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No, Upul Kumarapperuma Did Not Make Political Statements About Mahinda Rajapaksa After His Son’s Death; The Posts Are Fabricated

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When grief is weaponized for political scoring, fact-checkers have a responsibility to name it clearly. Following the sudden death of Nivin Kumarapperuma, son of President’s Counsel and NPP Matara District parliamentary candidate Upul Kumarapperuma, a wave of condolences came from across the political spectrum. Among those who paid their final […]

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Does Rabbit Blood Hair Oil Actually Make Your Hair Grow?

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Scroll through Tamil social media on any given day and you will find someone selling a miracle cure for hair loss. The pitch is always the same: 16 or 48 or 65 Ayurvedic herbs, a mysterious animal ingredient, guaranteed results in weeks, all-island delivery. The latest product making this circuit […]

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No, the CID Is Not Investigating Shavendra Silva Over Mullivaikkal or Missing Gold Stock : Both Posts Are Fabricated

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Two separate social media posts made serious criminal allegations about former Army Commander General Shavendra Silva and Retired Major General Jagath Dias. The first claimed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had launched an investigation against Shavendra Silva over the alleged massacre of civilians in the Wellamullivaikkal area. The second claimed […]

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Back Again in 2026: The ISIS AIDS Injection Hoax Is Still False, and Sri Lanka Police Have Received No Such Reports

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Some hoaxes refuse to die. A voice message claiming that ISIS operatives are posing as NGO workers across Sri Lanka, visiting homes under the guise of collecting blood samples and injecting people with the HIV virus has been circulating on WhatsApp and social media since at least 2014. It spread […]

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An Elder Brother Hacked His Younger Brother to Death in Dikwella, Matara? Find out the truth…

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A deeply disturbing report has been circulating on social media claiming that a brother hacked his younger sibling to death in the Dikwella area of Matara district, Sri Lanka. The post attracted wide sharing and significant alarm among especially among Tamil online communities. Fact Crescendo investigated to determine whether any […]

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No, Gnanasara Thero Did Not Forcibly Occupy a Bambalapitiya Apartment ; Here Is the Full Story Behind the Posts

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When a prominent and controversial religious figure is at the center of a legal dispute involving a luxury apartment, social media rarely waits for the full story. Posts circulated widely claiming that Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero and his associates had forcibly seized and refused to vacate a high-value property […]

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No, FIFA Has Not Banned Face Paint at the 2026 World Cup

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As excitement builds around the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, social media users have been sharing claims that FIFA has banned face paint from stadiums.  The claim appears to have gained traction after FIFA released updated stadium regulations and a list of prohibited items for spectators. However, our review […]

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Misleading posts being exchanged as statements made by MPs and Ministers regarding Suresh Sallay!

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Former Director of the State Intelligence Service, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on charges of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. He is currently receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital under tight security due to his deteriorating health condition. In […]

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Lamine Yamal Is Not Facing a U.S. Visa Ban Over Palestinian Flag Display

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A viral claim circulating on social media platforms alleges that Spanish football star Lamine Yamal could miss Spain’s opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup because of U.S. visa problems. According to the posts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally requested that Yamal be denied entry to the United States after the player was […]

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Does Drinking Water Kept in a Glass Bottle Under the Sun All Day, Give Your Body Vitamin D?

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Home remedies and health hacks spread fast on social media, and they spread even faster when they arrive dressed in the language of science. A video recently circulating in Sri Lankan and Tamil diaspora circles makes exactly this kind of claim: that filling a glass bottle three-quarters with water, placing […]

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