Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Few names carry as much weight among Sri Lanka’s Advanced Level students as Dinesh Muthugala, the Biology tuition teacher who commands a following of hundreds of thousands. So, a social media post claiming that “Muthugala Sir” had insulted the judiciary over its ruling refusing to postpone the A/L examination was […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As Sri Lanka moves to block dozens of illegal betting websites, a screenshot began doing the rounds on Facebook and other platforms claiming the government had swept up Binance and Bybit, the crypto exchanges thousands of Sri Lankans use, in the same ban. For anyone who trades or holds crypto […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A graphic video and a voice message tore through Sri Lankan WhatsApp groups this week, warning that a schoolboy in Maskeliya had been critically hurt when his mobile phone exploded in his hands while it was plugged into a charger. The clip, which shows a badly injured child, was alarming […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A viral post, associated with a chart that lined up global superpowers, claimed that Sri Lanka had rocketed from bankruptcy to a global fourth place in just two years, only behind the United States, China, and Canada. The claim spread fast because it flattered a nation still climbing out of […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A claim that Sri Lankan diplomats had shut down a Buddhist Sunday school on foreign soil, and blocked Vesak celebrations, was always going to strike a nerve at home. That is exactly what spread across Sinhala social media: posts alleging that the Dhamma school run for a decade by Sri […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Few names provoke as much public anger in Sri Lanka as Kanjipani Imran, the underworld figure and drug trafficker whose escape by boat to India left the country red-faced. So, when posts began circulating that he had been quietly released and allowed to slip out of the country, under former […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When Bangladesh’s ODI captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz walked onto the field for his LPL 2026 debut wearing a Galle Gallants jersey with something taped over a sponsor logo, social media did what it does best: it ran in two different directions at once. Across Sri Lanka, Tamil-speaking audiences saw a […]
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A viral video circulating claims that “China’s T-Mover truck is fully self automated” and that driverless semi-trucks are “taking over China’s roads” without human drivers. The footage has been widely shared as evidence that China has already achieved fully autonomous freight transport on public highways. However, the viral caption exaggerates what the video actually demonstrates. […]
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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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