The video shows football fans observing a minute’s silence for the Gresford Mining Disaster at Swansway Chester Stadium in 2014. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years on 8th September 2022. As soon as the news hit the headlines, tributes started to pour in from […]
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A number of posts and forwarded messages across social media platforms are going viral with claims that climate change is taking place and weather will get colder now due to a certain natural phenomenon. The message says that the phenomenon of aphelion will begin ‘tomorrow’ so the weather will get colder and one should be […]
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The viral claim was shared from a satirical news report published by the Vancouver Times. International pop star Justin Bieber informed his fans about a rare medical condition he was diagnosed with; known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. He explained that due to this disease, he was unable to move one side of his face and […]
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President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa left the country on early hours of 13th July. Many were anticipating the news of his official resignation letter of vacating the office. As a result, a letter claiming to be President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official resignation letter was widely shared, which however didn’t even carry his signature! On t14th July evening, the same […]
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There are many online competitions and promotions, and we notice social media promotions for laptops etc. especially targeting students. Unfortunately, there are a lot of online scams also in the guise of such promotions. This is our investigation related to such online scam for free laptop giveaway for students. Social Media Posts We noticed viral […]
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As the economic crisis continues to intensify in Sri Lanka, we have noticed reports on robberies from various parts of the country, during the last several days. However, there have been some misleading posts also, in this regard, especially shared among social media users. This is our investigation regarding a CCTV footage, which went viral […]
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With the advancement of digital technology, the banking sector also has moved away from traditional methods, with most customers resorting to ATMs to withdraw cash. This is our investigation on misleading social media posts, which claimed that there is a system in place in which entering your ATM PINs in reverse order would alert the […]
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There are many Sri Lankans studying, working and some even settled in foreign countries like Canada, USA, Australia and European countries etc. There is a tendency among Sri Lankan youth also to migrate to many such countries. However, due to this interest, there is a lot of misinformation that gets widely circulated on social media […]
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Facebook, the flagship product of Meta, continues to be the most popular social media platform across the world, connecting millions of people. As with any social media network, privacy is a main concern among Facebook users as well. Within that context, we noticed viral claims stating that all the content Facebook users had ever published […]
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Due to the severe fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, huge vehicle queues can be observed near almost every petrol station. These inconveniences caused by long queues had disrupted the lifestyle of many citizens and we noticed media reports of several deaths at fuel queues as well. In this context, we came across a series of posts […]
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