Update 09/04/25: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (03) appointed 18 new High Court judges. Among those appointed is Ms. K.D.N.V. Lankapura. The appointments include 17 Special Class Judicial Officers and one Senior Government Advocate from the Attorney General’s Department. Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Since the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, various social media […]
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A social media post features what appears to be a Daily Mail headline stating that the UK Government is “considering banning the England flag from being displayed in public.” The widely-circulated image shows Prime Minister Keir Starmer alongside the St George’s Cross. This post has generated significant discussion online. Our investigation indicates that the headline […]
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A recent social media video has been circulating that demonstrates facial self-massage techniques, such as upward forehead movements and circular cheek motions, which are claimed to reduce wrinkles and provide anti-aging benefits. While scientific studies do show some real benefits, the evidence is not as dramatic as social media makes it sound. Social Media Post […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, there have been social media posts claiming that certain government factions, displeased by this, have submitted resignation letters to the President. Let’s look at some of these social media claims. Social Media Posts: A user on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) claimed that […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested on the 22nd and later transferred from Prison Hospital to Colombo National Hospital, is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. Several politicians visited the General Hospital to check on Mr. Wickremesinghe’s well-being. Meanwhile, many social media posts mentioned that Prime […]
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A viral claim circulates that dandelion root extract wipes out 95–96% of cancer cells in 48 hours, especially leukemia and colon cancer, without harming healthy cells. However, our fact check found that this claim is inaccurate. Social Media Posts Multiple social media users have shared claims that dandelion root effectively kills 95% of cancer cells. […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department, was later hospitalised, citing several complications. A viral video clip claiming to be scenes of the former President being hospitalised created a lot of stir on social media platforms. Let’s look at the video in […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Former President Ranil Wickremasinghe will go down in history as the first executive President in Sri Lanka who was arrested. However, as the court ruling on whether he would be granted bail or would remain under arrest until the next hearing dragged on, many mainstream news reports and social media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A Group of supporters from the Anuradhapura region recently visited former president Mahinda Rajapaksa at his Wijerama residence. Most of them brought different food items, and a discussion arose on social media as to whether these were discarded for security concerns. Let’s look at some of the viral posts. Social […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, a special meeting was held at the White House between US President Donald Trump and a group of European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Soon after the meeting, an image went viral, allegedly showing European leaders queuing to meet US President Donald […]
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