Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When a video of a parliamentary speech honouring a former LTTE commander began circulating on social media, claims quickly spread that a member of the current ruling party had paid tribute to an LTTE member in Parliament. The video sparked intense debate. However, our investigation revealed that the claim was […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel When headlines claimed that FBI agents had touched down in Sri Lanka to investigate a $2.5 million cyberheist from the national treasury and a separate theft of $625,000 owed to the US Postal Service, the story spread quickly across social media and mainstream media alike. We contacted the US Embassy […]
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When a social media post claims that a common household oil can destroy cancer cells overnight, it travels fast. The idea is simple, the ingredient familiar, and the language sounds scientific enough to seem credible. A viral claim spreading across Facebook and Instagram asserts that peppermint essential oil can “destroy” or “eliminate” human throat cancer […]
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A viral video circulating on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram claims that an electric vehicle rider was killed after a transformer fell while parking near it, warning people not to park EVs near electrical equipment. Our investigation found this misleading on two counts: the transformer did not fall, and the vehicle has not been identified as […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka’s official National War Heroes’ Day, commemorating the end of the country’s three-decade-long conflict and honouring war heroes, is observed annually on May 19. Meanwhile, May 18 is also marked in the Northern and Eastern regions as a day of remembrance for Tamil civilians who lost their lives during […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel A video of Buddhist monk Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero speaking on the Hiru TV channel, claiming that female-to-male surgeries are being performed at Castle Hospital, has been widely circulating on social media in Sri Lanka. Social Media Posts: Facebook Fact-Check: The Sinhala video below shows Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero speaking […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel Recently, a post circulated on social media claiming that over Rs. 80 million had been credited to the wrong bank account in a payment transfer involving SriLankan Airlines’ Chennai branch. Below is our fact-check of that claim. Social Media Posts: Below is an instance of a post on social media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A statement made by the Central Bank Governor at the Finance Committee meeting on May 13th, warning that the country’s economic outlook is uncertain, is now being widely shared across social media and mainstream media outlets. Here is how Fact Crescendo investigated this claim. Social Media Posts: Posts circulated on […]
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