Yearly Archives: 2025

A six-second video claiming to show suspended inspector general of police Deshabandu Tennakoon allegedly speaking about evading arrest has been going viral across social media platforms. Tennakoon, who is currently in remand custody in connection with a fatal shooting incident in December 2023, is heard saying in Sinhala in the viral clip: “Running away is not a solution. Even if you run away, you will have to come back to your hometown and the police will catch you then.”

Claim: Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that political prisoners can’t be released.Fact: The Minister stated that the political prisoners can be released, the move cannot take place immediately and that due procedures have to be followed. The release of Tamil political prisoners who were arrested during...

A 2-minute 14-second video has been going viral across social media platforms after the earthquake that devastated Myanmar last week, purportedly showing a dog helping the rescue of a baby trapped under the rubble.

In August 2024, Elon Musk’s internet service provider Starlink was given the license to operate in Sri Lanka by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL). However, recently social media posts have been circulating suggesting that Starlink operations have been discontinued.

Claim: Image showing demonstrators dressed up as Pikachu and other iconic comic book characters during the ongoing protests in Turkey.Fact: The image is AI-generated. Massive protests erupted across Turkey on March 19, 2025, following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on charges widely seen...

Claim: Deputy Minister of Housing T B Sarath has participated in a ceremony to inaugurate a toilet.Fact: The photos were actually taken at an event in the Polonnaruwa area in 2019. The Ministry of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing has confirmed that the news...

Claim: This year’s G.C.E. Ordinary Level Science examination paper was leaked and restructured, and all candidates will be awarded 08 extra marks, with grading thresholds reduced by 10 marks.Fact: The Ministry of Education has issued an official statement stating that these claims of the...

Ever since his arrest, a graphic has been going viral carrying the photograph of Tennakoon, and a text in Sinhala which reads, “Since almost 100 years of the beginning of Nalanda College, the first IGP born from the school has surrendered to the courts. We are proud of him for this gesture.” The graphic attributes this statement to the Old Boys’ Association of Nalanda College, where Tennakoon studied.

Claim: London mayor Sadiq Khan pledges 40,000 houses exclusively for Muslims in the city.Fact: Sadiq Khan did not pledge a housing plan just for Muslims. The claim misinterprets comments he made in a 2024 pre-election interview on building 40,000 council homes and 6,000 rent-controlled...

Several social media users are sharing a graphic claiming to show the doctor who was raped in the Anuradhapura Hospital last week. The graphic card features the image of a young woman in a sari sporting a stethoscope, with the Sinhala text, “In the official quarters of doctors… a pretty lady doctor has been abused by a sex-hungry man. Here’s the story from the Anuradhapura Hospital…”