Due to the increasingly busy and complicated lifestyles nursing homes for elderly care is a business on the increase in many parts of the world. How about the option of implementing a model to merge these elderly populations in nursing homes with child orphanages, giving an opportunity for these elders to provide love and care […]
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It’s quite common to come across breathtaking, life-like artworks and designs resembling nature as well as animals. However, some of these artworks get misinterpreted on social media as well. This is our investigation about such a miscaptioned image of a tortoise shaped glass pendant, claiming to be a living tortoise species! Social Media Posts Viral image claimed […]
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Sri Lanka has been amidst a severe political and economic crisis for a few months and public protests against the government were seen in many parts of the country. Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and it`s president Saliya Pieris has been emphasizing the rights of people to protest peacefully and on several occasions have […]
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Beauty pageants garner a lot of attention around the world. Sri Lanka also has had few ladies who have participated and won various beauty pageant titles around the world. Recently, we noticed a series of social media claims claiming that Ms. Janitha Perera , who has Sri Lankan origins, had won the Miss Universe Australia 2022 title. […]
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Currently, Sri Lanka is going through one of the worst political and economic crises since gaining its independence in 1948. Within this context, many scam messages, especially related to social security have been widely circulating, inciting fear among the public. This is our investigation related to such a misleading message, which went viral on WhatsApp, over the threat of robberies by officers claiming to be from […]
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A short video clip shared was widely shared among social media users in Sri Lanka, claiming to be a food parcel containing a ‘rat’s head’. However, our investigation found out the hotel had actually served rabbit meat during this incident. Social Media Posts Photos and videos circulated on social media stating that a food parcel obtained […]
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Dogs and cats are some of the most domesticated pets in households and there are often stories about the closeness between these animals and humans. Even during disaster times, these pets tend to stay close to their masters and vice versa as well. Recently, we came across a heartwarming story claiming to be the scene […]
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Few days ago, Indian newspaper “The Hindu” reported about a possible LTTE attack on Sri Lanka. This news went viral in Sri Lanka with mixed reactions. In this context, a purported screenshot of NDTV online edition has been viral in social media, saying “The Hindu” reporter was given money to publish this news item, by […]
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Peoples’ protests which started at the Galle Face premises, demanding the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and government to step down, has now extended for over a month. The peaceful protestors were attacked on May 09th by SLPP supporters, and it resulted in a wave of violence which spread across the island nation. The Police along with […]
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Due to the current political and economic crisis of the country, people have been protesting against the Rajapaksa family, with the main protest ground at Galle Face extending to over a month now. Due to the pressure of people`s protests, and subsequent events which took place on May 9th, Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted his resignation from […]
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