Sri Lanka is in a precarious situation, entangled with a severe political and economic crisis. Country has become a default state and the government is trying hard to restructure foreign loans and carry out necessary reforms to rescue the country from the current economic crisis. The Sri Lankan government decided to seek the support from […]
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Cancer is considered as one of the major non communicable diseases. Irrespective of their age, many people become victims of cancers, undergo a lot of hardships. Many empathize and show compassion and kindness towards cancer patients and such acts are often spread via social media as well. This is our investigation related to a video post […]
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Recent severe fuel & gas shortages have impacted many aspects of daily life of Sri Lankans, turning the economic downturn into a huge crisis. The transport sector can be considered as one of the main such aspects, influenced by the ongoing crisis. After a long weekend, many resumed work on the morning of 15th June, public transport […]
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A screenshot of an alleged Twitter message got viral on social media claiming that English cricketer Moeen Ali had demanded an apology from India and would boycott the Indian Premier League (IPL) and never would visit India to play cricket matches over its blasphemous statements. However, when Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka investigation revealed that the […]
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Discovery of fossil evidence of mammoth prehistoric creatures, said to have graced the Earth lived millions of years ago, always stir up the interest among the public. However, some social media claims based on those prehistoric, extinct creatures tend to be false and misleading. This is our investigation related with such misleading social media claim […]
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Due to the increasingly busy and complicated lifestyles nursing homes for elderly care is a business on the increase in many parts of the world. How about the option of implementing a model to merge these elderly populations in nursing homes with child orphanages, giving an opportunity for these elders to provide love and care […]
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It’s quite common to come across breathtaking, life-like artworks and designs resembling nature as well as animals. However, some of these artworks get misinterpreted on social media as well. This is our investigation about such a miscaptioned image of a tortoise shaped glass pendant, claiming to be a living tortoise species! Social Media Posts Viral image claimed […]
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Despite the fact World War II (WWII) had occurred around 8 decades ago, unpleasant memories of WWII with massive carnage and destruction is still being talked about. At the same time, certain key incidents are being remembered and honored as well. One such event is the D-Day (Battle of Normandy) victory and the 78th commemoration of […]
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Beauty pageants garner a lot of attention around the world. Sri Lanka also has had few ladies who have participated and won various beauty pageant titles around the world. Recently, we noticed a series of social media claims claiming that Ms. Janitha Perera , who has Sri Lankan origins, had won the Miss Universe Australia 2022 title. […]
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A short video clip shared was widely shared among social media users in Sri Lanka, claiming to be a food parcel containing a ‘rat’s head’. However, our investigation found out the hotel had actually served rabbit meat during this incident. Social Media Posts Photos and videos circulated on social media stating that a food parcel obtained […]
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