1.0Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking websitehttps://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/englishrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KrSfPfU0wm"><a href="https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/viral-pen-bomb-warning-is-false/">Fact Check: Viral “Pen Bomb” Warning Is False</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/viral-pen-bomb-warning-is-false/embed/#?secret=KrSfPfU0wm" width="600" height="338" title="“Fact Check: Viral “Pen Bomb” Warning Is False” — Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website" data-secret="KrSfPfU0wm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/15-2606-cover.png622420A viral message circulating on social media platforms warns people not to pick up pen-like objects found on roadsides, claiming they are “pen bombs” that can explode when opened or clicked. However, our investigation found that the images are being misrepresented and there is no evidence that the pens shown in the viral posts are […]