A widely shared image supposedly showing Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano erupting with ash and lightning has spread across social media platforms. While official sources confirm recent volcanic eruptions and seismic activity in southern Japan. Our investigation reveals that this viral claim is misleading. Social Media Posts Multiple social media users have shared an image of a […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is among the most prominent and influential local government institutions, which consistently attracts the attention of the public. With the appointment of Ms. Vraie Cally Balthazaar from the National People’s Power (NPP) party as the mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council, viral claims questioned why […]
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Recent viral social media posts claim that King Charles III called for the elimination of national borders during a state banquet with French President Emmanuel Macron in July 2025. After examining the evidence, we find this claim to be misleading. Social Media Posts Multiple social media posts have circulated a claim that “King Charles calls […]
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Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, an image has been widely shared online showing children holding a Palestinian flag and giving high-fives to football players on the pitch. The image is circulated with claims that the Italian football team, Inter Milan, expressed solidarity with Palestine before a recent match. It has garnered significant attention and engagement […]
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Social media posts recently sparked debate by alleging that Oasis displayed a Palestinian flag during their reunion concert at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on July 4-5, 2025. The politically charged nature of such a display, combined with Oasis’s significant cultural influence, caused the claim to spread rapidly online with mixed reactions. However, our investigation reveals that […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As electric vehicle (EV) imports to the country have increased in recent months, many have been curious about viral reports claiming that the government has decided to regulate the import of EVs. However, our investigation found that such a decision had not been made. Social Media Posts: A social media […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Currently, the entire world is focused on the conflict between Iran and Israel. Both contries do not show any signs of backing down and are launching attacks on each other. Amid the ongoing loss of lives and property due to attacks, many images purporting to be […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. The Iran- Israeli war which is escalating day by day, is currently creating hot topics on social media. News reports claiming that Iran had attacked Mossad; the Israeli national intelligence agency, were widely circulated on social media. So, we did a fact check on the claim […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media literacy includes not only understanding social media content, critically viewing it, understanding the message, and evaluating it, but also responsibly creating and sharing relevant social media content. There are many social media users who post and share valuable things, and many other who create misleading content, sometimes even […]
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In the wake of India’s deadliest air disaster in nearly three decades, misleading videos are spreading rapidly online. On Thursday, June 12th, more than 270 people were killed when an Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The airline confirmed there were 242 passengers and crew on board, with only one […]
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