In a significant biosecurity breach, 323 vials containing live virus samples, including Hendra virus, Lyssavirus, and Hantavirus, have been reported missing from the Public Health Virology Laboratory in Queensland, Australia. This breach, which occurred in 2021 due to a freezer malfunction, only came to light in August 2023 during an audit. Authorities have called it […]
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Due to financial constraints, many patients consider getting assistance from the President’s Fund when they must undergo medical operations and procedures that require a substantial sum of money. Social Media Posts A viral message on social media claims that the President’s Fund is offering financial assistance for selected diseases, including cancer, kidney diseases, brain surgeries, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On November 21, the Parliament announced that Dr. Ashoka Ranwala, a Member of Parliament representing the National People’s Power (NPP), was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament. The press release for this appointment further highlighted that Mr. Ashoka Ranwala is an engineering graduate in chemistry from the […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka has been recovering from a deep economic crisis. Within that context, discussions about removing the ban on vehicle importation have been arising, and social media users have been implicating the drop in vehicle prices. Social Media Posts Social media is abuzz with claims that vehicle prices in Sri […]
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The claim “One bacon sandwich equals four cigarettes” is a striking comparison meant to draw attention to the cancer risk of processed meats, particularly bacon. It stems from the 2015 announcement by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that processed meats are Group 1 carcinogens—the same category as tobacco. Social Media Claim Recently, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media posts as well as some mainstream media had reported that the current government has taken steps to remove a military camp that has been set up in Vadamarachchi region in Jaffna. So, we decided to do an investigation on this. Social media posts: A social media post was […]
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In the past two days a news caught the attention of many people as it said that some soldiers undergoing training at a Mannar military training school have been quarantined due to fever. This news has caused some fear among people and therefore, we decided to do an investigation on that. Social Media Posts: A […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Recently, there were many talks in the society regarding some questions related to National People’s Power been included in school term test papers. Various posts were circulated regarding this, and so we decided to an investigation regarding this. Social Media Posts: A post shared through WhatsApp […]
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After the NPP government was established recently, there have been a lot of rumours and misleading information which are being spread on social media, targeting their policies, etc. Social Media Posts Social media posts claim that Sri Lanka’s application to join BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) was rejected FB | Archived Some […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka has temporarily banned the sale of pork and the slaughter of pigs due to concerns over two diseases: African Swine Fever (ASF) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). This measure aims to prevent the spread of these infections within the country’s pig population. Authorities plan to review […]
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