Category: Social

A reflection on the Fact Crescendo Fact- Checking Investigations that drew the most attention throughout 2025! 

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Many false and misleading social media posts related to various social themes, including politics, elections, health, the economy, and current affairs both locally and internationally, were circulated throughout 2025. By carefully analysing the background of these posts, the Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka team published more than one thousand fact checking reports during the year, including […]

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Was This Image Related to Homosexuality In A Family Setting, added to a Sri Lankan School Textbook? Find out the facts… 

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Amid new educational reforms, heated debates and misleading social media posts have emerged. Here, we fact-check one such post. Social Media Posts: Several posts went viral, implying homosexuality is being introduced to children in Sri Lanka through a lesson on ‘diverse families’ with illustrations depicting two mothers and a child […]

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Is SriLankan Airlines the overall best airline in South Asia?

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SriLankan Airlines has recently received multiple recognitions in regional and international aviation rankings, including several awards for ‘Leading/Best Airline in South Asia’ within specific categories. However, these distinctions have been widely interpreted on social media as indicating that SriLankan Airlines was selected as the overall best airline in South Asia. Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reviewed […]

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Did the Energy Minister state that the government has no role in the electricity tariff revisions?

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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Misleading content related to government decisions and remarks by cabinet ministers continues to circulate on social media. Amid ongoing public discussion regarding a possible revision of electricity tariffs, several viral posts claimed that the Minister of Energy had made a statement distancing the government from the […]

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Will fingerprint machines be mandatory in schools from 2026?

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Since last year, the government announcement regarding the installation of fingerprint machines in government institutions has been a topic of discussion on social media platforms. Along with these posts, another post was shared stating that fingerprint machines would be mandatory in schools from 2026. Here is a fact-check on that. […]

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A Fake Statement Falsely Attributed to MP Rohini Kavirathna related to Galle Municipal Council?

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel   Recently, much attention was drawn towards the annual budgets presented to several municipal councils and their results. Here is a fact-check we did on viral posts related to a fake statement linked to SJB (Samagi Jana Balawegaya) parliamentarian Rohini Kavirathna, linked to an incident at the Galle Municipality Council. […]

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A misleading post stating that a 1000-year-old stone water tap still functions.

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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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Derana Journalist Expressed Concerns Over Government’s Rs.25,000/- Relief Package? Find out the truth…

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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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Was there a public protest on Christmas Night with the slogan “Go Home Anura”? Find out the truth…

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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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Is the Laggala incident, where a person protested against Namal Rajapaksa, a staged act?

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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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