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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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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A video clip of a fascinating performance by a figure skating couple at an international event has been viral on social media platforms, with a bizarre narration stating that such precision movements were performed, despite the male skater being blind. However, Factcrescendo team found these claims to be false. Social Media Posts Let’s look at […]
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now run into almost eight months. Despite Russia boasting of superior military power, Ukrainians have managed to stage an intense fight back and challenge the Russians, along with the military support of western countries. The war between Russia and Ukraine has been a prominent topic on international media and […]
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A lot of people all over the world have been enjoying the variety of cartoons and animations produced by the Cartoon Network over the years. However, a number of fans were shocked by a wave of recent posts which claimed that the Cartoon Network will be shut down and its days are numbered. However, Factcrescendo […]
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As the deadly hurricane Ian continue to gather momentum across the many parts of the state of Florida, USA the latest reports estimates a death roll of over 100, on top of the huge property damages and massive flooding. Many social media users have shared posts related to hurricane Ian and its deadly aftermath. We […]
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People are always fascinated and curious to find out facts about strange and alien looking creatures living on our planet. Social media users also tend to share photos of such creatures without giving much thought about their authenticity. Recently, we came across such a post, when a photo of an imaginary creature, seen in Sci-Fi […]
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People are always fascinated about nature and social media users also share unbelievable photos related to nature and its amazing creatures. Even in Sri Lanka, we observe that whale watching has become an attraction among foreign tourists as well as locals. This is our investigation related to a social media post claiming to be a […]
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There are many Sri Lankans studying, working and some even settled in foreign countries like Canada, USA, Australia and European countries etc. There is a tendency among Sri Lankan youth also to migrate to many such countries. However, due to this interest, there is a lot of misinformation that gets widely circulated on social media […]
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The interaction between human and nature is inevitable. Sometimes, this interaction leads to disastrous situations. However, sometimes it creates attractive co-existence. Here is our fact check into such a scene into the story behind the viral image of a bike tree. Social Media Notes A Facebook user added a photo of bike stuck into a […]
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