Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A recurring pattern on Sri Lankan social media involves genuine footage from other countries being stripped of all contexts and reposted as recent local incidents. The goal is simple: provoke outrage. A video showing two young men violently assaulting a third, his hands bound to a tree, has been circulating […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi arrived in Sri Lanka fresh off a record-breaking IPL 2026 season, having become one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, fan excitement ran high. So, when a photograph appeared to show him receiving a special award from Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, it spread […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Amid Sri Lanka’s slow recovery from its worst economic crisis in decades, a post styled as a ‘Dinamina’ newspaper article began circulating on social media, claiming the World Bank had ranked the country the world’s second poorest. The claim was politically loaded: some versions blamed the current government, while others […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A concert poster claiming that world-famous Colombian pop star Shakira is performing in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on 22 August 2026 spread rapidly across social media, exciting fans who rushed to check if tickets were real. The poster listed Tickets.lk as the official ticketing partner and named the venue the “Kandy […]
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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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