There are many occasions where readers get misled due to misleading newspaper headlines and reports. This is our investigation related to such a misleading story published by the Daily Mirror about Opposition Leader , Sajith Premadasa. Media Reports On the 24th January 2022, Daily Mirror newspaper carried a front-page story related to Sajith Premadasa, the opposition leader of Sri Lanka. The […]
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Sri Lanka and China have shared strong bilateral ties over the years and with a number of ongoing Chinese projects, aids and loans, there have been mixed reactions among the Sri Lankan public on the future outcome of these increased interactions. With the ongoing developments involving Colombo Port City Project, we noticed more noise on […]
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Tamil communities are spread across the world in significant numbers in many continents from Europe to Americas and Australia, apart from the bulk of the native speakers in India and Asia. As a result, at times we come across social media posts related to instances in which Tamil language and culture got recognized in some […]
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Some images that are being circulated on social media have misleading captions and narratives. This is one of our investigations related to such a viral image that has a misleading caption and story. The social media posts claim that the image depicts an abandoned village in Scotland. However, our investigation proves that the image is […]
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With technological development humans have been invading the forests and making roads and other infrastructure, paving the way to more human- animal interactions. In areas with forest cover, there are often reports of vehicles colliding with animals causing damages to vehicles while paving the way to loss of animal lives. This is our investigation over such social media claims related […]
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With the development of modern technology, the photos of models, actors are spreading rapidly throughout the world via social media networks. Sometimes, such photos get shared alongside false/misleading captions. This is our investigation related with such a photo with a misleading caption. Social Media Posts A Facebook user posted a photo of a lady with […]
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Environmental photography has become very popular in the world with the development of science and technology. However, sometimes, in social media, misleading contents spread saying those are environmental photographs. This is our investigation related to such a misleading photograph. Social Media Claim A Facebook user uploaded a photo on social media with the caption “Frozen […]
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The interaction between human and nature is inevitable. Sometimes, this interaction leads to disastrous situations. However, sometimes it creates attractive co-existence. Here is our fact check into such a scene into the story behind the viral image of a bike tree. Social Media Notes A Facebook user added a photo of bike stuck into a […]
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Some of the unique outlook and characteristics inherent to certain species in the animal kingdom is truly remarkable. With the advancements in technology and an increased number of nature photography enthusiasts, we often come across some unbelievable rare sightings of these unique animals. However, among those genuine photos, some images get manipulated and get shared hundreds […]
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Photos and videos shared out of context on social media is often a main source of misinformation. An image which gets shared from time to time on social media circles in Sri Lanka, again made rounds. It was claimed that due to the lack of facilities at one of the “Tourist Comfort Center” at a […]
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