The unfortunate news of a Yeti Airlines plane crashing in Pokhara, Nepal, sent shockwaves throughout the world during the last few days. Much content has been shared on social media since this tragic incident; among them, some misleading content is also being shared. Social Media Posts: A video purported to be the last moments of […]
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We often encounter situations where misattributed photos and videos get viral, especially since these are targeted toward some officials or public institutions. Unfortunately, even though these are posted for entertainment purposes, the subjects often get ridiculed by the public. Let’s look at the facts behind such a video posted in a satirical manner claiming to […]
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Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced a 20-member squad to participate in the upcoming T20I & ODI series tours in India. Social media posts claimed that Vijaykanth Viyaskanth, a cricketer who shone in the recently concluded IPL, was also named in these squads to tour India. However, Factcresendo Sri Lanka found these claims to […]
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Digital photo manipulation has become quite an easy task with many advanced image editing software tools, and sometimes, a carefully edited image can take much work to decipher. Such image creations can not only mislead but individuals or organizations targeted by the photo edits could also be at the receiving end of public outrage. This […]
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A statement attributed to Father Amila Jeevantha Peiris, who actively contributed to the Gotagogama (GGG) Protest, was viral among Facebook users. It was claimed that Fr. Jeewantha said that even though a black ‘Vesak’ was celebrated during the GGG protests in May 2022, such was not required for this Christmas. However, Factcrescendo Sri Lanka’s investigation […]
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Filling a gap of 22 years, His Holiness Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith was consecrated as the second Cardinal of Sri Lanka in 2010. He was appointed as the Archbishop of Colombo a year earlier in 2009. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has been a key figure in waging the battle, demanding justice for the victims of the […]
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Soon after Dhanushka Gunathilaka was arrested in Sydney Australia, over sexual assault allegations, the details of the incident have been viral in local as well as international media. Social media was also abuzz with bizarre claims linked to the incident and our investigation found the rumours of Glenn Maxwell visiting Dhanushka in jail to be […]
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This is our investigation on a misleading video which went viral among Sri Lankan social media users, claiming that a cake brand in the local market had inserted drugs inside the product, which would lead to paralysis among children. Social Media Posts A video which shows a person unwrapping a piece of mini cake is […]
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Due to the severe fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, huge vehicle queues can be observed near almost every petrol station. These inconveniences caused by long queues had disrupted the lifestyle of many citizens and we noticed media reports of several deaths at fuel queues as well. In this context, we came across a series of posts […]
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This is our investigation into the truth of a photo, which went viral on social media streams in Sri Lanka, claiming to be scenes of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members fleeing from a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter Social Media Claims A photo was widely circulated on social media alleging to […]
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