Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The President’s Entitlement (Repeal) Act and the curtailment of the privileges of former presidents have been a significant topic during the past few weeks on social media platforms. A series of viral posts claims that NPP MP Lakmali Hemachandra stated that laboratories for a thousand schools would be built […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. International Workers’ Day has become a tool for politicians to conduct their campaigns and stabilise their power rather than to celebrate the service done by the workers. This year’s International Workers’ Day is even more special because it fell only a handful of days before the […]
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A set of photos of luxury buses went viral, implying that they were newly purchased with many praises for the recently formed NPP Government. However, our investigation confirms that these buses were purchased in 2019. Social Media Posts: A photo collection of a fleet of luxury buses was shared, accompanied by the text “කියුවා වගේම […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel From the beginning of the 2024 General Election results, it was evident that the NPP or Jathika Jana Balawegaya had managed to secure an overwhelming majority. As a result, several social media posts predicted the final seat allocation of NPP, while some overestimated the final count. Let’s look at one […]
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When the National People’s Power government came to power, there were many social media posts that misled the society about their decision and certain actions. Recently, the circulation of such false notes has intensified due to various incidents. Sometimes it appears that those posts have a negative effect on individuals as well. This is an […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The National People’s Power (NPP) has won the presidential election, and social media is now flooded with posts targeting its leaders. Many of these posts involve misinformation or exaggerated claims aimed at discrediting NPP politicians. Social Media Posts Following the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the recent presidential election, […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Ending corruption and bringing those who robbed the country bankrupt to justice were key themes of recently elected president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s election campaign. Social Media Posts Against this backdrop, a video going viral on social media implies that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa recently stated that he had only received […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. There has been a rapid increase in fabricated and out-of-context videos on social media platforms. Below is a fact check we conducted to find the accuracy of such a story published in a misleading manner on social media. Social Media Claims: A part of a speech […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, a National List Member of Parliament (MP) representing the National People’s Power (NPP), has been frequently targeted by misinformation and disinformation campaigns. These campaigns often involve fabricated statements or manipulated content attributed to her, circulating widely on social media. Fact-checks have repeatedly revealed that these claims are […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The emerging political party, National People’s Power (NPP), has become the target of numerous disinformation and misinformation campaigns. Our investigation focuses on specific social media posts falsely claiming that none of the NPP members of parliament have declared their assets. In reality, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or […]
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