Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Death hoaxes targeting social media personalities are a recurring and deeply harmful form of misinformation online. When a video began circulating claiming that popular Sri Lankan content creator 3Posha Family had died in a road accident, it spread rapidly, causing distress to followers and flooding the creator with phone calls […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Social media is often flooded with varied narratives during this period of the year in Sri Lanka, with National War Heroes’ Day falling on May 19 and Tamil communities holding their own Remembrance Day commemorations on May 18. On this backdrop a video emerged showing a group of youths riding […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When a video of a parliamentary speech honouring a former LTTE commander began circulating on social media, claims quickly spread that a member of the current ruling party had paid tribute to an LTTE member in Parliament. The video sparked intense debate. However, our investigation revealed that the claim was […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Every Vesak season, Sri Lanka’s streets come alive with dansalas, the tradition of offering free food and refreshments to all passers-by in the spirit of dana, or generosity. This year, however, a wave of posts circulated on social media claiming that dansalas in the Galle area had been banned on […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel When headlines claimed that FBI agents had touched down in Sri Lanka to investigate a $2.5 million cyberheist from the national treasury and a separate theft of $625,000 owed to the US Postal Service, the story spread quickly across social media and mainstream media alike. We contacted the US Embassy […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel Every year on May 18, Tamil communities in Sri Lanka’s North and East observe Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, a day of remembrance for Tamil civilians who died in the final stages of the 2009 war in Mullaitivu. This year, a photograph circulated widely on social media appearing to show a person […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel here . Posts claiming that the Northern Province Governor had decided to ban dansalas and other Vesak decorations during this year’s Vesak season circulated widely on social media. However, Fact Crescendo’s investigation found these claims to be entirely baseless. Social Media Posts (Social Media Posts) : The post implying a […]
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A viral video circulating on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram claims that an electric vehicle rider was killed after a transformer fell while parking near it, warning people not to park EVs near electrical equipment. Our investigation found this misleading on two counts: the transformer did not fall, and the vehicle has not been identified as […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka’s official National War Heroes’ Day, commemorating the end of the country’s three-decade-long conflict and honouring war heroes, is observed annually on May 19. Meanwhile, May 18 is also marked in the Northern and Eastern regions as a day of remembrance for Tamil civilians who lost their lives during […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Images purportedly showing Namal Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa travelling in a vehicle with politicians from Tamil Nadu, India, have been widely shared recently. However, our investigation found these images to be digitally altered. Social Media Posts : An image purporting to show “Naam Tamilar Katchi” party leader Seeman travelling in […]
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