At a time where only a small percentage of total population has been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, a viral WhatsApp forward which claimed the life threatening risk of anesthetics after vaccination, has caused further agitation in the community. Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka’s investigation into this viral claim proved this was yet another claim […]
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“Man’s best friend” is a popular phrase used to describe domestic dogs referring to their close relationship, loyalty, friendship and companionship with humans. There are many real life stories about dog’s loyalty and love towards its master that we come across on social media and mainstream media. We found one such story trending on social media, where it […]
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Deforestation is a sensitive issue, not just in Sri Lanka but across the world as it destroys not only trees but also natural habitat of many species. Some of these species are endangered in some cases. Recently, some viral posts fueled discussion about deforestation on social media. These posts claimed that the majestic White Rhinoceros […]
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Social media posts about strange and adorable creatures often gain a lot of attention from users Therefore, it is common for users to share images of such amazing and sometimes even mysterious creatures. However, sometimes the photos/videos of such unusual creatures are a hoax and people mistake them to be real. Here, we are going […]
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A message is circulating among WhatsApp users which claimed that all WhatsApp calls would be recorded, devices will be monitored, and the government will check your content after you are devices are connected to the Ministry systems. However, our investigation revealed that this is yet another scam message. Social Media Posts: A viral WhatsApp message […]
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Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, the Technical committee comprising of health officials made a number of decisions on how to proceed with revised public safety guidelines. In this context, there was a great buzz about the official information issued by Health Promotions Bureau under the Ministry of Health. We noticed that part […]
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A rocket, carrying a Chinese space station section into the orbit, was launched on 29 April. Ending days of speculation, on 9th May it was reported that the remains of the rocket had crashed into the Indian Ocean as seen here. In this context, a short video clip of Space X Prototype which crashed in […]
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Dr. Punchinilame Meegaswatte, Secretary of the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO (SLNCU), stated that there is no threat of deforestation in Sinharaja reserve as claimed by many. This statement had been a hot topic on both mainstream media and social media, over the past couple of weeks. A number of media organizations in the […]
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Deforestation is a hot topic in Sri Lanka these days. Ever since Bhagya Abeyratne spoke about it on Sirasa Lakshapathi program, social media was abuzz with various kinds of images claiming to be of deforestation happening in various parts of the island. We noticed a particular Facebook page that had posted a number of posts […]
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We have debunked several misleading content, which implied that Tamil language had been replaced by Chinese Mandarin script in some of the key public places in Sri Lanka. Here are few examples: Link 1 | Link 2 On a similar note, photos of a name board, which did not feature Tamil text, was shared once […]
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