A viral image circulating claims England midfielder Jude Bellingham said, “FIFA is rigged and Corrupt. I might not play in the World Cup again” following England’s 2-1 loss to Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final. The claim gained traction amid heightened online debate surrounding refereeing decisions, Argentina’s progression to the final, and widespread […]
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Join our WhatsApp channel here for daily, verified facts. Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Beira Lake, the notoriously polluted stretch of water in the heart of Colombo, has resisted clean-up efforts for decades. So, when word spread that a well-known businessman had agreed to personally foot the bill to flush it with seawater, it […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel After Cyclone Ditwah, the deadliest disaster to hit Sri Lanka since the 2004 tsunami, the government opened a donation fund called ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka.’ As money flowed in, a newspaper line about where the donations were being held was picked up by a television review show and then by social […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel It looked like a rare piece of good news for anyone driving into the capital: a video, dressed up as a fresh announcement, claimed the Colombo Municipal Council had suspended all parking fees in the city with immediate effect and told motorists to stop paying. It spread quickly, and left […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A striking line raced across Sri Lankan social media: a third of the money the country borrowed from the International Monetary Fund had been stolen, some posts went further and accused the government of pocketing it. The charge was explosive, and the figure sounded precise enough to believe. We traced […]
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A claim circulating widely states that the European Parliament has called for an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his management of the organisation. The posts emerged amid growing criticism of FIFA’s handling of the controversial reversal of United States striker Folarin Balogun’s automatic suspension during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after U.S. President […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had been expected to travel to France in mid-July 2026. As that date neared, a post spread across social media claiming France had rejected the President’s visa outright, and had done so over the Negombo Prison deaths, an alleged central bank fraud, a fraudulent passport tender […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On the day of the Negombo Prison clash, a number of inmates climbed onto the roof in protest, and a photograph of one of the women grabbed the attention of many netizens and spread rapidly online. Around that image grew a heartbreaking story: that she was a gifted student who […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On July 10, 2026, the Thambuttegama Water Supply Project was officially opened and handed over to the public under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Within hours, a video carrying the News 1st logo began spreading, claiming the project had been halted amid public protests and that 50 demonstrators […]
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Social media posts claim to show Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland becoming startled after seeing his reflection in a restaurant mirror. The clip gained significant traction during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, often presented as a genuine candid moment. The humorous clip quickly accumulated millions of views during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with many users […]
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