Dogs and cats are some of the most domesticated pets in households and there are often stories about the closeness between these animals and humans. Even during disaster times, these pets tend to stay close to their masters and vice versa as well. Recently, we came across a heartwarming story claiming to be the scene […]
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Peoples’ protests which started at the Galle Face premises, demanding the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and government to step down, has now extended for over a month. The peaceful protestors were attacked on May 09th by SLPP supporters, and it resulted in a wave of violence which spread across the island nation. The Police along with […]
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This is our investigation into the truth of a photo, which went viral on social media streams in Sri Lanka, claiming to be scenes of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members fleeing from a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter Social Media Claims A photo was widely circulated on social media alleging to […]
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Sri Lanka is currently undergoing a severe political and economic crisis. With the resignation of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and cabinet of ministers, political instability has worsened, and there are discussions on formation of a caretaker government/interim government. In this regard many are giving their own views and interpretations on formation of an interim government. We notice […]
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With the prevailing unrest in Sri Lanka, a curfew has been imposed in the country since 9th of May. Number of unconfirmed claims about the ongoing situation in the country have also been rapidly spreading through social media. Social media posts claiming that there would be an island wide major power outage which could continue for a few […]
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Claims related to discovery of species which are said to have been extinct often garner a lot of interest among many nature lovers. However, there are many misleading social media posts also, related to such rare findings. This is our investigation on such a claim related to a giant sea scorpion, said to have been […]
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As the economic and political crisis extends in Sri Lanka, anti-government protests have continued to grow in many sectors, apart from the main protest ground at the Galle-face grounds. We noticed an image viral among social media users over the last few days claiming to be a recent image of a Sri Lanka police officer, […]
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Social Media is a great place to reach the masses, especially during a crisis, and we often come across instances where people seek public help, to find their missing loved ones. While these cries for help are indeed quite successful at times, they could have negative impacts as well, as this father found out after […]
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Three years after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, investigations have not yet yielded the justice for the victims of the tragic attack. There was a recent event at the Galle-face Green, to commemorate the victims of the Easter Sunday attack as well as to support the protest at the Galle-face grounds, demanding the […]
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Police assault and using live bullets on protestors during the recent Rambukkana protest was condemned heavily both locally and internationally as well. One person who got shot subsequently died and social media streams were flooded with messages filled with hatred towards the OIC (Officer in Charge) and other officials of the Rambukkana police. However, our […]
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