දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. While Sri Lanka has abundant natural beauty, including stunning landscapes and diverse flora and fauna, footage from other parts of the world often gets misattributed as scenes from Sri Lanka. Social Media Posts A video circulating on social media shows a picturesque scene where a person […]
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With the defeat in the ODI World Cup final match on home soil, social media was flooded with posts about the Indian cricket team. Many such posts are misleading. This is our investigation related to one such post about the captain of the current Indian ODI & Test Cricket team, Rohit Sharma. Social Media Posts […]
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Even though albino animals are rare in nature, they get spotted once in a while from many parts of the world among a variety of species. These unique creatures have a partial or complete loss of pigmentation, resulting in their pale skin tone compared to other species members. Sometimes, misleading social media posts go viral […]
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In the Asian region, politicians are usually highly criticized and mocked by the public. Several politicians are also considered corrupt and involved in various malicious activities. As a result, many misleading social media content insulting politicians gets viral. This is one of our investigations about viral posts stating a video depicts the Indian Housing minister […]
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The leader of the terrorist group LTTE, Prabhakaran, was killed during the final phase of the 30-year-long war in 2009. However, some individuals have claimed that Prabhakaran is still alive and did not die in 2009. Recently, Tamilnadu politician Nedumaran stated that Prabhakaran was still alive. Subsequently, an image resembling the old self of the […]
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A video showing a group of women pulling out a man from his car and thrashing him has gone viral on social media. The video is shared with multiple narratives. Some claims stated that the group of women attacked a Muslim man who allegedly abused them, while others say it was an Indian politician getting […]
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Some of the world’s biggest countries and largest economies have been the main contributors to global emissions historically. Smaller countries with weaker economies usually emit much lower amounts of greenhouse gases and polluted particles. Yet, the least developed, developing, and other vulnerable countries have suffered serious climatic loss and damages, compared to the industrialized countries […]
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Many are fascinated to hear about the life tales of prominent and successful personalities, and such stories often get viral on social media. However, some of these stories are fabricated. This is our investigation related to such a misleading story about the new British PM and his mother-in-law, billionaire businesswoman Sudha Murty. WHAT’S THE CLAIM? […]
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An unusual photo of a young woman pulling a rickshaw, which carried an old man, went viral in Sri Lankan social media circles. The woman was claimed to be the girl who topped the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam and the person inside was said to be her father. However, our investigation revealed these viral […]
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Join our WhatsApp group for daily fact checks! Social media was abuzz last week, over a fashion show held inside a Sri Lankan airlines flight. Number of videos were shared regarding this incident, questioning the ethics as well as whether such an event could be conducted inside a flight of Sri Lanka’s national carrier. Social […]
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