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Sunil Handunnetti: rural population
(factchecklka - Facebook, 12/5/2018)PARTLY TRUE: 74% of the population of Sri Lanka lives a rural lifestyle/in a rural setting. - Sunil Handunnetti, 15 October 2018, Divaina -
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka: Increase in debt during yahapaalanaya
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/7/2023)FALSE: When Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power in 2015, our debt was LKR 8.5 trillion […] In 2020, the country’s debt […] stood at LKR 15 trillion […] Approximately, Ranil’s five years put the country more in debt by LKR ... -
Basil Rajapaksa: Poultry and eggs
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/9/2021)TRUE:Sri Lanka…[is] already [close to being] self-sufficient in eggs and poultry. - Basil Rajapaksa, Budget Speech, 12 Novemeber 2021 -
Keheliya Rambukwella: Vaccination ranking
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/10/2022)FALSE: In terms of administering both doses of the vaccine, as of yesterday [January 1], we rank 4th in the world; as the highest percentage from the eligible population, we rank 4th out of 194 countries in the world.- ... -
Move to replace Prevention of Terrorism Act
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 2/12/2020)This entry included: English, Sinhala and Tamil versions of divide and 8 scanned newspaper items. . -
Patali Champika Ranawaka: True on SL’s uneasy equilibrium, false on fuel bill savings
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/13/2023)PARTLY TRUE: …the current normalcy in the country is at a low-level equilibrium. This is an uneasy equilibrium.... Our normal [monthly] fuel bill stood at US $ 550 million. It has now been cut down to US $ 200 million… Patali ... -
Dullas Alahapperuma: IMF
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/17/2022)TRUE: It was in 1950 that we entered into an agreement with the IMF to obtain its membership. As a member country, from 1960 until now, we have carried out certain transactions with the IMF on 16 occasions. I recall that ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Direct and Indirect Taxes
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/17/2023)TRUE: In other countries, most of the taxes are collected from a higher income bracket. In 2021, in India – 50% direct tax…Bangladesh – direct tax 32%...Nepal – direct 31%....69%. Indonesia – direct tax 40%...Vietnam – ... -
Ranjit Siyabalapitiya: Fiscal Position
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/2/2023)FALSE: In 2022, the government’s revenue and expenditure difference were as high as 256% or Rs. 3,058 billion. [In 2023] The government expect the revenue to be Rs. 3.45 trillion, while the expenditure will go up to Rs. ... -
Sirisena meets with the TNA regarding political prisoners
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 2/20/2019)The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the the meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and TNA on political prisoners was reported in the Sinhala and Tamil press. The entry also includes 4 ... -
Vijitha Herath's stance on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 2/20/2019)The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered JVP MP Vijitha Herath's stance on the 20th Amendment. The entry also includes an image of a newspaper article on the issue. -
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: estate workers
(factchecklka - Facebook, 2/21/2019)TRUE: “They [estate workers] spend 50 percent of their earnings on food." - Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 25 January 2019, Daily News -
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya: Import Shortage
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/23/2023)FALSE: …It is because this step was taken [ban imports on certain items] that essential items such as fuel, medicine and fertiliser can be imported without any shortages… Ranjith Siyabalapitiya, Newswire, 26 January 2023 -
Eran Wickramaratne: Reserves
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/24/2022)TRUE: Compared to 2019 and 2021, the decrease in foreign reserves is 80% in Sri Lanka. But other countries in the [South Asian] region have seen an escalation of their reserves. - Eran Wickramaratne, Daily FT, 25 January 2022 -
Eran Wickramaratne: Foreign investment
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/25/2021)TRUE: There has been a big outflow of foreign investment from the stock exchange. In terms of rupee value, Rs. 51 billion outflows was registered in the year 2020… - Eran Wickramaratne, Lanka Business Online, 18 January 2021 -
Sagala Ratnayaka: Health and Education Budget Allocation
(factchecklka - Facebook, 2/27/2019)FALSE: Last year the allocation for the education and health sectors in the country made up 25% of the total budget. - Sagala Ratnayaka, Mawbima, 4 February 2019 -
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Child disability statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/27/2020)FALSE: In Sri Lanka, 20 percent of children are having a mental or physical disability. - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President's Official Twitter Page, 25 January 2020 -
Tamil press doesn't want to forget; Sinhala press doesn't want forgiveness
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 2/28/2019)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, English and Tamil on the press coverage on Ranil Wickremeisinghe's speech in Kilinochchi on 15 February, 2019, requesting to forgive and forget. The entry also includes images of ... -
Bandula Gunawardane: Total Exports
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/3/2022)PARTLY TRUE: Sri Lanka increased exports by 23% amidst challenging environment faced both locally and globally. Total exports are USD 12.3 billion in 2020 and USD15.12 billion in 2021. - Bandula Gunawardane, Official ... -
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa: Forest Cover
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/5/2021)TRUE: Sri Lanka's forest cover is only 29.2 percent. - Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Lankadeepa, 9 December 2020