දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. The upcoming presidential election in Sri Lanka, mandated by the constitution to be held at the end of this year, has been subject to unsubstantiated claims on social media suggesting potential conspiracies to postpone the elections. Despite lacking credible evidence, these posts have sparked concerns among […]
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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. In mid-January, a significant surge was seen in vegetable prices in Sri Lanka. This spike in vegetable prices has contributed to a broader increase in the overall cost of living, making it challenging for many to afford basic necessities. Even though vegetable prices have dropped slightly […]
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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. As the much-anticipated presidential election is expected towards the end of the year, there has been a recent surge of misinformation campaigns, specifically targeting the opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. Social Media Posts Viral social media posts alleged that Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the Samagi Jana […]
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Social media was abuzz with the news of the fatal accident on the Colombo – Katunayake expressway, which accounted for the death of State Minister Sanath Nishantha in the early hours of January 25th. Soon after, an image claiming to be scenes of people celebrating the Minister’s death went viral. Let’s look at the image […]
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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. As per the constitution of Sri Lanka, the presidential election is scheduled before the end of 2024. Against this backdrop, a surge of misleading information had emerged from both social media and mainstream outlets. Our investigation aims to shed light on viral claims regarding purported survey […]
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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Sri Lanka imposed a vehicle importation ban a few years ago amid a severe economic crisis and declining dollar reserves. While the economy is on the path to recovery with the removal of import restrictions on some of the items, the ban on vehicle imports persists. […]
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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. A significant anti-drug and anti-crime operation named “Yukthiya” is currently in operation in Sri Lanka, led by Acting Inspector General of Police Desabandhu Thennakoon. Despite the operation’s commendable efforts, there are misleading claims circulating on social media, aiming to undermine its legitimacy. Let’s look at one […]
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Join our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has experienced a significant surge over the last few months, attracting numerous renowned figures for vacation retreats. Despite this positive trend, there have been misleading social media assertions falsely suggesting that former US President Barack Obama is presently vacationing in Sri Lanka. Below is our investigation of […]
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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. As an IFCN (International Fact-Checking Network) certified organisation, Fact Crescendo played a pivotal role in combatting misinformation and disinformation narratives in Sri Lanka throughout the year 2023, producing over 750 articles in Sinhala, English & Tamil. Through rigorous fact-checking endeavours, our team managed to unravel the […]
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Join our WhatsApp Group here for daily fact-check updates. Ground frost occurs periodically in the Nuwara Eliya region, especially during January – February. Recently, a series of photos went viral in Sri Lanka, claiming to be snowfall in the Hatton area. We conducted a fact-check to verify its accuracy. Social Media Posts : A Facebook […]
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