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S. M. Marikkar: COVID-19 Vaccination
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/18/2021)PARTLY TRUE: Not even 2 million of the Sri Lankan population has been vaccinated as of now. We have vaccinated the least number of people in the region. - S.M. Marikkar, Aruna, 26 May 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 -
Sajith Premadasa: Fisheries Industry
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/1/2021)TRUE: The fisheries industry contributes to 1.1% of Sri Lanka's GDP, according to the 2019 CBSL report. - Sajith Premadasa, Divaina, 3 June 2021 -
Sajith Premadasa: Fuel price reduction
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/6/2020)PARTLY TRUE: The price of a litre of 95 octane petrol is Rs. 161 and this can be priced at Rs. 94. A litre of super diesel is sold at Rs. 132 and this price can be reduced to Rs. 77. A litre of diesel is sold at Rs. 104 ... -
Sajith Premadasa: Fuel pricing
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/6/2020)PARTLY TRUE: A litre of diesel is sold at Rs. 104 and this can be reduced to Rs. 61. A litre of 92 octane petrol is Rs. 137; it can be priced at Rs. 80. - Sajith Premadasa, The Island, 11 March 2020 -
Sajith Premadasa: Government's tax revenue
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/4/2020)FALSE: In the first seven months of 2020, the government's tax revenue was reduced by 40.9 percent in comparison with that same period last year. - Sajith Premadasa. Divaina, 7 October 2020 -
Sajith Premadasa: Income inequality
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/3/2019)FALSE: While the richest 20 per cent enjoy 54 per cent of the national income, the poorest 20 per cent of the country enjoys only 4 percent of it. - Sajith Premadasa, Lankadeepa, 9 July 2019 -
Sajith Premadasa: Sugar Scam
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/9/2021)TRUE: Sri Lanka has lost Rs. 20 billion as a result of the sugar scam. - Sajith Premadasa, Official Facebook page of Sajith Premadasa, 27 August 2021 -
Sajith Premadasa: Women in politics
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/24/2020)TRUE: …[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%. Our government was able to increase representation of women ... -
Sanath Nishantha: GDP growth rankings of Sri Lanka and China
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/26/2021)BLATANTLY FALSE: When we handed over the country to the Yahapalanaya government, China had the highest GDP growth rate in the world, and Sri Lanka was second. - Sanath Nishantha, Lankadeepa, 30 July 2021 -
Sarath Weerasekera: National Flag
(www.factcheck.lk , 3/24/2022)FALSE: No one will be allowed to distort & disrespect the national flag of our Motherland. Anyone found so shall be thoroughly investigated and charged accordingly under the provisions of our Penal Code.– Official twitter ... -
Shantha Bandara: Finance Act 2021
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/21/2021)TRUE:…noteworthy is the fact that [the Finance Act No. 18 of 2021] will not invalidate the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or any other finance law in the country. - Shantha Bandara, Divaina, 10 September 2021 -
Siripala Gamlath: UNHRC Resolution
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/19/2020)FALSE: The other dangerous consequence of co-sponsoring [UNHRC Resolution 30/1] is that this country’s ‘war heroes’ can be taken before an international court at any instance. - Siripala Gamlath, Divaina, Aruna, 25 February 2020 -
Sisira Jayakody: TNA dual citizenship
(factchecklka - Facebook, 8/2/2019)BLATANTLY FALSE: We know that some of the MPs of the Tamil National Alliance have dual citizenship. - Sisira Jayakody, 2 January 2019, Divaina -
Sudath Samaraweera: Community transmission
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/11/2020)FALSE: “If positive cases are reported without the origin, then it can be identified as a community transmission. In other words, community transmission takes place when cases are reported with no connection to the existing ... -
Sunanda Madduma Bandara: Local Government elections
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/23/2023)FALSE: […] all the local government elections held after 1991 have been postponed without being held within the stipulated time. […] Sunanda Madduma Bandara, Lankadeepa, 25 October 2023 -
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 -
Susil Premajayantha: Efficiency of IMF process
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/26/2023)BLATANTLY FALSE: On previous occasions, we obtained money from the IMF after pledging to fulfil their conditions...this time round, we had to first fulfil those conditions to obtain assistance. It was only Sri Lanka that ... -
Thalatha Atukorale: Prison statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/23/2019)PARTLY TRUE: There are close to 22,000 inmates in prisons. Of them, a large number is serving sentences that are less than two years. - Thalatha Atukorale, Dinamina, 10 April 2019 -
Tilak Marapana: Release of military acquired lands
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/13/2019)PARTLY TRUE: Of the 71,172.56 acres of state-owned land occupied by the security forces, 63,257.48 acres were released between May 2009 and 12 March 2019. This is a release of 88.87% of the initially occupied land. - Tilak ...