Beauty pageants garner a lot of attention around the world. Sri Lanka also has had few ladies who have participated and won various beauty pageant titles around the world. Recently, we noticed a series of social media claims claiming that Ms. Janitha Perera , who has Sri Lankan origins, had won the Miss Universe Australia 2022 title. […]
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A short video clip shared was widely shared among social media users in Sri Lanka, claiming to be a food parcel containing a ‘rat’s head’. However, our investigation found out the hotel had actually served rabbit meat during this incident. Social Media Posts Photos and videos circulated on social media stating that a food parcel obtained […]
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Few days ago, Indian newspaper “The Hindu” reported about a possible LTTE attack on Sri Lanka. This news went viral in Sri Lanka with mixed reactions. In this context, a purported screenshot of NDTV online edition has been viral in social media, saying “The Hindu” reporter was given money to publish this news item, by […]
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Due to the current political and economic crisis of the country, people have been protesting against the Rajapaksa family, with the main protest ground at Galle Face extending to over a month now. Due to the pressure of people`s protests, and subsequent events which took place on May 9th, Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted his resignation from […]
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Sri Lanka is currently undergoing a severe political and economic crisis. With the resignation of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and cabinet of ministers, political instability has worsened, and there are discussions on formation of a caretaker government/interim government. In this regard many are giving their own views and interpretations on formation of an interim government. We notice […]
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With the prevailing unrest in Sri Lanka, a curfew has been imposed in the country since 9th of May. Number of unconfirmed claims about the ongoing situation in the country have also been rapidly spreading through social media. Social media posts claiming that there would be an island wide major power outage which could continue for a few […]
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As the economic and political crisis extends in Sri Lanka, anti-government protests have continued to grow in many sectors, apart from the main protest ground at the Galle-face grounds. We noticed an image viral among social media users over the last few days claiming to be a recent image of a Sri Lanka police officer, […]
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Anonymous is a group of hacktivists operating in a number of countries around the world. As the name suggests, the identities of the members of this group are anonymous, and they are famous for carrying out various cyber-attacks against governments, government agencies, as well as prominent individuals and organizations, which face allegations of corruption. Ever since the start […]
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Social Media is a great place to reach the masses, especially during a crisis, and we often come across instances where people seek public help, to find their missing loved ones. While these cries for help are indeed quite successful at times, they could have negative impacts as well, as this father found out after […]
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Three years after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, investigations have not yet yielded the justice for the victims of the tragic attack. There was a recent event at the Galle-face Green, to commemorate the victims of the Easter Sunday attack as well as to support the protest at the Galle-face grounds, demanding the […]
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