The former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, continuing on the pre-election mandate, implemented several steps to move towards organic fertilizer. However, this move was not properly phased out and heavily backfired and was one of the reasons for the start of the protests against the Rajapaksa regime. Under the fertilizer policy, the Rajapaksa government […]
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As we know, Sri Lanka is facing a deep economic crisis and is literally bankrupt as the country cannot settle local and international loans. Within this background, the government of Sri Lanka is trying to secure an IMF bailout. However, to get the IMF bailout, Sri Lanka needs favorable responses from lender countries who have […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Technological advancements like robotics and artificial intelligence have ensured that more life-like robots are being built for various purposes. Social media users frequently talk about these creations; sometimes, such creations and concepts go viral with misleading narratives. Factcrescendo Team also came across a viral video claiming to be an artificial […]
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A plane Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying more than a hundred passengers crashed in Guangxi province in southern China on 21 March. Soon after the news of the crash went viral, a clip of a plane bursting into flames surfaced on social media claiming to be of the plane crash in China. Again in August […]
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The video does not show a blast in Luhansk Power Plant in Ukraine. This video is almost 7 years old showing a blast in a factory in China. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a televised speech, Russian President […]
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China is renowned for its mega scale construction projects as well as some of the unbelievable structures. As a result, sometimes such construction projects get shared among social media users alongside misleading narratives as well. This is our investigation related to such a misleading social media post, about a mind boggling construction of a road […]
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Sri Lanka and China have shared strong bilateral ties over the years and with a number of ongoing Chinese projects, aids and loans, there have been mixed reactions among the Sri Lankan public on the future outcome of these increased interactions. With the ongoing developments involving Colombo Port City Project, we noticed more noise on […]
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With the advancement in technology, photography and photo editing techniques have evolved considerably. Also the number of photography hobbyists have also been on the rise. Hence, there are millions of photos being posted on various social media platforms and some of them go viral within hours. Fact crescendo Sri Lanka team came across such an […]
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As the deadly Covid19 pandemic has continue to create havoc in many parts of the world with multiple variants, health authorities has stressed the importance of vaccination drive while following health guidelines to be the best known way to combat the disease so far. A number of vaccines have been listed in its Emergency User […]
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PUBG is a battle royale game developed by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. The game is available on devices such as PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Mobile. The game starts with 100 players jumping onto an abandoned island and turning it into a battlefield. The last player left standing wins […]
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