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පොලිස්පතිට පොලිස් ස්ථානාධිපතිවරු මාරු කරන්න පුලුවන්ද?

පොලිස්පති චන්දන වික්‍රමරත්න විසින් ප්‍රධාන පොලිස් පරීක්ෂකවරුන් සහ පොලිස් පරීක්ෂකවරුන් 260 දෙනෙකුට මීට දින කිහිපයකට ඉහත දී ස්ථාන මාරුවීම් ලබා දෙනු ලැබ තිබිණ. පොලිස්පතිවරයා වෙනුවට...
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Fake news claiming that the People’s Bank of China has issued a Rs. 10,000 note on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka

A news with the title "Wang Yi officially handed over new currency to Sri Lanka during a meeting between President and Prime Minister” is...
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Did the President’s media division issue a statement saying increasing the price of buns is a step to boost local economy?

News in circulation A post is circulated on social media stating that the following notice was issued by the President’s media division; “Raising the price of...
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Are American aeroplanes banned from landing in Sri Lanka?

A post circulates on social media with the image of the official American flag reading, "Sri Lanka bans the United States. Read more of...
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Does the government provide free sanitary napkins to female school children?

A post circulates on social media mentioning that the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Minister of Education, Prof. G. L. Peiris to...
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Has the government implemented a program to provide free laptops to youth?

A social media message is circulating on Whatsapp mentioning that free laptops will be provided to Sri Lankan youth under the auspices of the...
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Cattle slaughter is not banned in Sri Lanka

Posts stating that cattle slaughter is banned in Sri Lanka are widely circulating on social media. The Prime Minister's Media Secretary Mr. Rohan Weliwita stated...
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A fake post made to look like a message from former MP Bimal Ratnayake

A post circulates on Facebook with a statement of former MP Bimal Ratnayake reading "The JVP's struggle on government employment opportunities ends in success...
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Training program on “Countering Disinformation” for journalists and media professionals in Puttalam Distric

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පසුගිය ජුලි මාසයේ ජනතා උද්ඝෝෂණ හමුවේ පදවියෙන් ඉල්ලා අස් වූ හිටපු ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ, දෙසැම්බර් 26 වෙනි දින සිය...
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