https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/6516 2026-04-21T11:28:32Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/7163 Patali Champika Ranawaka: Fuel prices FactCheck FALSE: We heard on the election stages the claim that […] [they] would reduce the fuel price, remove/reduce taxes. […] Actually, around two weeks ago octane 92 petrol was brought into the country at Rs.195. Similarly, diesel, I mean regular diesel, was brought in at nearly Rs. 200. Even if we calculate according to the new prices, a huge tax–around Rs. 117 for a litre of petrol and around Rs. 83 for a litre of diesel – is being charged. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Daily Mirror Online, 2 October 2024 This submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check. 2024-11-05T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/7162 Sajith Premadasa: Child poverty FactCheck TRUE: According to international statistics 25 percent of children in Sri Lanka are suffering from child poverty. […] Statistics have shown that 42 percent of our country's children are suffering from multidimensional poverty. Sajith Premadasa, Hiru News, 22 July 2024 This submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check. 2024-08-14T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/7161 Bandula Gunawardana: Expressways FactCheck PARTLY TRUE: The foreign loans obtained to construct the expressways and have not been repaid yet amount to Rs. 800 billion. The annual profit [from expressways] is Rs. 5 billion. Even if we continue to earn a profit of Rs. 5 billion in this way, it will take us 160 years to repay this debt. Bandula Gunawardana, Bandula Gunawardana’s Facebook Account, 8 April 2024 This submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check. 2024-07-16T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/7122 Mangala Wijesinghe: Services exports FactCheck TRUE: Last year, service exports recorded 3.1 billion dollars in revenue compared to 2022, reflecting a 69% growth, mainly driven by ICT, logistics, transport and construction. Mangala Wijesinghe, Sri Lanka Business, 16 October 2024 This submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check. 2024-12-04T00:00:00Z