No, the Photo Showing Suresh Sallay Being Tortured on Eight CCTV Cameras Is Not Real;  It Is AI-Generated

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The arrest of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings has been one of the most closely watched criminal matters in Sri Lanka. Against that backdrop, a photo began circulating on social media on 12 June 2026, claiming to show eight […]

Continue Reading

No, Gnanasara Thero Did Not Forcibly Occupy a Bambalapitiya Apartment ; Here Is the Full Story Behind the Posts

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When a prominent and controversial religious figure is at the center of a legal dispute involving a luxury apartment, social media rarely waits for the full story. Posts circulated widely claiming that Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero and his associates had forcibly seized and refused to vacate a high-value property […]

Continue Reading

No, This Photo of a Man in Japan Is Not Gnanasara Thero in Lay Clothes ; It is Someone Else Entirely

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel False and misleading posts about Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero appear on Sri Lankan social media with regularity, alongside some of the controversial statements made by the Thero. One such post has resurfaced repeatedly since 2016: a photograph of a man in civilian clothes, accompanied by claims that it shows […]

Continue Reading

Police Have Not Issued a Warning About Keychains Allegedly Containing Tracking Chips!

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A viral message dressed up as an official airport emergency alert has been spreading fear across Sri Lankan social media, claiming that a criminal gang is selling keychains embedded with GPS tracking chips at airports, fuel stations, and public spaces. The story is not new: it is a recycled hoax […]

Continue Reading

Warning: The “Glucocare” Diabetes Capsules Circulating Online Are a Fraud! Prof. Katulanda’s Identity Has Been Stolen

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Paid advertisements on social media have been directing Sri Lankan users to a website called “treatmentforhealthylife.store,” which promotes a product named “Glucocare” capsules, claiming it can permanently cure diabetes. The site invokes the name and credentials of a respected Sri Lankan endocrinologist, displays certificates from the WHO, EU, and Bayer, […]

Continue Reading

Has the Suwa Sariya emergency ambulance service been suspended? Find out the facts…

Social media circles was abuzz with viral posts stating that the ‘1990 Suwa Seriya’ Emergency Ambulance Service would not be operational after 03rd June 2026. Understandably this had created a massive stir both online and among the society. Social Media Posts: Fb | Fb | FB | FB Fact-Check: The 1990 Suwa Seriya Emergency Ambulance Service is a free, official government […]

Continue Reading

Missing 36 Crores from Inland Revenue Department? Find out the truth of this hoax from 2023.

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As public trust in Sri Lanka’s financial institutions had eroded under a growing wave of fraud allegations, a three-year-old news report about unrecorded tax revenue resurfaced on social media, and many assumed it was happening right now.  A screenshot of a Mawbima newspaper article claiming that thirty-six crores out of […]

Continue Reading

No, Sri Lanka’s New Passport Stamp Does Not Depict an LTTE Symbol ; It’s the Sri Lankan Leopard

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Photographs of a passport stamp featuring an animal resembling a tiger, have been circulating on social media, with posts claiming it is a new stamp introduced by Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration, and that the animal depicted represents the LTTE terrorist organisation’s emblem. We investigated the claim. Social […]

Continue Reading

No, Neither Shavendra Silva nor Dinesh Mutugula Is Entering Provincial Politics with Opposition Parties

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Two sets of social media posts circulated claiming that well-known public figures were preparing to contest provincial council elections, former Army Commander General Shavendra Silva with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and popular tuition teacher Dinesh Mutugula (“Mutugula Sir”) with either the SJB or the United National Party (UNP). Fact […]

Continue Reading

Did the FBI Really Fly to Sri Lanka to Investigate the $2.5 Million Treasury Cyber-Heist?

Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel When headlines claimed that FBI agents had touched down in Sri Lanka to investigate a $2.5 million cyberheist from the national treasury and a separate theft of $625,000 owed to the US Postal Service, the story spread quickly across social media and mainstream media alike. We contacted the US Embassy […]

Continue Reading