Category: Social

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

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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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Rat’s Head Served in A Food Parcel from Hotel NIZAMIYA in Colombo? Find Out the Truth…

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A short video clip shared was widely shared among social media users in Sri Lanka, claiming to be a food parcel containing a ‘rat’s head’. However, our investigation found out the hotel had actually served rabbit meat during this incident. Social Media Posts Photos and videos circulated on social media stating that a food parcel obtained […]

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The video of a cameraman overtaking athletes is from a Powerade commercial. 

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The video is a Powerade commercial directed by Jake S Wynne in 2007 in South Africa. Video of a track and field event in which a cameraman can be seen beating top athletes in a Men’s sprint is going viral on social media. Users are sharing the video claiming that a cameraman beat all the […]

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Sri Lankan Army soldiers harassing anti-government protestors? (PHOTO) Find out the truth…

Kalana KrishanthaLeave a Comment on Sri Lankan Army soldiers harassing anti-government protestors? (PHOTO) Find out the truth…

Peoples’ protests which started at the Galle Face premises, demanding the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and government to step down, has now extended for over a month. The peaceful protestors were attacked on May 09th by SLPP supporters, and it resulted in a wave of violence which spread across the island nation. The Police along with […]

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A Power Outage That Lasts for Several Days? Find out the Facts..

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With the prevailing unrest in Sri Lanka, a curfew has been imposed in the country since 9th of May. Number of unconfirmed claims about the ongoing situation in the country have also been rapidly spreading through social media. Social media posts claiming that there would be an island wide major power outage which could continue for a few […]

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Lanka IOC Fuel Prices Were NOT increased on 7th or 18th May Midnight!

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Update 18/05/22: Lanka IOC Managing Director Manoj Gupta confirmed that the social media posts claiming that Lanka IOC would increase fuel prices from midnight today (May 18) are untrue. This was confirmed by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera as well. A news item circulated on social media saying that Lanka Indian […]

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A policeman deflating a bike tyre of a Galle-face Protestor? Find Out the Truth…

Kalana KrishanthaLeave a Comment on A policeman deflating a bike tyre of a Galle-face Protestor? Find Out the Truth…

As the economic and political crisis extends in Sri Lanka, anti-government protests have continued to grow in many sectors, apart from the main protest ground at the Galle-face grounds.  We noticed an image viral among social media users over the last few days claiming to be a recent image of a Sri Lanka police officer, […]

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Price of a Matchbox has NOT been Increased to Rs. 40!

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As Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the ever-increasing inflation rates, the prices of goods and services have been constantly on the rise over the past few weeks. Posts of price increases of day-to-day items is a common sight on social media these days. In this backdrop claims of alleged price increase of safety wax […]

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Explainer on Claims of Anonymous Hackers Releasing Rajapaksa’s’ Hidden Assets to the Dark Web!

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Anonymous is a group of hacktivists operating in a number of countries around the world. As the name suggests, the identities of the members of this group are anonymous, and they are famous for carrying out various cyber-attacks against governments, government agencies, as well as prominent individuals and organizations, which face allegations of corruption. Ever since the start […]

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Father requests public to refrain from sharing this WhatsApp forward of his missing daughter!

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Social Media is a great place to reach the masses, especially during a crisis, and we often come across instances where people seek public help, to find their missing loved ones. While these cries for help are indeed quite successful at times, they could have negative impacts as well, as this father found out after […]

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