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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Sri Lanka is facing a very difficult time due to an intensifying economic and political crisis. Limited supply of essential items, daily power outages and long queues for fuel and gas are common sights around the country, which has resulted in island wide public protests against the ruling regime. In this context, a number of […]
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As Russia continues its invasion into Ukraine, a 30-second video clip was widely circulated on social media with a claim that it was a heartbreaking scene of Ukrainian soldiers hugging their loved ones before departing to join in the forces in their fight against Russia’s invasion. The video clip has been virally watched by social media […]
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As Ukraine battles the Russian troops to defend its sovereignty and autonomy, a barrage of images and videos claiming to be from the warzone can be seen on mainstream and social media. Over the last few days, fact checkers across the world have debunked hundreds of fake claims made on videos and photos purported to […]
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China is renowned for its mega scale construction projects as well as some of the unbelievable structures. As a result, sometimes such construction projects get shared among social media users alongside misleading narratives as well. This is our investigation related to such a misleading social media post, about a mind boggling construction of a road […]
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At times we come across unbelievable incidents, where wild animals have formed strong connections with humans. Social media platforms make these stories viral instantly. However, while some of those stories are genuine and authentic, some get shared with misleading narratives. This is one such investigation into miscaptioned posts about a strong bond between a Cheetah […]
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Nature photography has become very common among people with the development of modern technologies and commonly available cameras. Hence many individuals draw an interest towards this field and post their unique snapshots on social media platforms. However, we notice edited images as well as various artworks getting shared conceived as nature photography. This is one […]
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Gagan Malik is the actor playing “Prince Siddhartha” in the famous movie “Shri Siddhartha Gautama”. Within this context, a lot of social media posts are being shared in cyberspace claiming that Gagan Malik has become a Buddhist monk, and those posts try to convince the general public that he enunciated all mundane things and enters […]
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COVID19 pandemic continues to have a great impact among communities around the world, amounting to over 5 million deaths over the past 2 year period. Despite best efforts of the health officials in promoting vaccination drives, emergence of new virus variants have made the task of minimizing the spread of virus even more difficult as […]
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Various countries use varying methods for electricity generation as well as power/electricity transmission across the country. In this backdrop, we noticed viral social media posts claiming that human-like pylons were being used in Iceland to carry the electricity across the country. However, our investigation proves these claims are misleading. Social Media Posts A Facebook user posted a […]
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