Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel When Yupun Abeykoon, one of the finest sprinters Sri Lanka has ever produced, announced that he was walking away from the track, the news struck a national nerve. Within hours, a wave of screenshots spread across Facebook, each quoting a government minister appearing to mock the athlete, dismiss his worth, […]
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To get daily verified facts, join our WhatsApp channel here. Every so often, a post races across social media claiming that a well-known content creator has suddenly died, often in a road accident, and dressed up with a real crash photo to look convincing. The latest targets a woman known online as Dileka Weenavi. We […]
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To get daily verified facts, join our WhatsApp channel here. With the Esala and Dalada Perahera season under way, a claim spread fast across social media: that Deputy Minister of Urban Development Eranga Gunasekara had said the Dalada Perahera’s street procession should be stopped and confined to the Temple of the Tooth alone. Carried on […]
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To get daily verified facts, join our WhatsApp channel here. When Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya recently left for Qatar to convey the Sri Lankan government’s condolences on the death of Qatar’s former ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, a young woman seen beside her at Katunayake Airport set social media alight. In a politically […]
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Soon after the recent arrest of the owner of House of Fashions, a popular clothing store in Sri Lanka, a post spread quickly across social media claiming that Deputy Minister Arkam Ilyas had said, the House of Fashions owner was a huge threat to the Muslim textile-businessmen. The claim, tied to a Muslim politician and […]
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A video circulating widely across social media platforms claims that Iran fired a heavy missile at the “largest Mossad research complex” in Tel Aviv, completely destroying the facility. The posts often include dramatic footage showing a large office building collapsing amid explosions and smoke. However, a review of official statements, independent reporting, and recent evidence […]
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A conspiracy theory circulating widely on social media claims that NASA secretly prepared for a global “gravity blackout” scheduled for August 12, 2026. According to the viral posts, a leaked classified document called “Project Anchor” allegedly predicts that Earth will temporarily lose gravity for seven seconds, causing people, vehicles, and buildings to float before crashing […]
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Images and videos claiming to show the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have circulated widely across multiple platforms in recent days. The posts appeared as Iran began official mourning ceremonies and state funeral processions in early July 2026 following Khamenei’s death earlier this year. However, our investigation found that both the […]
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Social media posts circulating across platforms claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was killed in a Russian aerial attack on what was described as a “safe position” in Ukraine. Some versions of the posts further state that Ukrainian media should confirm or deny his death, implying that authorities are concealing the incident. However, our investigation […]
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Social media posts circulating on platforms claim that researchers in the United Kingdom have developed a bio-inspired robotic fish capable of swimming through the ocean and “eating” microplastics that are difficult to remove using conventional cleanup methods. However, available evidence shows that it is an experimental prototype rather than a proven ocean-cleanup solution, and it […]
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