Missing Millions? Unpacking Claims That the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund Was Embezzled

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel After Cyclone Ditwah, the deadliest disaster to hit Sri Lanka since the 2004 tsunami, the government opened a donation fund called ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka.’ As money flowed in, a newspaper line about where the donations were being held was picked up by a television review show and then by social […]

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 A Russian Train, Sri Lanka’s Electrification Plans, and an AI Video That Mixed Them Up

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A video of a modern electric locomotive being unloaded at a port went viral on social media, with many users praising it as evidence of new infrastructure development in Sri Lanka. The footage looked convincing enough at first glance. But the video contained no date, no location identification, no vehicle […]

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False social media posts claim the President and other ministers stole $2.5 million!

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The alleged cyberattack involving unauthorized access to the computer system of the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Foreign Resources and the reported misappropriation of USD 2.5 million has emerged as a prominent national concern in recent days. Alongside this, a significant volume of related content, much of it unverified and […]

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