Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As electric vehicle (EV) imports to the country have increased in recent months, many have been curious about viral reports claiming that the government has decided to regulate the import of EVs. However, our investigation found that such a decision had not been made. Social Media Posts: A social media […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Currently, the entire world is focused on the conflict between Iran and Israel. Both contries do not show any signs of backing down and are launching attacks on each other. Amid the ongoing loss of lives and property due to attacks, many images purporting to be […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. The Iran- Israeli war which is escalating day by day, is currently creating hot topics on social media. News reports claiming that Iran had attacked Mossad; the Israeli national intelligence agency, were widely circulated on social media. So, we did a fact check on the claim […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media literacy includes not only understanding social media content, critically viewing it, understanding the message, and evaluating it, but also responsibly creating and sharing relevant social media content. There are many social media users who post and share valuable things, and many other who create misleading content, sometimes even […]
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As the world mourns the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, and stands in solidarity with those affected, social media has also seen a surge in misleading posts related to the incident. Here’s a fact check we conducted on one such false claim. Social Media Posts : A video purporting to be a video taken […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently on a visit to Germany, and a photo of the meeting between the presidents of the two countries has attracted a lot of attention on social media. We took steps to investigate the credibility of this photo. Social Media Posts : A photo circulated […]
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A video from inside an aeroplane going through severe turbulence went viral on social media claiming it to be the footage of the plane moments before the crash in Ahmedabad recently. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The viral video is old and […]
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Although there were proposals to privatize Sri Lankan Airlines during the previous government due to economic losses, the current government decided not to implement it and continue to operate it as the national airline service of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Airlines has been the subject of intense debate due to its losses, and talk about […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Western countries are exerting various pressures on the developing countries of the world, and there are hardly any leaders who raise their voices against this. Despite this situation, the current leader of Burkina Faso has managed to capture the attention of the entire world because of his actions for his […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. As COVID-19 has once again made headlines, with some cases reported in Sri Lanka as well, the same false messages that were shared during the height of the pandemic are being circulated again through social media platforms. Among these are home remedies purported to be cures […]
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