As postal voting commenced today for the upcoming presidential election in Sri Lanka, certain social media posts began circulating, alleging that the number of votes received by various candidates had already been counted and shared. This claim has caused confusion among voters and raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process. Verification: No Mainstream […]
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Kamala Harris is the current Vice President of the United States. Earlier this month, she was officially nominated as the Democratic Presidential Candidate for the upcoming election. Recently, there were widespread claims on social media that photos of her wearing shorts depicted her as a prostitute. These images attracted a lot of attention and reactions […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As the presidential election in Sri Lanka approaches, there has been a surge in rumours on social media. This environment of heightened political activity has led to the proliferation of false claims and misleading information, making it crucial for voters to evaluate the content they encounter online critically. Social Media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The presidential elections in Sri Lanka are scheduled for September 21. As several candidates have already started making cash deposits before the date of accepting the nomination on August 15th, election-related misleading posts have gradually begun to emerge among social media circles. Social Media Posts Social Media Posts claim that […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In light of Sri Lanka’s constitutional requirement for a presidential election before November this year, there has been a surge in the circulation of various documents and infographics on social media purporting to depict voter preferences in the upcoming election. However, many of these materials have been identified as either […]
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Some Facebook Posts and even mainstream news websites claim that Burqa and Niqab (veils) are banned at the polling centers during the upcoming presidential election on 16th of November as informed by the Election Commission. Below is one such claim in which Traditional Muslims – Sri Lanka Facebook Page stated the following in the caption […]
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Social media streams were abuzz on 3rd November with a statement that claimed Former Governor of Eastern Province Dr. M.L.A.M Hizbullah had stated that his second preference vote should be given to Gotabya Rajapaksa. Number of Facebook users and pages had shared this news since there were already rumors that M.L.A.M Hizbullah is only contesting […]
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