Many posts were shared on social media stating that the mobile devices have been blocked which does not have the approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), so that they cannot be operated in Sri Lanka. We decided to check the credibility of this news. Social Media Posts A post was shared […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In the last months, after the current government was appointed, there was a lot of discussion in the society and on social media regarding the printing of money. Before this heat subsides, photos are being published on social media claiming to be new notes, and we have taken steps to […]
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When the existing laws and regulations of the country are not followed by citizens, they are subjected to punishments and are required to a pay a fine. But in some cases, if the rules and regulations are implemented in a way that they are not affecting a certain group, there will be certain criticism. Below […]
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During ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, a viral image circulated showing a lone house standing unburned among burned-down homes in the surrounding area. The image was shared with claims that it captured the aftermath of these wildfires. Social Media Posts Social media users widely shared the image of the house, claiming it showed the aftermath of […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Since the 2024 presidential election, there has been a lot of talk about the increase in government employee salaries, and now that a new year is upon us, many people’s attention is focused on the increase in government employee salaries. And also, as many social media posts are circulating on […]
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Sigiriya is a famous tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. However, many misleading claims are being spread about tourism, and the government plans to improve night tourism there.We decided to do a fact-check on this. Social media posts Social media posts with images of Sigiriya and illuminating lights at nighttimes implicate that the government started night […]
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A wild fire situation has been spreading for almost a week now in the state of California in the United States of America. While the attention of the whole world was focused on it, we noticed that there are few misleading social media posts circulating among the social media users in Sri Lanka. This is […]
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From time to time, notes about various amazing observations regarding calendars are shared on social media, and sometimes even fake news are shared. Social media posts stating that various incidents happen once in 823 years have been exchanged before on various occasions. In this way, our Fact crescendo team investigation revealed that the social media […]
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In some instances, we get to see cases where some people go astray due to jokes made by people just for entertainment and misleading posts in social media. Below is the investigation we conducted to find the accuracy of a misleading video published on social media. Social Media Posts A video circulating on social media […]
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People use social media to discuss various types of robberies, scams, etc. However, some such social media posts are false and misleading. This is our investigation into some such posts. Social Media Posts Social media posts say vehicle number plate hijackings and related robberies are currently happening in Sri Lanka. They further say such an […]
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