Scenes of group of performers dressed in costumes made using vegetables went viral among social media users in Sri Lanka from past few days. While most of these images were used to create posts in a more satirical manner, we noticed one particular post, which claimed that the scenes were from a Sri Lankan photo-shoot. […]
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With the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the country, the government of Sri Lanka has taken steps to provide various forms of relief to various sectors, including banking and financial services. The easing of interest rates subjected to Central Bank restrictions and the extensions to loan repayment periods were some of the concessions provided by […]
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There was strong opposition by several parties few months ago, when the Sri Lanka Army’s Engineering Regiment had commenced reconstruction of the Lankagama-Neluwa road that connects the Lankagama village to Deniyaya town, located along the southern border of the Sinharaja rainforest. In response to these protests, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa personally visited the area in late […]
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A photo is being shared widely among the Sri Lankan Tamil community, claimed to be of a woman working in Grama Sevaka office in Poonakary, Jaffna, who was caught having an illicit affair with the Grama Sevaka. However, Fact Crescendo found that the photo being shared is from an old and unrelated incident and while […]
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Social media is flooded with reports about a luxury jeep driven by a daughter of a senior superintendent of police (SSP) crashing into the Nanda Motors Showroom at the Nelum Pokuna roundabout on 15th November. Our investigation confirmed that, the girl whose photos went viral on social media was in fact was not the girl […]
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Many ministers and high-ranking officials who were in power at the time of the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 are being questioned as the investigation into the terrorist attack progresses. MP Eran Wickramaratne was also summoned for interrogation recently over a statement he had made questioning the security of key witnesses. After which social media […]
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During the first wave of the novel Coronavirus spread in Sri Lanka, health authorities decided that all dead bodies infected with Covid-19 should be cremated. In fact, there has been a lot of talk recently around the topic of burying or cremating Covid-19 infected corpses. While the government has not yet given an official permission […]
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, governments and health authorities around the world continue to emphasize the importance of social distancing to combat the spread of the virus. In fact, various awareness programs are being implemented around the world to help educate the public. In this backdrop, a series of viral social media posts […]
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Religions around the world have their own ways and methods of worship. In Islam, the religious prayer Salat or Salah, also known as Namaz, is performed first standing and later kneeling or sitting on the ground, reciting verses from the holy Qur’an glorifying and praising Allah. An image of a worshipper offering Namaz in the […]
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USA President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID19 in early October. However, they returned to the White House after having spent only a handful of days at the military hospital. The images of President Trump staging a dramatic return and appearing without a facemask went also went viral. Thus, […]
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