A video circulating widely across social media platforms claims that Iran fired a heavy missile at the “largest Mossad research complex” in Tel Aviv, completely destroying the facility. The posts often include dramatic footage showing a large office building collapsing amid explosions and smoke. However, a review of official statements, independent reporting, and recent evidence […]
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A viral post circulating claims NASA is “quietly building toward” a future where astronauts will sleep their way to Mars using synthetic torpor, a laboratory-induced hibernation-like state. The post states that NASA-backed researchers are already testing the concept in rodents aboard the International Space Station and suggests this is part of an emerging plan for […]
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Join our WhatsApp channel here for daily, verified facts. Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Beira Lake, the notoriously polluted stretch of water in the heart of Colombo, has resisted clean-up efforts for decades. So, when word spread that a well-known businessman had agreed to personally foot the bill to flush it with seawater, it […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel After Cyclone Ditwah, the deadliest disaster to hit Sri Lanka since the 2004 tsunami, the government opened a donation fund called ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka.’ As money flowed in, a newspaper line about where the donations were being held was picked up by a television review show and then by social […]
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A claim circulating widely states that the European Parliament has called for an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his management of the organisation. The posts emerged amid growing criticism of FIFA’s handling of the controversial reversal of United States striker Folarin Balogun’s automatic suspension during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after U.S. President […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On July 10, 2026, the Thambuttegama Water Supply Project was officially opened and handed over to the public under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Within hours, a video carrying the News 1st logo began spreading, claiming the project had been halted amid public protests and that 50 demonstrators […]
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<p class=”has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size” style=”background-color:#b6babf91″><strong><a href=”https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5pj8o4IBh5WxNhlE0I”> Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel </a></strong></p> The treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region is one of the most charged human-rights disputes in the world today, pitting international media and rights groups against Beijing. Against that backdrop, a video spread across social media claiming […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The reported abduction and gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, horrified India and spread quickly across Sri Lankan social media. In the outrage that followed, a stream of videos began circulating, some presented as footage of the crime itself, others as scenes of the men responsible being […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Footage of traffic lights, shopping trolleys, and car parts appearing to melt has been spreading across social media recently, shared with captions claiming Europe’s heatwave has become so extreme that everyday objects are physically liquefying in the heat. The clips have reached Sri Lankan social media feeds as well, alongside […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With dengue cases past 50,000 and several districts nearing epidemic levels, Sri Lanka spent early July 2026 on edge over the outbreak. Into that anxious moment dropped a card carrying the News 1st logo and dated July 5, which quoted Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa as saying the government bears […]
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