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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As we all know, millions of living species depend on Oxygen for breathing, including humans. Has the oxygen percentage been the same throughout history? What provides the highest percentage of Oxygen to the planet? These are some of the intriguing questions many argue about. When asked about what kind of plants mostly produce oxygen, most […]
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In a recent media briefing in Colombo regarding the extent of deforestation issues in Sri Lanka, the Centre for Environmental and Nature Studies (CENS), an environmental organization, stated that the country’s total forest cover has shrunk to 16% from its original size. Following this media briefing, many media headlines based on the above statement were […]
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Nowadays, many edited and unedited photos come with false or misleading claims. Here, we found another picture with a misleading claim, which many of the social media users had misinterpreted. Social Media Claims A picture was widely shared over the internet with the claim that this is a “Bee Hummingbird,” the world’s smallest bird. Source […]
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As the impacts of global climate change are increasing significantly, threatening the existence of the Earth’s inhabitants, the attention of many people has been focused on the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. These are areas often discussed related to climate change. In such a background, a photo is once again viral on social networks, showing […]
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People are always fascinated about nature and social media users also share unbelievable photos related to nature and its amazing creatures. Even in Sri Lanka, we observe that whale watching has become an attraction among foreign tourists as well as locals. This is our investigation related to a social media post claiming to be a […]
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Conservation of tuskers has become a serious issue as the rate of illegal trading mafias of ivory/horn and poaching methods have increased significantly. In such a context, environmentalists and animal lovers throughout the world have voiced their concerns over the safety of tusker elephants, rhinos etc. and have been considering modern conservation methods. In this […]
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