Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department, was later hospitalised, citing several complications. A viral video clip claiming to be scenes of the former President being hospitalised created a lot of stir on social media platforms. Let’s look at the video in […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Former President Ranil Wickremasinghe will go down in history as the first executive President in Sri Lanka who was arrested. However, as the court ruling on whether he would be granted bail or would remain under arrest until the next hearing dragged on, many mainstream news reports and social media […]
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There is often interest among the public in innovative ideas that aim to enhance the co-existence of humans and animals. One such move, touted as a novel idea implemented in Sri Lanka, purportedly claimed that the country was building rope canopy bridges to help monkeys and squirrels cross busy roads. Let’s look at these viral […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel News that former Minister Basil Rajapaksa had failed to appear before the Matara Magistrate’s Court on May 23rd, citing an accident involving a fall from a chair, created quite a stir among social media users. As a result, a photo purported to be a recent image of Basil Rajapaksa in […]
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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 This is an investigation we conducted to find the truth of a video published on social media claiming to be a scene of a Sri Lankan multiday boat being captured by a whale. Social Media Posts : A video circulated on social media claiming that a Sri Lankan multiday boat […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The security provided to MPs and the former president has become a major topic these days after the murders of Sanjeeva Kumara Samararathne, aka ‘Ganemulla Sanjeeva’, and Aruna Widanagamage also known as ‘Kajja’. Here is an investigation we did on the misleading posts circulated regarding this. Social Media Posts A […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, a forest fire broke out in Ella area. This fire started in the mountainous area in Ravana Ella waterfall. This Ravana Ella forest reserve is famous for its rich biodiversity. The mainstream news had reported that 600 acres of land has been destroyed by this fire and that there […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The NPP government presented its first budget to the parliament yesterday (February 17 ). Social media users are actively discussing the budget. However, some of their discussions are misleading. This is our investigation into such a scenario. Social Media Posts Social media posts being spread stating the government has proposed […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Many people are criticizing President Anura Kumara and his government based on the statements made by him before he came to power, and some people are paying close attention to those. As a result, false and misleading information are circulating on social media. Below is a fact check we conducted […]
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