goods and services have been constantly on the rise over the past few weeks. Posts of price increases of day-to-day items is a common sight on social media these days. In this backdrop claims of alleged price increase of safety wax […]
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Anonymous is a group of hacktivists operating in a number of countries around the world. As the name suggests, the identities of the members of this group are anonymous, and they are famous for carrying out various cyber-attacks against governments, government agencies, as well as prominent individuals and organizations, which face allegations of corruption. Ever since the start […]
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Social Media is a great place to reach the masses, especially during a crisis, and we often come across instances where people seek public help, to find their missing loved ones. While these cries for help are indeed quite successful at times, they could have negative impacts as well, as this father found out after […]
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Three years after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, investigations have not yet yielded the justice for the victims of the tragic attack. There was a recent event at the Galle-face Green, to commemorate the victims of the Easter Sunday attack as well as to support the protest at the Galle-face grounds, demanding the […]
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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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