Category: Security

A group of people robbing houses, pretending as government officers?

Kalana KrishanthaLeave a Comment on A group of people robbing houses, pretending as government officers?

Currently, Sri Lanka is going through one of the worst political and economic crises since gaining its independence in 1948. Within this context, many scam messages, especially related to social security have been widely circulating, inciting fear among the public. This is our investigation related to such a misleading message, which went viral on WhatsApp, over the threat of robberies by officers claiming to be from […]

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Army soldiers converted to Muslim planning an attack similar to Easter Attacks ?

Sahan PereraLeave a Comment on Army soldiers converted to Muslim planning an attack similar to Easter Attacks ?

Several news websites reported a news article with a headline “45 army soldiers to convert for Islam religion and planning to launch an attack similar to Easter Sunday Attacks”. This news was later shared by several social media users both in Facebook and Twitter. According to the websites, a person called Risham Maroosh (President of […]

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