දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. While Sri Lanka has abundant natural beauty, including stunning landscapes and diverse flora and fauna, footage from other parts of the world often gets misattributed as scenes from Sri Lanka. Social Media Posts A video circulating on social media shows a picturesque scene where a person […]
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a non-profit foundation that brings together business, government, and civil society leaders to discuss and address global challenges. In recent years, the WEF has been at the receiving end of disinformation campaigns trying to undermine its goals and activities. One recent claim states that the WEF plans to introduce […]
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Preserving our environment, including its vital components like trees, is crucial for humanity’s survival and our planet’s well-being. Many social media users regularly discuss the importance of the natural environment and the urgent need for conservation efforts. However, some social media posts use deceptive or manipulated content when conveying these messages. This investigation aims to […]
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Climate change has become one of humanity’s most critical challenges in the 21st century. The scientific community, represented prominently by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has provided compelling evidence that human activities, particularly the emission of greenhouse gases, are the primary drivers of the observed global warming trend. However, despite this consensus, skepticism […]
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It`s well-known that increasing Carbon Dioxide has been causing more catastrophic results on Earth, including global climate change and related effects. However, certain groups, including climate change deniers, are trying to convey to the public that increased Carbon Dioxide helps increase plants’ photosynthesis, paving the way for more food production. Let’s look at such claims. […]
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Climate Change deniers sometimes come up with bizarre and unpleasant claims to discredit the organisations and individuals campaigning for climate action. One recent claim targeting the World Economic Forum claimed that WEF had declared that humans would have to eat faeces and drink urine to fight climate change. Let’s look at the claim in detail. […]
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A picture of a beautiful yet strange-looking flower, which resembled the face of a monkey, was shared widely among social media users. However, similar to many such peculiar sightings over the past few months, the ‘monkey-faced’ flower also turned out to be yet another AI creation. Social Media Posts Viral Facebook posts shared an image […]
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There were so many posts shared through Facebook and other social media mentioning that wall geckos are deadly killers and should be killed the exact moment you see them in your house. The original web article on that belief, considered the source for social media posts, can be read here. These posts were majorly based […]
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Three weeks ago, a news published by mainstream news channels stated that the Marine Environmental Protection Authority of Sri Lanka (MEPA), a government institute, claimed there had been no chemical leakage from the debris of the Xpress Pearl disaster. This new was published by News First, one of the leading news channels in Sri Lanka, […]
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A video clip of a negligent motorist being swept away by a strong downstream water current is viral among WhatsApp users in Sri Lanka, implying that the scenes were from the town of Haputale. However, our Factcrescendo team found that this video was not only misattributed to Sri Lanka, but even a similar incident had […]
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