A social media message has been widely circulating on platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook, claiming that hot coconut water can destroy cancer cells. The original post attributes this claim to Dr. Rajendra Badwe, director of TATA Memorial Hospital, one of India’s leading cancer treatment centers. Another version cites Dr. Abbas Hussain Kazmi of Sheikh Zaid […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel International Fact-Checking Day is celebrated on April 2nd every year. This commemoration is significant in combating the growing volume of false and misleading online content and helping the public realize that not everything they see online is true. In particular, the importance of every citizen becoming a fact-checker has become […]
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It is a common occurrence that certain incidents circulate on social media in a way that causes unnecessary panic. As a video of crocodiles preying on humans while pretending to be drowning was circulated on social media, we decided to do a fact check regarding that. Social Media Posts A video was circulated in social […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, the mainstream media in Sri Lanka reported that the Adani Group is interested in re acquiring the US $1 billion worth Mannar Wind Power Plant project. They also reported that a bilateral agreement has been reached between the Government of Sri Lanka and Adani Green Energy to purchase electricity […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As political parties prepare for the upcoming local government elections, misleading information about political parties and leaders are being published on social media. This is an investigation we did to find the accuracy of a post that was published in a misleading manner. Social Media Posts : A social media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel We have conducted a fact-finding investigation into the circulating posts stating that donations can be made for the special exhibition which is to be held on the Tooth Relic at the Dalada Maligawa from April 18 to 27 and those who provide financial assistance can have them to be deposited […]
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Content Warning: The article contains material with graphic depictions of violence, which some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. Numerous posts are being shared and circulated on social media claiming to be a video of seven people being brutally executed in Saudi Arabia, purportedly as punishment for the rape of a 16-year-old girl. […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The political party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and its activities during the 1988/89 period are mostly discussed facts through social networks. Such a social media post including a photo was circulated on social media for some time stating that it is a photograph taken of the JVP general secretary Tilvin […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The Ministry of Agriculture announced that a national census of four groups of wild animals that cause damage to agricultural crops will be held on March 15th, and various opinions are being expressed on social media regarding this. However, misleading facts are being shared on the cost spent to print […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel This year, the Ramadan season is scheduled to begin on March 1st and last until the end of March, and accordingly, this is the fasting season of Ramadan, also known as the month of giving. Muslims spend this Ramadan period according to their religious beliefs. Ramadan is a very special […]
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