Natural disasters and accidents related to nature are becoming increasingly common nowadays. Creative social media publishers, at times use these accidents, sometimes in an exaggerated manner, to convey a positive message. Here is our fact check into one such video which has gone viral, during the current rainy season in Sri Lanka Social Media Posts A […]
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa along with a team of delegates left the country a few days ago to attend the G20 Interfaith Forum 2021, held at Bologna, Italy. While a few groups staged protests demanding justice for victims of Easter Sunday attacks in Italy, there were some who held demonstrations in favor of the Prime […]
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With the advancement in technology, photography and photo editing techniques have evolved considerably. Also the number of photography hobbyists have also been on the rise. Hence, there are millions of photos being posted on various social media platforms and some of them go viral within hours. Fact crescendo Sri Lanka team came across such an […]
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Sometimes photo editing experts try to enhance original photographs in an artistic manner to highlight an idea. People share these digitally enhanced photos without giving a lot details. This causes people to assume that these images are real. Here is one such fact check on an artistically enhanced image of the surface of the sun […]
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Increasing influence of China in Sri Lanka under the Rajapakshas has been an issue raised by the detractors of the regime and the opposition. We see a lot of campaign against this on social media as well. Sometimes false and misleading claims are also made on social media while trying to prove a point. Here […]
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Religions around the world have their own ways and methods of worship. In Islam, the religious prayer Salat or Salah, also known as Namaz, is performed first standing and later kneeling or sitting on the ground, reciting verses from the holy Qur’an glorifying and praising Allah. An image of a worshipper offering Namaz in the […]
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