Stray dogs are common in many countries worldwide and are a common sight in the South-Asian region. Some of these dogs are also seen suffering from various diseases. Among them, scabies, rash infections, etc., are prominent. We often come across many Samaritans who also like to help such dogs. In such a background, social media […]
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Viral posts of cricket fans around the world mourning over the death of South African batsman David Miller’s daughter went viral since last night (October 8th ). These posts originated following an Instagram post by Miller himself and few of the mainstream international media had also reported this as the death of Miller’s own daughter. […]
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Join our WhatsApp group for daily fact checks! Social media was abuzz last week, over a fashion show held inside a Sri Lankan airlines flight. Number of videos were shared regarding this incident, questioning the ethics as well as whether such an event could be conducted inside a flight of Sri Lanka’s national carrier. Social […]
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The video shows a formation of asperitas cloud over the Fort Walton Beach in Florida in 2021. A video showing wave shaped cloud formation over the sea is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video shows footage of the eye of the Hurricane Ian that hit Florida recently. Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s […]
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Join our WhatsApp group for daily fact checks! We often come across manipulated photos and videos. Even though these media are many times used in a satirical manner, sometimes they are used to convey important ideas. Yet, when the actual details are not mentioned, people often get misled by such content and many times the […]
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This is our investigation on a misleading video which went viral among Sri Lankan social media users, claiming that a cake brand in the local market had inserted drugs inside the product, which would lead to paralysis among children. Social Media Posts A video which shows a person unwrapping a piece of mini cake is […]
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The Lotus Tower, the tallest building in South Asia, would be open to the public from today (September 15). There was a lot of noise among social media users, regarding an image claiming to be the entry permits for the Lotus Tower. The main talking point was on Tamil language being omitted from the ticket […]
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US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung is active in Twitter and has regularly expressed views of the US government, on crucial social and political issues related to Sri Lanka. However, recently we noticed a wave of sarcastically edited screenshots, linked to Julie Chung, getting shared widely among Sri Lanka social media users. Let’s look […]
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Amidst the worst economic crisis experienced by Sri Lanka since independence, the food inflation has risen alarmingly over the last few months resulting in huge spikes in almost all of the food products. Meanwhile, the price hike of biscuit products was a major talking point among social media users, and we noticed a number of campaigns requesting […]
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Many commuters, especially for long distances, prefer train travel for economical reasons and provides a different experience as compared to other modes of transportation. However, the railway network in Sri Lanka is not covering all parts of the island. Ampara is one such area, where railway lines have not yet been built. In such a […]
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