As the impacts of global climate change are increasing significantly, threatening the existence of the Earth’s inhabitants, the attention of many people has been focused on the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. These are areas often discussed related to climate change. In such a background, a photo is once again viral on social networks, showing […]
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We often encounter reports of mysterious sightings in the skies above regarding UFOs, aliens, etc. Many of these are spooky stories to humans, as it’s hard to describe the reasoning behind each occurrence using prevailing science. Pilots and astronauts, who spend much time in the air, often experience these encounters. A sighting of a mysterious […]
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Artificial Intelligence and robotic technology have undergone rapid technological development in the past decade. Within that background, there are a lot of social narrations and conspiracy theories targeting these fields of AI and robotic technology. Such conspiracy theories and social narrations spread rapidly throughout cyberspace, especially on social media. This is our investigation related to […]
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After winning the ultimate crown in every footballer’s dream, the FIFA World Cup, millions worldwide have started praising the life and achievements of the star football player Lionel Messi, who was instrumental in leading the Argentinian team to victory. This is our investigation related to the claim that football-crazy fans from Kerala, India, placed a […]
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The FIFA 2022 Round 16 match between Brazil & South Korea, held on 5th December, was announced as the final game of the much talked about Stadium 974. After this match, a photo collection was viral on social media claiming to be scenes of stadium 974 being dismantled. However, Factcrescendo Team found these images to […]
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The unfortunate suicide of a young man named Mihiran Chaturanga, who worked at Arimac, created much controversy a few weeks ago. The suicidal note was also circulated on social media, saying that Arimac, where the young man had worked as an engineer, was responsible for the reason for his suicide. Below is the note written […]
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Advances in healthcare, medicines and various other factors have increased human life expectancy gradually over the past couple of centuries. However, only a handful of individuals make it past 100 years of age. Therefore, stories of people living long years often get viral among social media users. However, the Factcrescendo Sri Lanka team found the […]
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Alcohol is prohibited at stadiums except for a few designated areas during the FIFA football world cup. Many social media posts have related to the pros and cons of this decision, and many fans showed their displeasure over his ban on alcohol, announced just days before the world cup. Factcrescendo Team came across a misleading […]
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“Alexander Graham Bell” is famously known as the inventor of the “telephone”, the primary device which paved the way for modern advanced communication systems. It is customary worldwide to use the term” hello” when answering a phone call. But what is the origin of the word “hello”? A series of viral social media posts said […]
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Some of the world’s biggest countries and largest economies have been the main contributors to global emissions historically. Smaller countries with weaker economies usually emit much lower amounts of greenhouse gases and polluted particles. Yet, the least developed, developing, and other vulnerable countries have suffered serious climatic loss and damages, compared to the industrialized countries […]
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