Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Soon after the passing of the President’s Entitlement (Repeal) Act, which abolished special privileges provided to former presidents, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa left his official residence in Colombo for his Tangalle residence. However, within several days, social media streams were abuzz with claims that Mahinda Rajapaksa had returned to a […]
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In the modern world, various technologies are being used to manipulate the weather patterns as a response to the global climate change. Social media users are talking a lot about it. However, some such social media posts are misleading the public. In this article, we consider the cloud-creating techniques. Social Media Posts Recent social media […]
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Social media are filled with the discussions related to amazing creations of nature. However, sometimes digitally manipulated /created images being shared as images of natural venues. In this article, we are focusing on Blood Falls Antarctica and related misleading images. Social media posts With an image of flowing blood like fluid through a glacier, a […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The Northern Lights and Southern Lights, which are particularly visible in the countries with high latitudes near the magnetic poles, are noteworthy because of their beauty. Photos and videos of these lights or auroras are often posted on social media in a misleading manner, most possibly because of the splendor […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On the 4th, a bus fell into a 1000-foot-deep ravine near the 24th milepost on the Ella-Wellawaya Road, killing 15 people. At the time, Dr. Palitha Rajapaksa risked his own life to save the lives of the injured. However, a social media post was circulated stating that a disciplinary investigation […]
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A viral story has been circulating on social media and international news outlets claiming that Russia has developed a new cancer vaccine called Enteromix. Posts and headlines describe it as a breakthrough treatment, with some even stating that it has achieved 100 percent efficacy and will soon be distributed freely in Russia. The story has […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Telugu actress Kajal Aggarwal has a huge fan base in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, recently, posts and photos have been shared through social media claiming that Aggarwal has died, and this is an investigation we conducted to clarify the facts about this. Social Media Posts : A video circulated on social […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Constant discussions have been circulating stating that money have been newly printed and distributed under the current government. In each case, what has happened is not printing money but releasing money from the Central Bank’s cash reserves to the circulation in the country. Meanwhile, a misleading social media post was […]
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A viral image circulating on social media allegedly shows Yazidi girls being paraded by ISIS. The image features young women dressed in white inside a cage on a vehicle and is accompanied by claims that it depicts “19 Yazidi girls in Mosul who refused to convert to Islam” before their execution. However, verification reveals this […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, there have been social media posts claiming that certain government factions, displeased by this, have submitted resignation letters to the President. Let’s look at some of these social media claims. Social Media Posts: A user on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) claimed that […]
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