Netizens are often interested in news and updates on celebrities. However, some such posts are misleading. This is our investigation into misleading posts about Indian actress Vyjayanthimala. Social media posts A viral video on social media trying to depict 98-year-old Indian actress Vaijayanthi Mala dancing. FB | Archived Posts are viral on WhatsApp also. We […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel An organized crime gang leader Ganemulla Sanjeeva was killed on 19th February in a shooting inside the court complex in Hulftsdorp. A CCTV photo of the person suspected of having committed the murder was circulated on social media and with that many social media posts were created speculating various people […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, a forest fire broke out in Ella area. This fire started in the mountainous area in Ravana Ella waterfall. This Ravana Ella forest reserve is famous for its rich biodiversity. The mainstream news had reported that 600 acres of land has been destroyed by this fire and that there […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The NPP government presented its first budget to the parliament yesterday (February 17 ). Social media users are actively discussing the budget. However, some of their discussions are misleading. This is our investigation into such a scenario. Social Media Posts Social media posts being spread stating the government has proposed […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Many news regarding the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa surfaces from time to time and in the last few days there were multiple news regarding the disconnection of the water supply at his official residence. Therefore, we decided to investigate regarding that. Social Media Posts A news was published in social […]
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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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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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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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