Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Viral social media posts, fuelled by mainstream media reports, claimed that the new NPP government had cancelled the construction of the Mannar and Pooneryn wind power plants, which the previous government contracted. We checked whether the current government has taken such a decision. Social Media Posts The social media posts […]
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People are interested in social events like protests and discuss them more on social media. However, some such posts are misleading. This is our investigation into such in Poland. Social Media Posts Social media has been flooded with colourful images purporting to show 300,000 Poles protesting against migrants and for Christianity in Warsaw in late […]
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Many social media posts has published that a vaccine given to cancer patients for Rs. 76,000 would be given for Rs. 370. Accordingly, we conducted an investigation to find out the truth of this news that is circulating on social media. Social Media Posts: A social media post was circulated congratulating President Anura Kumara Dissanayake […]
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A viral image circulating on social media claims to compare the crowd sizes at Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration with his supposed 2025 inauguration. The image, shared widely on platforms like X and Facebook, allegedly shows a stark difference, with the 2025 crowd appearing significantly smaller. Social Media Claims The Telegraph’s X account shared two photos […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In the last months, after the current government was appointed, there was a lot of discussion in the society and on social media regarding the printing of money. Before this heat subsides, photos are being published on social media claiming to be new notes, and we have taken steps to […]
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When the existing laws and regulations of the country are not followed by citizens, they are subjected to punishments and are required to a pay a fine. But in some cases, if the rules and regulations are implemented in a way that they are not affecting a certain group, there will be certain criticism. Below […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Since the 2024 presidential election, there has been a lot of talk about the increase in government employee salaries, and now that a new year is upon us, many people’s attention is focused on the increase in government employee salaries. And also, as many social media posts are circulating on […]
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Sigiriya is a famous tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. However, many misleading claims are being spread about tourism, and the government plans to improve night tourism there.We decided to do a fact-check on this. Social media posts Social media posts with images of Sigiriya and illuminating lights at nighttimes implicate that the government started night […]
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A wild fire situation has been spreading for almost a week now in the state of California in the United States of America. While the attention of the whole world was focused on it, we noticed that there are few misleading social media posts circulating among the social media users in Sri Lanka. This is […]
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After an earthquake hit Tibet on Tuesday, a video circulated on social media, falsely claiming to show the disaster. The video received significant attention, with many believing it depicted the recent earthquake in Tibet. However, our investigation revealed that the claim was false. Social Media Claim A 22-second video clip showing an earthquake striking buildings […]
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