The video does not show a blast in Luhansk Power Plant in Ukraine. This video is almost 7 years old showing a blast in a factory in China. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a televised speech, Russian President […]
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The tension between Russia and Ukraine started to build up after Russia started deploying troops near the Ukraine border. On one hand, it is being speculated that Russia may attack Ukraine anytime but Russia said that it has no intention to attack or invade Ukraine. Amid such tension, users are sharing a video of tanks […]
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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. There is a tendency among Sri Lankan youth also to migrate to these countries. Within this background, there is a lot of misinformation circulating on social media related to foreign job opportunities. This is […]
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FSSAI has refuted the claims of plastic rice. The videos originally shows the plastic granulation process in Korea based company named Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. Ltd. A video allegedly showing a rice mill where plastic sheets converted to create artificial plastic rice is circulating on social media. The users sharing the video claim that the […]
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Rajapaksa brothers who hold the top most positions of the country as the President and Prime Minister often become the subject of social media campaigns. This is our investigation regarding such an altered image targeting Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his Mahinda Rajapaksa. Social Media Claims A Facebook user uploaded a photo, implying that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa […]
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Port City Colombo project had been a much talked topic during 2021. Alongside the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Li’s visit to Sri Lanka we noticed a number of posts related to Port City once again. Among them was a peculiar post claiming that a new 10,000 rupee note was officially introduced by the visiting Chinese Foreign […]
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Many viral photos saying “Mr. Bean has just passed away” were posted recently on Facebook and other social media platforms. It was reshared and reacted to with many mixed comments and was consumed as a real incident by many Facebook users. However, after clarifying with his official agent we were able to clarify that the […]
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A photo was shared on social media platforms claiming that an Egyptian man took out all of his teeth to make a present to his girlfriend in a unique way of expressing his love for her. However, our Fact Crescendo team investigation revealed that this was yet another hoax. Social Media Posts: A viral Facebook post claimed […]
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A viral message listing the harmful effects of Microwave oven is going viral on messaging platforms. The message claims that because of its harmful effects, the use and production of Microwaves has been banned in Japan. Fact Crescendo Assamese received the same message on its 24×7 Factline number 904 905 3770 with a request to […]
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A video of what looks like a tornado on a sea facing city is going viral on social media platforms. The 22 second long video is captioned “Hurricane Shaheen on the shores of Oman..Photographed from Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Amazing videography…. look at the greatness of the Creator.” Here are some such posts: Facebook Post […]
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