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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel Every year on May 18, Tamil communities in Sri Lanka’s North and East observe Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, a day of remembrance for Tamil civilians who died in the final stages of the 2009 war in Mullaitivu. This year, a photograph circulated widely on social media appearing to show a person […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel here . Posts claiming that the Northern Province Governor had decided to ban dansalas and other Vesak decorations during this year’s Vesak season circulated widely on social media. However, Fact Crescendo’s investigation found these claims to be entirely baseless. Social Media Posts (Social Media Posts) : The post implying a […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Images purportedly showing Namal Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa travelling in a vehicle with politicians from Tamil Nadu, India, have been widely shared recently. However, our investigation found these images to be digitally altered. Social Media Posts : An image purporting to show “Naam Tamilar Katchi” party leader Seeman travelling in […]
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