Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel One of the lingering questions to Sri Lanka’s public sector right now than whether the duty-free vehicle permit scheme will ever come back. Into this long-running debate, dropped a card bearing the News 1st logo, quoting Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa as saying the 2027 budget would let doctors import […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A striking line raced across Sri Lankan social media: a third of the money the country borrowed from the International Monetary Fund had been stolen, some posts went further and accused the government of pocketing it. The charge was explosive, and the figure sounded precise enough to believe. We traced […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A number can travel a long way once it leaves its original context. This week, posts began circulating claiming the IMF had confirmed that USD 808 million simply went missing from Sri Lanka in 2025, under the NPP government. The figure itself is real and appears in an official IMF […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recycling old video clips as recent events is one of the most common forms of misleading content on Sri Lankan social media. A short clip of a CEB official telling Sri Lankans that children do not need electricity to study and could use a kerosene lamp instead has been circulating […]
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Posts circulating widely on social media circles questioned whether the new government had resumed printing money, which had been suspended. Some people argued that inflation could occur in the country as a result of this, while some stated that these are new policies followed by the new government. We did a fact-check on this claim. […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel One topic keenly observed under the new government of Sri Lanka is how the ongoing IMF programme will be handled. Against this backdrop, when IMF officials visited Sri Lanka recently, misleading social media posts implied that Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara did not meet with the IMF delegates. However, the President and top […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka recently signed a Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) agreement under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) guidance. As the upcoming elections approach, there has been significant social media discussion about the possibility of renegotiating this agreement. Our investigation delves into whether a DSA agreement can indeed be renegotiated. Social Media […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel After recovering from its most severe economic crisis since gaining independence, Sri Lanka has implemented numerous economic reforms and taxation measures to stabilise its economy. However, during this challenging period, social media has become a breeding ground for misleading posts and misinformation about these reforms. This misinformation has contributed to […]
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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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We often encounter situations where misattributed photos and videos get viral, especially since these are targeted toward some officials or public institutions. Unfortunately, even though these are posted for entertainment purposes, the subjects often get ridiculed by the public. Let’s look at the facts behind such a video posted in a satirical manner claiming to […]
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