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The Centre For Policy Alternative Has NOT Published Any Survey Results on the Outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election!

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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. During the recent Budget debate, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Presidential and Parliamentary elections would take place in 2024. Following this announcement, numerous social media posts discussing the possible presidential candidates and expected outcomes have emerged.  Let’s examine the veracity of one such claim […]

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This Video Does NOT Depict Anula Jayathilaka Under Hamas Custody!

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The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is once again dominating international headlines. As with previous flare-ups in violence, social media has been flooded with viral content related to the conflict, a considerable number of which is misleading or false. This is a complex and nuanced conflict with a long and troubled history. It is […]

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Explainer on Viral Claims of Two Children Being Treated for Nipah Virus at LRH!

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News of yet another Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, India, has also created a spark about the topic in Sri Lanka. As a result, social media circles are flooded with advisory messages about this virus, yet some of these posts are not verified. Here we try to investigate a claim about two kids suspected of […]

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Meningococcal disease has not spread virally in Galle, Sri Lanka!!

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දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Two inmates from Boossa prison in Galle, Sri Lanka, recently succumbed to Meningococcal disease, a contagious illness. Subsequently, prison authorities promptly implemented measures to contain the spread of the disease. Amidst these events, some misleading claims have arisen regarding the nature and extent of the disease’s […]

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Sinopec Can Sell Fuel Oil below the MRP value set by the Ministry, No Obstacle from the Government!

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To secure the country’s fuel supply issues, the government of Sri Lanka expanded the opportunity for foreign companies to bid to enter the local market. As a result, three companies were selected. Among them, Sinopec, a leading international petroleum company headquartered in China, became the first to sign an agreement with the Sri Lankan government […]

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US Ambassador Julie Chung Has Not Been Recalled to Washington – US Embassy in Colombo

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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. We recently came across a Tweet stating that Julie Chung has been […]

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Did MEPA state that no chemicals leaked from Xpress Pearl?

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Three weeks ago, a news published by mainstream news channels stated that the Marine Environmental Protection Authority of Sri Lanka (MEPA), a government institute, claimed there had been no chemical leakage from the debris of the Xpress Pearl disaster. This new was published by News First, one of the leading news channels in Sri Lanka,  […]

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Collection of Old & AI-Generated Images Goes Viral as Debris of The ‘Titan’ Submersible!

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The ill-fated journey of the ‘Titan’ submersible vessel, which went missing during a tourist expedition to the ‘Titanic’, has created headlines worldwide. And as hope for finding the missing vessel diminished with every passing day, the US Coast Guards finally declared that the submersible had imploded, killing all five people on board. Social media was […]

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Did Foreign Minister Individually Spend Over 50 Million On Recent Foreign Visits? Find out the facts…

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Holding one of the viral ministries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has been actively involved in a number of multilateral and bilateral discussions with several world leaders and foreign diplomats over the past few months. However, a recent viral Tweet had questioned the amount of money the minister had spent during his recent foreign […]

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