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Does Sri Lanka’s New Rs 5,000 Note Carry President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Face?
Claim: Newly printed Rs 5,000 notes featuring the face of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Fact: Minister Vijitha Herath confirmed that no new currency notes had been printed.
An image of newly printed Rs 5,000 currency notes, purportedly featuring President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s face, has gone viral...
Coconut Prices Up Due to New Policy by The NPP Government?
Claim: The low supply and therefore high retail prices of coconuts in certain areas of Sri Lanka are due to a policy implemented by the newly appointed Government led by the NPP/JVP.Fact: This claim is partly false. Low supply and high retail prices of...
Did US Think Tank Member Credit Sri Lanka’s Bounce Back To Wickremesinghe? No, Viral Claim Is Misleading
Claim: Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs at the United States Institute of Peace credits Sri Lanka’s bounce back from economic crisis to Ranil Wickremesinghe’s administration.Fact: The claim is partly false. Lu praised Sri Lanka as a “comeback...
Do India, UK Allow Motorcyclists To Travel Without Helmets If Driving Under 30km?
Claim: India and UK Allow Motorcyclists to travel without helmets if driving under 30km.Fact: The claim is partly false. In traffic laws in India and the UK, the only exception to the helmet rule is if the rider/passenger is Sikh and wears a turban...
Did Postal Department Issue Stamps of Harini Amarasuriya & Vijitha Herath For World Postal Day?
Claim: The Postal Department of Sri Lanka issued two stamps with the faces of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Minister Vijitha Herath in celebration of World Postal Day for public distribution.Fact: The claim is misleading. The stamps with the faces of Amarasuriya and Herath...
Did Ex-President Chandrika Kumaratunga Say That The Current President & Prime Minister Cannot Save the Country?
Claim: Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga said that current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya cannot save the country.Fact: The claim is misleading. Kumaratunga does not comment on Dissanayake’s or Amarasuriya’s ability to save the country. She says that her father’s work...
Is 5,000 Rupee Currency Note No Longer Legal Tender In Sri Lanka? Here’s The Truth
Claim: 5,000 rupee currency note is no longer legal tender in Sri Lanka.Fact: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has clarified that this claim is false.
A post claiming that the 5,000 rupee currency note will no longer be legal tender in Sri Lanka, is...
Did President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic On A Helicopter?
Claim: The President visited the Temple of the Tooth Relic on September 23, 2024 on a helicopter from Colombo to Kandy.Fact: The claim is false. Mainstream media reports show footage of the President travel on a car from Colombo to Kandy.
Several social media users...
Viral Photo of Ballot Paper Shared On Social Media Before Presidential Polls, Not After
Claim: A photo of a ballot paper with the vote cast shared on social media on the day of the presidential electionFact: The claim is false. The photograph shows a ballot paper distributed for postal voting.
Several social media users are sharing an image of...
Did Anura Kumara Dissanayake Justify Killings Of Thevis Guruge and Wijaya Kumaratunga?
Claim: A video clip of an interview of the President elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake where he says that the killings of journalist Thevis Guruge and actor/politician Wijaya Kumaratunga can be justified because they happened during the Civil War.Fact: The video clip is misleading. The...
