Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A photo has been circulating on social media these days, claiming to be from the Thambuttegama rally attended by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramune national organiser Namal Rajapaksa. This is a fact-check regarding that post. Social Media Posts : This photograph, which has been posted with the caption ‘A large crowd […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media often recirculates political events with misleading contexts. This fact-check addresses one such case. Social Media Posts : Photos of members of parliament protesting with stickers which reads into “Stop Violence against women” were published on Facebook with the caption, “We stand for Harini, Stop violence against women”. Facebook […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. A road currently under development in the Eheliyagoda area has recently become the subject of public debate. Viral social media posts claim that the road’s drainage system had been constructed at a higher level than the road itself. However, Fact Crescendo conducted a fact-finding investigation into […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. From time to time, social media platforms carry posts that mislead the public with questionable claims related to sites of historical and cultural importance. In a similar instance, a video has been circulating on social media regarding the world-famous Sigiriya, a symbol of Sri Lanka’s […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Ever since the Central Bank of Sri Lanka released a new 2000 Rupee currency note in 2025, it has been the subject of various misleading posts on social media. Recently, we came across a viral image, shared as an advisory message, requesting the public to be wary of a purported […]
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INTRO : We have noticed that posts are being widely shared on social media claiming that solar panels can be installed for free and earn 80,000 per month. Therefore, Fact Crescendo investigated to find out the truth about this information. What is the Claim: Facebook Link | Archived Link In that viral social media posts […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Misleading statements allegedly made by government ministers are common on social media. We fact-checked a viral claim about a statement attributed to Minister Professor Chandana Abeyratne. Social Media Posts : A Facebook post circulated on social media claiming that Professor Chandana Abeyratne, Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයට මෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Misleading social media posts have been circulated in connection with the death of senior journalist Darshana Handungoda. This report examines one such misleading post. Social Media Posts A photograph, purportedly from a newspaper, was shared on multiple social media platforms. It appeared to show a […]
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Many false and misleading social media posts related to various social themes, including politics, elections, health, the economy, and current affairs both locally and internationally, were circulated throughout 2025. By carefully analysing the background of these posts, the Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka team published more than one thousand fact checking reports during the year, including […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Amid new educational reforms, heated debates and misleading social media posts have emerged. Here, we fact-check one such post. Social Media Posts: Several posts went viral, implying homosexuality is being introduced to children in Sri Lanka through a lesson on ‘diverse families’ with illustrations depicting two mothers and a child […]
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