For the first time in history, in the 2024 parliamentary election, a single party was able to win a majority of seats (over 150), which is by the National People’s Power. This great victory was achieved by winning a total of 159 seats, with 141 seats with voting and 18 National list MP positions through […]
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After the allocation of seats at the district level in a general election, many people’s attention is focused on how the 29 MPs in the national list will be allocated. Even of you vote for a maximum of three of your favourite candidates on a district basis, you will not get a chance to vote […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Many former parliamentarians lost their seats in the recently concluded general election. Many have posted hateful and satirical posts targeting these former MPs. In this background, we came across a misleading video falsely claiming to be an attack on one such former parliamentarian from Jaffna, Douglas Devananda. Social Media Posts […]
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The polling of the 10th Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka was held yesterday (14) and the official results of the polls have already received. The results of all the districts have been received and the results of the postal votes for all the 22 districts have been released. During the release of election results many […]
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The Election Commission uses the same voter list for the general election 2024 as for the recently concluded Presidential Election. So, the voters who have registered with the Election Commission but might not have received or misplaced their official polling cards can still get a duplicate copy through the Election Commission’s official website by following […]
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Public gatherings for viewing election results, including outdoor screenings, have been banned, with citizens urged to stay home. The Election Commission (EC) announced that police will enforce this restriction to prevent disturbances, confiscate equipment, and disperse crowds if necessary. People are also prohibited from lingering near polling stations or counting centres. Voters who haven’t received […]
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After the NPP government was established recently, there have been a lot of rumours and misleading information which are being spread on social media, targeting their policies, etc. Social Media Posts Social media posts claim that Sri Lanka’s application to join BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) was rejected FB | Archived Some […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Recently, even the mainstream media has been reporting misleading news, and people are discussing this. Accordingly, due to a news report in a mainstream newspaper on November 8th, this discussion arose again. So, we decided to do a fact-check on this. Social media posts: A news post on Facebook stated, […]
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Galleface was the centre of Aragalaya protests in 2022 which paved the way for the resignation of former president Gothabaya Rajapaksa.After that there have been lot of rumours about the Galleface and how governments manage this area. Media Reports A news report of Daily Mirror implicates that the recent Cabinet decision restricts Galle Face Green […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Making a historic comeback, Donald Trump emerged victorious in the 2024 US presidential election, and in the aftermath, several speculations have been made regarding policy and administration changes. In this context, we encountered recurring speculative posts directed towards the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung. Social Media Posts Social […]
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