Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Politicians are among the most frequent targets of misinformation on social media. A video circulated widely on social media, implying that Minister Patali Champika had caused a road accident on Vesak Poya Day, 30th May 2026. Given the ongoing High Court proceedings related to a 2016 accident involving Patali Champika, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In early 2025, a nationwide power outage affected much of Sri Lanka, and the cause quickly became the subject of widespread local and international media coverage: a monkey had made contact with a transformer at the Panadura substation. That incident was later found to be linked to system capacity issues, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The claim that Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs Mohamed Muneer had publicly announced the incorporation of Thesawalamai and Sharia law into Sri Lanka’s national legal system, spread rapidly across social media, framed as a legitimate newspaper article. But is it true? We investigated. Social Media Posts : The […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When the Indian Rupee hit 96.82 against the US Dollar in May 2026, headlines declared it one of the worst depreciations in the currency’s history. Social media posts and some mainstream reports amplified the alarm, attributing the fall primarily to rising crude oil prices from Middle East conflicts and a […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The government officially declared 27 May to 2 June 2026 as Vesak Week. As with previous religious and public holidays, the Vesak season brought with it a wave of misleading posts on social media, ranging from inaccurate claims about liquor store closures to fabricated statements attributed to government ministers. Below […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Death hoaxes targeting well-known public figures are among the most emotionally manipulative forms of misinformation online, and they are particularly harmful when directed at religious figures. A series of posts circulated on social media falsely claiming that Venerable Kotuwe Podi Hamuduruwo (Aththaragama Pagnalankara Thero), had passed away. Some of those […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Death hoaxes targeting social media personalities are a recurring and deeply harmful form of misinformation online. When a video began circulating claiming that popular Sri Lankan content creator 3Posha Family had died in a road accident, it spread rapidly, causing distress to followers and flooding the creator with phone calls […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media is often flooded with varied narratives during this period of the year in Sri Lanka, with National War Heroes’ Day falling on May 19 and Tamil communities holding their own Remembrance Day commemorations on May 18. On this backdrop a video emerged showing a group of youths riding […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When a video of a parliamentary speech honouring a former LTTE commander began circulating on social media, claims quickly spread that a member of the current ruling party had paid tribute to an LTTE member in Parliament. The video sparked intense debate. However, our investigation revealed that the claim was […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Every Vesak season, Sri Lanka’s streets come alive with dansalas, the tradition of offering free food and refreshments to all passers-by in the spirit of dana, or generosity. This year, however, a wave of posts circulated on social media claiming that dansalas in the Galle area had been banned on […]
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