Citizen Fact Check @CitizenChecked
Fact check your news on the go! Bringing you newsbreaks from Sri Lanka🇱🇰. Exclusive debunks and political explainers also served here. Unbiased. Non-Aligned. citizen.lk Sri Lanka Joined December 2016-
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@nuuuwan Nuwan, getting the Iranian president to visit Sri Lanka *in the current context* and managing to have a naval exercise with the US Navy at the same time .. that's yet another masterstroke of international politics. Like him or not @RW_UNP is incredible in international…
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🟢 FACT CHECK: TRUE The Viral Post Claiming That Hiru News Falsely Reported a Discussion Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg During Facebook's Outage Is True Read the complete debunking article here 👉 fc.citizen.lk/article.php?sl…
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🟢 FACT CHECK: TRUE It Is True That MP Anura Dissanayake Made a False Statement Regarding the Number of Schools in Sri Lanka Read the complete debunking article here 👉 fc.citizen.lk/article.php?sl…
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🔴FACT CHECK: MISLEADING Misleading Viral Social Media Posts Claim February 14 Commemorates the Creation of the Buddhist Flag in 1885 Read the complete debunking article here 👉 fc.citizen.lk/article.php?sl…
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However, the caption accompanying the video and the individual who shared it argue that this claim is inaccurate, insisting that there are actually over 10,000 government schools in the country.
🚫STOP sharing! Citizen Fact Check is verifying this claim. 🚨 In a video circulating on social media, MP Anura Dissanayake claims that there are approximately 1160 schools in Sri Lanka.
Single digit rates, here we come ! Sri Lanka, you are amazing ❤️❤️❤️
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🔴FACT CHECK: FALSE The Viral Video Claiming to Show the Spot Where Moses Parted the Red Sea to Evade Pharaoh Ramses II's Army Is False Read the complete debunking article here 👉 fc.citizen.lk/article.php?sl…
✅ first turbine of 60MW started generating electricity today and connected to national grid. ✅ now see below, how NPP-JVP tried to derail the project. ✅why because when there are power cuts they can use people’s anger & frustration for their political agenda !…
First unit turbine of 60MW of the 120MW Uma Oya Hydro project was synchronized and connected to the National Grid successfully yesterday. With the long delays due to the challenges of political protests against the project, covid pandemic & the financial crisis the project teams…
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Our investigation reveals that this claim is false, as the featured video is unrelated to the Red Sea. Instead, it showcases the fishbone-shaped sandbank situated on Dongshan Island, China. Stay tuned for our detailed debunking article.
🔴FACT CHECK: FALSE 🚨A social media video depicts a narrow sandy area surrounded by shiny water, claiming that it marks the location where Hazrat Musa created a path for his people to escape Pharaoh Ramses II's army in the Red Sea.
The post also says the passage shows up twice a year and vanishes afterward. 🚨 ❗Follow the Citizen Fact Check channel on WhatsApp for verified news updates: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va… #FactCheck #Stopsharing #RedSea #lka #citizenfactcheck
🚫STOP sharing! Citizen Fact Check is verifying this claim. 🚨 A video on social media shows a narrow sandy area surrounded by shiny water, saying it's where Hazrat Musa made a way for his people to escape from Pharaoh Ramses II's army in the Red Sea.
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