දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Viral posts on cyberspace stated that Minister Kanchana Wijesekera would marry the daughter of the McLaren Group’s owner, and because of this arrangement, the McLarens Group had been chosen as the local representative of Chinese oil company Sinopec, one of the three companies which were selected […]
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US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, is an active figure on Twitter and has regularly expressed views of the US government on crucial social and political matters related to Sri Lanka. However, recently, she has often become a victim of false propaganda. Following a prototype similar to past falsehoods, we recently noticed a wave […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Brandix Apparel Limited and Hirdaramani Apparels are two of the leading apparel manufacturing companies headquartered in Sri Lanka and are among the major apparel exporters. Over the last few months, there have been rumors of Apparel companies winding down Sri Lankan operations, and these claims went […]
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Due to the prevailing high temperatures in Sri Lanka, it is important to be vigilant about your health, especially those who have health problems. Extreme hot weather can be dangerous, and recently there have been reports of heatstroke causing people to faint and even sometimes causing deaths. Unfortunately, we also encounter misleading information that is […]
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දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. On many occasions, photos of individuals with similar appearances are used to mislead social media users and portray misleading interpretations. Recently we came across a similar instance when an unrelated photograph was attributed to actress Damitha Abeyratne. Let’s look at the claim first. claiming that she […]
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As mobile phones and smart devices have become indispensable over the last decade, many now resort to the ease of online banking and other financial transactions. In such a background, we came across viral social media posts about a new type of fraud, SIM SWAP Fraud, which purportedly would steal your bank account data from the […]
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We often encounter misinterpreted media content that gets viral by adding a misleading context to the facts. Since the general public is also at a time are unaware of the truth behind the facts, often this sensationalism-based reporting attracts many views. This is the investigation done by Fact Crescendo regarding a video published on social […]
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The Daily Mirror newspaper reported a few days ago that New Zealand updated its travel advisory status against visiting Sri Lanka and requested that New Zealand nationals exercise “increased caution” in the island nation of Sri Lanka if they wish to travel to Sri Lanka. However, Factcrescendo Team found this to be misleading. What Daily […]
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There are many online competitions and promotions, and we notice social media promotions for laptops, etc., especially targeting students. But unfortunately, there are many online scams in the guise of such promotions. This is our investigation related to such an online scam for free laptop giveaways for students. Social Media Posts We noticed viral messages […]
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As we know, Sri Lanka is facing a deep economic crisis and is literally bankrupt as the country cannot settle local and international loans. Within this background, the government of Sri Lanka is trying to secure an IMF bailout. However, to get the IMF bailout, Sri Lanka needs favorable responses from lender countries who have […]
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