Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Most of the time, misleading posts are published on social media, spreading myths and misleading ideas about religious sites, ancient artifacts, and past events. This is a fact-check of a post published with a description about a water system installed by the Chola emperors about 1000 years ago. Social Media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Many social media users publish and share old events as current news, which misleads the public. This is a fact-checking investigation on such a post. Social Media Posts: A short video clip, which appears to be scenes at the end of the Ada Derana 6.55 pm news broadcast, was shared […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. A video of people protesting against the president and the government, chanting the slogan “Go Home Anura”, is circulating rapidly on social media. However, our analysis revealed that the viral clip had been altered. Let’s look at the viral claims first. Social Media Posts: A short […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Many of the incidents and news stories regarding politicians are distorted and published on social media platforms, often misleading users. This is a fact-check we did on such a post regarding MP Namal Rajapaksa. Social Media Posts : The social media post was published with the caption “You and I […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Australia was shocked and horrified by a brutal shooting attack on a large crowd at Bondi Beach in Sydney on November 14. One of the shooters who carried out the terrorist attack, which killed 15 people, was killed by police fire, while the other shooter remains in hospital in critical […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Various misleading and fake news are being published and shared through social media platforms regarding the recent disaster that affected Sri Lanka. This is a fact check we did regarding one such post. Social Media Posts : A social media post was published with the caption, “If there are children […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The recent floods and landslides that hit the country in the wake of heavy rainfall, which left 650 people dead and many more homeless, are a reminder of our lack of preparedness as a country. Meanwhile, a BBC video that allegedly warned of the impending rainfall in the country has […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Although Cyclone Ditwah left Sri Lanka with a trail of destruction in many districts, the country continues to grapple with devastating after-effects. Landslides were reported from numerous areas, and heartbreaking scenes of areas flooded and filled with mud went viral on social media. In this background, a video showing several […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Here is a fact-finding investigation conducted by Fact Crescendo into the accuracy of social media posts that claimed that the tallest dam in Sri Lanka, Victoria Dam, was built without a single iron wire. Social Media Posts: We have noticed that many of the posts which are circulating on social […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With the disaster affecting Sri Lanka, a lot of false and misleading information is shared through social media platforms. Among these, a post was shared stating that the relief aid sent by Pakistan to Sri Lanka had expired. Here is a fact-check we conducted in this regard. Social Media Posts […]
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