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    • Mahindananda Aluthgamage: Credit cards and tax files 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 11/25/2021)
      BLATANTLY FALSE: There are nearly 1,000 tax files in our country. There are over 10 million credit cards in our country. Each credit card holder does transactions of nearly Rs. 1 million to 1.5 million. - Mahindananda ...

    • Maithripala Sirisena - crime and rape statistics 

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      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 9/28/2018)
      PARTLY TRUE: The number of murders in Sri Lanka in 2008 was 1,378. In 2010, the number was 741; in 2013, it was 586; in 2014, it was 548; and in 2015 it was 476. Last year, in 2017, there were 452 homicides in Sri Lanka. ...

    • Maithripala Sirisena - Judicial Independence 

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      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 10/17/2018)
      PARTLY TRUE: Sri Lanka is a country with a strong democratic foundation and the present government has also strengthened the independence of the judiciary. A recent survey on independence of the judiciary shows that Sri ...

    • Maithripala Sirisena: absolute poverty 

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      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 4/4/2019)
      PARTLY TRUE: The absolute poverty ratio of the country has been reported as 6.7%... - Maithripala Sirisena, 4 February 2019, Independence Day Speech

    • Maithripala Sirisena: Aragalaya 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 7/21/2022)
      FALSE: Irrespective of who is there [in positions of power], an unconstitutional event has already taken place in the country… The other thing is that none of the 225 MPs, the current president or prime minister can take ...

    • Maithripala Sirisena: SOE losses 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 7/24/2019)
      TRUE: The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) incur losses in the tens of millions [of rupees] per day. - Maithripala Sirisena, Divaina, 4 June 2019

    • Maithripala Sirisena: Undernourishment 

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      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 1/9/2019)
      FALSE: Around 16 or 17 percent of Sri Lankans are undernourished. - Maithripala Sirisena, 18 October 2018, Lankadeepa

    • Maithripala Sirisena: Women in the public sector 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 6/6/2019)
      FALSE: of [public sector employees], 70% are women. - Maithripala Sirisena, Dinamina, 28 March 2019

    • Mandarin: a threat to Tamil 

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      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/19/2019)
      The manner in which the Sinhala and the Tamil press reported on Chinese Mandarin language being a threat to Tamil.

    • Mangala Samaraweera Cigarette tax income 

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      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 10/19/2018)
      BLATANTLY FALSE: A tax income of 1,800 crore (Rs. 18 billion) has been lost due to reduced cigarette sales. - Mangala Samaraweera, 12 September 2018, Lankadeepa

    • Mangala Samaraweera: Macroeconomic indicators 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 6/20/2019)
      PARTLY TRUE: …macroeconomic indicators showed positive trends with the country’s $7.6 billion foreign reserves, capable of covering four months of imports, the trade deficit declining to a five year low in February and Sri ...

    • Mangala Samaraweera: Media freedom 

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      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 11/2/2018)
      TRUE: Sri Lanka’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index has moved from 165 to 131. - Mangala Samaraweera, 28 September 2018, Divaina

    • Mangala Samaraweera: Rupee appreciation 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 4/11/2019)
      TRUE: "During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%." - Mangala Samaraweera, Daily News, 13 March 2019

    • Mano Ganesan: Food Insecurity 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk , 1/12/2023)
      CORRECT: Food insecurity in Sri Lanka is highest in the estate sector at 51%, while it is 43% in the urban sector and 34% in the rural sector. The World Bank has reported that the country’s poverty rate has climbed to 26% ...

    • Manusha Nayanakkara: Rise in remittances 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 5/11/2023)
      TRUE: Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increased to US$ 568.3 million in March 2023 from US$ 318.4 million in March 2022. This is a 78.5% (US$ 249.9 million) increase compared to the inflows recorded in March ...

    • Mavai Senathirajah: Lands released in the North 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 9/11/2019)
      TRUE: 75% of the lands occupied by the security forces in the Northern Province have been released to the public. - Mavai Senathirajah, Dinamina, 16 August 2019

    • Media and Reconciliation: Media Coverage of the October 26 Political Situation in Sri Lanka in relation to Minorities 

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      Media Team       (Veritè Research, 2018-12)
      This report was produced by Verité Research for the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), and examines both Sinhala and Tamil language press reports on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, Women, and ...

    • Media and Reconciliation: Media Coverage of the Office on Missing Persons and the Devolution of Power: Quarterly report June-August 2018 

      Media Team (Veritè Research, 2018-08)
      This quarterly report was produced by Verité Research (VR) for the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX). It analyses both Sinhala and Tamil language newspapers to identify the role of print media in fostering ...

    • Media and Reconciliation: Press Coverage on Sri Lanka’s Progress as Outlined during the 40th Session of the UNHRC 

      Media Team (Veritè Research, 2019-05)
      It is part of a series of reports that examine both Sinhala and Tamil language press coverage on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, Women, and Minorities. For the period 16 February to 30 April 2019, VR in consultation ...

    • Media and Reconciliation: Press Coverage on the Drafting of a New Constitution during the Tenure of the Yahapaalanaya Government 

      Media Team (Veritè Research, 2019-03)
      The report examines both Sinhala and Tamil language press reports on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, Women, and Minorities from December 2018 to 15 February 2019. VR, in consultation with IREX, selected coverage ...