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No, This Shocking Assault Video Is Not from Sri Lanka; It Was Filmed in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A recurring pattern on Sri Lankan social media involves genuine footage from other countries being stripped of all contexts and reposted as recent local incidents. The goal is simple: provoke outrage.  A video showing two young men violently assaulting a third, his hands bound to a tree, has been circulating […]

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No, Venerable Kotuwe Podi Hamuduruwo Has Not Passed Away – The Viral Posts Are False, and Some Are Phishing Scams

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Death hoaxes targeting well-known public figures are among the most emotionally manipulative forms of misinformation online, and they are particularly harmful when directed at religious figures. A series of posts circulated on social media falsely claiming that Venerable Kotuwe Podi Hamuduruwo (Aththaragama Pagnalankara Thero), had passed away. Some of those […]

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