Sri Lankan students who appeared in the 2022 GCE A/L exam in early 2023 have been eagerly anticipating their results for several months. Against this backdrop, numerous social media posts have emerged claiming that the exam results have already been made available. Given the significant importance of this examination within the context of Sri Lanka’s […]
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Since the beginning of the vaccination drive for the Covid-19 pandemic, anti-vaccination posts have spread rapidly on social media. Many of those posts state that vaccination is unhealthy and can have adverse effects on your body, hence discourage to take part. Below is our investigation of one such post. Social Media Posts : Facebook posts […]
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A video circulating online claims to show the preserved body of Pope John Paul II, accompanied by a false assertion that it was recently exhumed and has not shown signs of decay. However, a thorough investigation by Fact Crescendo reveals that this claim is entirely false. Social Media posts : The video is circulated on […]
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The Titanic-bound submersible vessel, ‘Titan’, went missing during a tourist expedition, and all crew members were declared dead after the US Coast Guard officials stated that a ‘catastrophic implosion’ likely caused the explosion. Several social media posts were viral, targeting OceanGate Expeditions, the company responsible for this voyage. One such post claimed that, soon after […]
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Sex is still taboo in some parts of the world, especially in some Asian countries. In such a scenario, when some of the leading newspapers in Sri Lanka and India reported that Sweden was planning to hold the first European Sex Championship after Sweden had officially recognised sex as a sport, naturally, many were curious […]
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At a time when drugs and their pros and cons are increasingly being discussed, it is common to see the spread of falsehoods related to some of the drugs. This will not only mislead the public but can also create unnecessary fear. Below is our investigation on one occasion where fake posts went viral among […]
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Soon after the recent arrest of stand-up comedian Natasha Edirisooriya for allegedly making some derogatory statements related to Buddhism, a series of posts went viral, claiming that PC Saliya Peiris is the lawyer appearing on behalf of Natasha. However, Factcrescendo SL investigation found these claims to be false. Let’s look at the claims in detail. […]
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Various home remedies often get widely circulated among social media users, touted as cures for some deadly diseases. As a result, many people blindly follow these methods without medical supervision, saying that the things mentioned in these methods benefit the body. However, many need to be made aware that continuing to follow some of these […]
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We often come across many purported home remedies claiming to be cancer treatments. While many such methods can help alleviate some pain and symptoms, resorting to these practices, which are not clinically proven, is not advised since the excessive usage of such home remedies could have adverse effects. This is our investigation regarding recurring viral […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. On many occasions, photos of individuals with similar appearances are used to mislead social media users and portray misleading interpretations. Recently we came across a similar instance when an unrelated photograph was attributed to actress Damitha Abeyratne. Let’s look at the claim first. claiming that she […]
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