Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On November 21, the Parliament announced that Dr. Ashoka Ranwala, a Member of Parliament representing the National People’s Power (NPP), was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament. The press release for this appointment further highlighted that Mr. Ashoka Ranwala is an engineering graduate in chemistry from the […]
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After South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted martial law just hours after declaring it, citing the need to “crush anti-state forces,” a photo of a military convoy on the streets went viral, with users wrongly claiming it was from a recent deployment in Seoul. However, Fact Crescendo has confirmed that the claim is misleading. […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, news headlines were created based on the fact that the previous government gave more than 300 bar licenses within this year. However, some misleading social media posts surrounding this being circulated currently. Social Media Posts Social media posts claim that 361 bar licenses issued by the previous government from […]
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False claims about food combinations frequently circulate on social media, sparking needless anxiety and misunderstanding. Among these myths is the assertion that combining persimmons fruit with bananas and yoghurt poses a health hazard. Social Media Posts Social media posts warned against consuming persimmons with yoghurt or bananas, claiming it causes food poisoning and citing an […]
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Social media is often a breeding ground for sensationalised claims, especially about extreme weather events. With the ongoing winter season in the UK, we came across viral images which showed scenes of the famous Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, covered with a thick blanket of snow. Social Media Posts Social media posts implying that Lord’s Cricket […]
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LTTE is a banned terrorist organisation in Sri Lanka. Despite the organization not currently active as a military organization, still there are issues arising with the commemoration of it`s leaders and ex combatants which are illegal as per laws in Sri Lanka. Social Media Posts A viral social media post claims that a banner featuring […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In previous days, Sri Lanka faced severe weather conditions, and there was a lot of misleading information about them. This is our search for some such social media posts. Social Media Posts A video circulating on social media platforms, including Facebook, claims to show a massive tornado off the coast […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka has been recovering from a deep economic crisis. Within that context, discussions about removing the ban on vehicle importation have been arising, and social media users have been implicating the drop in vehicle prices. Social Media Posts Social media is abuzz with claims that vehicle prices in Sri […]
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A viral video claims to show Kim Kardashian’s assistant shopping with Tesla’s Optimus robot. The footage, widely shared on social media, appears to showcase Tesla’s humanoid robot engaging in casual shopping alongside a fashionable woman, purportedly linked to the Kardashian family. Social Media Posts The video has spread across multiple online platforms, including Facebook, X, […]
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An image has gone viral, circulated as a “historic painting” from 1721 that “predicted” a fast-food dinner shared by Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aboard a private plane. The image, showing the modern figures in an old-timey setting, was shared on social media with captions claiming it was a past vision. […]
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