Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The beautiful coastline in Sri Lanka is a major reason why the country has become so popular among tourists. Foreigners spend their time indulging in water sports in the coastal areas, including Pasikuda, Unawatuna, Mirissa, Marble Beach, Arugam Bay and others. Just as the tourist season towards the East coast […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel News that former Minister Basil Rajapaksa had failed to appear before the Matara Magistrate’s Court on May 23rd, citing an accident involving a fall from a chair, created quite a stir among social media users. As a result, a photo purported to be a recent image of Basil Rajapaksa in […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A video of group of employees of the Sri Lanka Rupawahini Corporation hooting and engaging in a protest has been widely circulated on social media since 21st. Many people were curious about to whom this protest was directed at, and misleading comments about this video were circulatiing, so we decided […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Various false information are constantly being circulated on social media, misleadiing users, and since such a false message was circulated on social media these days, we decided to do a fact check regarding that. Social Media Posts A post on social media had stated that if patients with paralysis at […]
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Following the recent escalation in the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, a video surfaced on social media showing a large group of people waving green flags and celebrating on a public street. Many users shared the video claiming it depicted Pakistanis celebrating their country’s military retaliation against India. The clip quickly spread across platforms. Social Media Posts […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A series of posts had been exchanged since the night before the election, indicating that Paffrel, Sri Lanka’s leading election monitoring group, had states that it had not received any complaints regarding the misuse of state property in the 2025 local government elections. Here is how we investigated on that […]
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Amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, a viral video showing a large explosion was shared on social media with the claim that it depicts a recent blast in Israel. The video quickly spread, attracting mixed reactions online. However, Fact Crescendo’s investigation found the claim to be misleading. Social Media Claim A video showing a large explosion […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Below is our investigation into a misleading post circulated on social media stating that schools will be given holidays for the local government elections. Social Media Posts : Social media posts were circulated stating that all schools would be closed for 3 days from May 5th to May 7th, due […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. International Workers’ Day has become a tool for politicians to conduct their campaigns and stabilise their power rather than to celebrate the service done by the workers. This year’s International Workers’ Day is even more special because it fell only a handful of days before the […]
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Following the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, Catholics around the world, as well as the rest of the world, are eagerly waiting to see his successor. Meanwhile, social media posts circulated indicating that the Vatican had officially released the list of 12 candidates for the papacy, which included Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of […]
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