Amid the buzz surrounding the 2025 Oscars at the beginning of March, viral claims about actor Robert De Niro and alleged controversial incidents have been circulating on social media. These claims concern De Niro’s supposed statements and participation in the 97th Academy Awards, as well as claims that he was banned from attending and removed […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A viral claim accompanying a video implied that a Minister from the National People’s Power used obscene words in the parliament during the budget debate. Here is an investigation we conducted regarding that. Social Media Posts On February 17th, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented the inaugural budget of the National […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The security provided to MPs and the former president has become a major topic these days after the murders of Sanjeeva Kumara Samararathne, aka ‘Ganemulla Sanjeeva’, and Aruna Widanagamage also known as ‘Kajja’. Here is an investigation we did on the misleading posts circulated regarding this. Social Media Posts A […]
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While USAID has provided billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, a widely circulated photo showing stacks of banknotes in a room has been falsely claimed to depict USAID money found in the home of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The image quickly gained traction on social media, sparking widespread […]
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Many social media posts has published that a vaccine given to cancer patients for Rs. 76,000 would be given for Rs. 370. Accordingly, we conducted an investigation to find out the truth of this news that is circulating on social media. Social Media Posts: A social media post was circulated congratulating President Anura Kumara Dissanayake […]
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Unauthorized articles and social media posts are often published with misleading, false, or fabricated information, targeting public figures. Below is an investigation we conducted to find the accuracy of a purported computer theft that happened over a decade ago, linking to the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy. Social Media Posts Viral social media posts claim […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel This year, the representation of women in Parliament has attracted the attention of many. For a long time, there have been various discussions regarding the increase of women’s representation in Parliament, but it seems that it has become a reality this time. Meanwhile, we noticed a post that many people […]
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INTRO : A letter circulating on social media, purportedly signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, claims that he has announced there are no longer any restrictions preventing the Tamil community in Sri Lanka from commemorating Maveerar Day. What is the Claim: Facebook Link | Archived Link In that viral social media posts says that “ […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The cabinet of the NPP government has been appointed recently. A lot of misleading posts being spread on social media about it. This is our search for some such misleading image comparisons. Social Media Posts An image comparison circulating on social media claims to show the difference between the 2024 […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Social media influencer Ashen Seneviratne has spurred many interactions on social media circles related to the recently concluded 2024 General Elections. Despite failing to run for the general election this year, Ashen expressed his support for an independent group contesting from the Colombo district under the […]
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