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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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Knowingly or unknowingly, the data presented by certain political figures to criticize the government is sometimes inaccurate. As a result, society is easily misled by it. This is a fact-check we conducted to verify a report published stating that the government has printed Rs. 1.22 trillion in currency. Social […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In the present world, it is common to spread false social media posts using photographs of the current government’s ministers and their statements. This is an investigation we conducted into a statement allegedly made by a government minister regarding the elephant, which recently attracted widespread attention. Social Media Posts : […]
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There is often interest among the public in innovative ideas that aim to enhance the co-existence of humans and animals. One such move, touted as a novel idea implemented in Sri Lanka, purportedly claimed that the country was building rope canopy bridges to help monkeys and squirrels cross busy roads. Let’s look at these viral […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lankan Airlines, the national carrier of the country, is often subjected to many controversial discussions on many paltforms, including social media. This is an investigation into a post circulating on social media regarding the naming of one of Sri Lankan Airlines’ aircraft. Social Media Posts: On August 1st, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Unbelievable stories, especially of strange animal behaviours, often fascinate netizens and many tend to share such stories without checking their veracity; hence, many times social media users get misled by out-of-context stories. One such rumour going viral at present talks about a mother tiger who had lost her cubs […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The annual Esala Maha Perahera at the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa and the four devalas in Kandy was recently concluded with respect for ancient rituals. However, several videos were circulated on social media showing elephants in the Dalada Perahera becoming agitated and running amok. Here is a fact check we […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his party, the NPP, made promises regarding reducing corruption and waste, even before the election cycle. They had also criticised former presidents, in particular, for using more than one helicopter for long-distance travelling. In such a context, a social media post that claimed that President […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. There is a growing perception in society that the food we consume to sustain life can sometimes be life-threatening. In many cases, that is not because of any fault in the food itself, but because of various human activities, including the preparation of the food. Here […]
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