McLarens Is Not the Local Representative of Sinopec Fuel Operations in Sri Lanka!

දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Viral posts on cyberspace stated that Minister Kanchana Wijesekera would marry the daughter of the McLaren Group’s owner, and because of this arrangement, the McLarens Group had been chosen as the local representative of Chinese oil company Sinopec, one of the three companies which were selected […]

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Sajith Did NOT Make a Recent Statement to Form an Alliance with President Ranil & the UNP!

In the last few days, various rumors have been spread in the political arena about a possible alliance of some SJB MPs with President Ranil Wickremesinghe. But so far, none of the SJB MPs have officially announced joining with the President, and the general public is keeping an eye on the political decisions of SJB […]

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Is Mahinda Rajapaksa planning to stage a public rally against the current regime?

Posts are widely circulated on social media stating that a public meeting would be held against the current coalition government under the leadership of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.  Social Media Posts Viral posts tried to convince the public that former president Mahinda Rajapaksa would hold a public meeting against the current government.  Accordingly, the purported […]

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Explainer on viral claims involving NPP candidate Bimal Jayasundara and Chinese Organic Fertilizer deal!

The former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, continuing on the pre-election mandate, implemented several steps to move towards organic fertilizer. However, this move was not properly phased out and heavily backfired and was one of the reasons for the start of the protests against the Rajapaksa regime.  Under the fertilizer policy, the Rajapaksa government […]

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Know the Truth Behind the Video, Shared as President Ranil’s Vehicle Convoy in Kandy? (Video)

A video went viral on social media claiming to be the vehicle convoy of President Ranil participating in a pre-Independence Day celebration in Kandy. These posts were shared with mixed reactions, and the Factcrescendo team’s investigation found these video posts to be miscaptioned. Social Media Posts This clip was shared among Facebook users titled “King […]

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Nirmala Sitharaman is not interacting with her father in this video

The man is the video is not Nirmala Sitharaman’s father instead is KV Krishnan, nephew of Tamil poet Subramaniam Bharathi. A video showing the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman greeting an aged man is widely circulating on the internet. In this video, Nirmala Sitharaman can be seen greeting and speaking with an elderly person. Users […]

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A fake Twitter Handle targeting Harsha De Silva claims he criticized Aragalaya and Sajith!

There have been mixed reactions regarding the recent anti-government protest held on 2nd November in Colombo. SJB also participated in this protest and some social media posts and mainstream media reported that the opposition leader Sajith, was hooted and chased away by the protestors.  Within this background, a few screenshots of Tweets are being circulated, […]

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Fake Letter Viral as Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Resignation Letter !

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa left the country on early hours of 13th July. Many were anticipating the news of his official resignation letter of vacating the office. As a result, a letter claiming to be President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official resignation letter was widely shared, which however didn’t even carry his signature!  On t14th July evening, the same […]

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This is NOT a scene of SL ministers and officials holding discussions with IMF delegation!

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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Campaign by Saliya Pieris to become the next President of Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka has been amidst a severe political and economic crisis for a few months and public protests against the government were seen in many parts of the country. Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and it`s president Saliya Pieris has been emphasizing the rights of people to protest peacefully and on several occasions have […]

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