Sri Lanka singer Yohani de Silva became a household name in India last year with her breakthrough song “Manike Mage Hithe” winning the hearts of millions of Indians. However, over the past year, misleading posts and edited trolls targeting Yohani were also seen among Sri Lankan social media users. Similarly, an altered image of Yohani […]
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US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung is active in Twitter and has regularly expressed views of the US government, on crucial social and political issues related to Sri Lanka. However, recently we noticed a wave of sarcastically edited screenshots, linked to Julie Chung, getting shared widely among Sri Lanka social media users. Let’s look […]
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Rivalry between India and Pakistan is a common sight in the sporting arena. We recently noticed a recurring viral post, claiming that a Pakistani wrestler who challenged any Indian to fight with her, was defeated by an Indian lady, who was one of the spectators. However, it turned out to be misleading as both the ladies […]
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Human brain is arguably the most complex organ in the human body and recognized as the body’s command center, influencing every aspect of life. There are thousands of social media posts related to the human brain, its structure, and functional details. This is our investigation related to a viral social media post attributing to WHO and claiming to be seven […]
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Amidst the worst economic crisis experienced by Sri Lanka since independence, the food inflation has risen alarmingly over the last few months resulting in huge spikes in almost all of the food products. Meanwhile, the price hike of biscuit products was a major talking point among social media users, and we noticed a number of campaigns requesting […]
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People are always fascinated about nature and social media users also share unbelievable photos related to nature and its amazing creatures. Even in Sri Lanka, we observe that whale watching has become an attraction among foreign tourists as well as locals. This is our investigation related to a social media post claiming to be a […]
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The BTS musical group can be considered as one of the most popular bands in the world. In social media fans are also frequently talking about their music as well as the appearance of some of the lead singers. However, some of such posts are misleading. This is our investigation related to such misleading social media posts related to BTS member Kim […]
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Many commuters, especially for long distances, prefer train travel for economical reasons and provides a different experience as compared to other modes of transportation. However, the railway network in Sri Lanka is not covering all parts of the island. Ampara is one such area, where railway lines have not yet been built. In such a […]
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People around the world, including Sri Lankans, are fascinated to learn more about space related events and astronomy. Great interest is received on social media also for posts concerned with astronomy and space travel. Below is an investigation about social media claims which went viral, claiming that a young Muslim girl had been selected as […]
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Conservation of tuskers has become a serious issue as the rate of illegal trading mafias of ivory/horn and poaching methods have increased significantly. In such a context, environmentalists and animal lovers throughout the world have voiced their concerns over the safety of tusker elephants, rhinos etc. and have been considering modern conservation methods. In this […]
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