Recently, a video showing the Tikal Temple in Guatemala was posted online, featuring a group of small animals that look like dinosaurs. The video included a claim that these animals were real dinosaurs, which sparked many reactions and shares on social media. However, after verifying the images through a Google Reverse Image Search, we discovered […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Various ideologies have continued since ancient times regarding the singing of the national athenm in Tamil. Various misguided social media posts on this topic which come to the fore again and again in conjunction with the Independence Day on February 4th are widely spread. This is […]
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A shocking claim has been making waves on social media, alleging that Sri Lankan music sensation Yohani De Silva revealed a secret income stream that allows her to earn an astonishing LKR 616,467 to 820,969 per day. A fake Daily Mirror article has further fueled this claim, leading many to believe it. However, a deep […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Many people are criticizing President Anura Kumara and his government based on the statements made by him before he came to power, and some people are paying close attention to those. As a result, false and misleading information are circulating on social media. Below is a fact check we conducted […]
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Misinformation is not limited to a border. It is spreading transboundary. Some misinformation that spread decades ago in the US is currently spreading in South Asia. This is our search about one such issue related to a drug. Social Media Posts Claims are being spread in the South Asia region, in countries like India and […]
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Since 29th January, various social media posts have been shared stating that Dan Priyasad, who was engaged in various controversial political affairs, has died. Since there are multiple instances where much news is being shared about the deaths of famous people, we decided to do an investigation regarding this. Social Media Posts A social media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Unofficial and unconfirmed information are rapidly spread through social media pages and many users assume them to be true without confirming them. Many social media pages which spread such misleading and false information present these news as articles published in newspapers and media organizations in order to gain the trust […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Viral social media posts, fuelled by mainstream media reports, claimed that the new NPP government had cancelled the construction of the Mannar and Pooneryn wind power plants, which the previous government contracted. We checked whether the current government has taken such a decision. Social Media Posts The social media posts […]
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After Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States last week, a viral video clip showing his youngest son appearing extremely tall circulated widely on social media. This led to numerous questions from users regarding his height. However, our investigation revealed that the video had been altered. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM A […]
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After the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, Southern California, photos and videos of the disaster are trending online. One of them has caught widespread attention. The photo, which claims to show a church surviving the flames, has shocked many users and sparked a wave of reactions across social media platforms. However, Fact Crescendo’s investigation found […]
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