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No Official Data Supports Dilith Jayaweera’s Claim That Three in Four of the Government’s Voters Have Become Poor

Dilith Jayaweera said the poor share among the government’s own voters had doubled, so that three of four are now poor.
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No, Turkish Airlines Did Not Blame Rumesh Tharanga’s Coach for Breaking His Javelins

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Rumesh Tharanga, the world number one ranked javelin thrower, returned home from a ...
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Minister Ramalingam Did Not Attend a Thileepan Commemoration; Purported Statements by Deputy Minister Are Fake

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Every September, commemorations for the LTTE’s Rasaiah Parthipan, better known as Thileepan ...
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No, Harini Wijetunga Did Not Say NPP Leaders Take Donations from Capitalists

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A political poster carrying the face of SLPP Colombo District Organizer Harini Wijetunga ...
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Sudaththa Thilakasiri Presidential Media Award Nomination Is Fake, No Official Announcement Issued

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With the Presidential Media Awards usually held towards the end of the year, a news card ...
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Anojan Case: Quotes Attributed to Arkam Ilyas, Rishad Bathiudeen and Tharindu Jayawardena Are Fake

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sivarasa Anojan, a young Sri Lankan working in Saudi Arabia, was accused of insulting Islam ...
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What MP Ramanathan Archuna Actually Said at the SLPP Rally: Viral Quotes Are Misleading

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The presence of Ramanathan Archuna, an independent MP for the Jaffna District, at the Sri ...
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Video of Pet Python Swallowing a Girl in Vietnam Is Fake and Digitally Altered!

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A stomach-churning video has been racing across Sri Lankan feeds: a pet python inside a Vietnamese home, a small girl playing on its coils, and then a still image ...
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Fake Claims Targeting Minister Nalinda & MP Mujibur Rahman Linked to Rohingya Refugees

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The question of Rohingya refugees returned to public attention in Sri Lanka after a boat ...
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Nawalapitiya Flood Video Mixes Old August Footage And A Honduras Clip

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Heavy rain across Sri Lanka has resulted in rising water levels in many rivers around the country and has pushed the Department of Meteorology to issue flood and ...
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Argentina’s Sea Dried Up? No, a Rare Low Tide and Strong Winds Briefly Exposed the Seabed at Mar del Plata

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A jaw-dropping video is tearing across social media with an almost apocalyptic claim: Argentina’s sea has vanished. The footage shows the ocean pulling back ...
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Viral Calf-Drinking-Milk-From-Cow-Sticker Video Is AI-Generated, Not Real Footage

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel A poignant clip pulled at heartstrings across social media: what looked like a hungry calf approaching an advertisement of a cow printed on the back of a lorry and ...