Due to Covid-19 pandemic situation, many major sporting & other events that were schedule to take place in the latter half of 2020 were either postponed or cancelled. Tokyo Summer Olympics was rescheduled to take place in 2021 Amid all this, a video got viral on social media with a caption that says- “The fireworks […]
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There are plenty of online hoaxes being spread through social media platforms, especially through WhatsApp. At Fact Crescendo, we are always on the alert for such online frauds, including this post, which had started circulating through WhatsApp, claiming that LAUGFS Supermarket was giving away a voucher worth Rs. 10,000 for their 19th anniversary celebration. These […]
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PUBG is a battle royale game developed by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. The game is available on devices such as PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Mobile. The game starts with 100 players jumping onto an abandoned island and turning it into a battlefield. The last player left standing wins […]
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Online hoaxes and scams are aplenty on the internet and social media seems to be its breeding ground. At Fact Crescendo we are always on the alert for such online frauds, including this post published last April by a Facebook page claiming to be an official page of BMW in Sri Lanka with over 26,000 […]
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Since the advent of the internet, the spam messages have kept on evolving to newer forms. From email spam to social spam and spam received on messaging apps like WhatsApp, Messenger and Viber have taken over the spam game. Some spam takes on timely and topical themes, similar to a WhatsApp spam message currently circulating […]
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The 1800s in Europe was considered an age of wonder. With the advent of the industrial revolution and phenomena like trade fairs and human zoos, cleverly disguised as ethnographic expositions, the European public were introduced to the concept of the ‘the other’; humans of different races and those considered particularly different to the norm. This […]
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Unknown facts and amazing properties of certain herbs and food items and their medicinal values have often been shared in various posts on social media over the years. Recently we noticed a post titled “FOODFACT” on an Instagram account called “Veganfitlyfe” with the caption “Find out the gender of Bell Peppers” which had been circulating […]
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Wolves and their packs have been a topic of many discussions for centuries. Their pack behavior has been likened to human communal patterns and wolves have been considered to be spiritual guides in many ancient communities. Few months ago we debunked a miscaptioned image related to a wolf fight in Sinhala as seen here. On […]
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While the battle against COVID-19 pandemic rages on in many parts of the world, countries have considered partially relaxing lockdown measures. In Sri Lanka, the newly identified COVID-19 patients are mainly from 2 groups, the Sri Lanka Navy and the repatriated citizens. However, no patients have been identified out of these two groups for over […]
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Famous celebrities have often been targeted in numerous click bait campaigns. Few months ago, we debunked a death hoax about Vanessa Bryant, wife of Kobe Bryant, committing suicide out of depression after the tragic loss of the basketball legend. We noticed a viral post in a similar manner claiming that Hollywood movie star Mark Sinclair […]
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