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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 -
Sivanadipatha to Shri Padasthana
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 10/23/2018)The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Tamil press covered the change of name of Adam's Peak from Sivanadipatha to Shri Padasthana. The entry also includes images of newspaper articles on the issue. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A tense situation in Kanniya Trincomalee: How did the front page headings of Sinhala and Tamil press cover it?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/19/2019)Difference between Sinhala and Tamil press in coverage pertaining to protest in Kanniya, Trincomalee. -
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 ... -
Trend Analysis of Violence Against Christians in Sri Lanka: November 2022 - October 2023
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-06)This study examines critical trends in religiously motivated violence against Christians between November 2022 and October 2023, based on data collated by the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL). The ... -
TV news broadcasts of Covid-19 travel restriction violations
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-06-09)In the month of June 2021, Derana, Hiru, ITN, Rupavahini, Swarnavahini and Sirasa broadcast Covid-19 travel restriction violations in various manners. -
Two sides of grief
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/11/2019)The entry contains a writeup of how the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the pain of the relatives whose loved ones had died during the war. It also contains images of the newspaper excerpts of the articles in each press. -
Udaya Gammanpila - Sinhala population in Colombo
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/14/2023)FALSE: According to the 1981 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 51%. According to the 2012 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 28%. The Sinhala population has reduced by half. ... -
Udaya Gammanpila: CPC Losses
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/15/2021)FALSE: Due to the fact that oil has continuously been purchased at high prices and sold at low prices, the accumulated loss for CEYPETCO, as at end 2020, is Rs. 331 billion - Udaya Gammanpila, Minister Gammanpila's Official ... -
Udaya Gammanpila: Debt to GDP ratio
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/23/2020)TRUE: In 2005, when we took over the country, Sri Lanka's debt burden was 103%... [we] reduced the debt burden to 72%. During the five years the UNP ruled the country, [they] once again increased it to 87%. - Udaya Gammanpila, ... -
Udaya Gammanpila: Domestic Debt Restructuring
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/27/2023)TRUE: The IMF has not imposed a condition saying to restructure domestic debt. ….. That being the case, who has intimidated us to the point of doing this? What has happened is that foreign bondholders – sovereign bondholders ... -
Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel Imports
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/4/2021)TRUE: Out of the total import expenditure, fuel is the foremost import item upon which more than 20% is spent. - Udaya Gammanpila, Dinamina, 1 October 2021 -
Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel price
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/10/2022)TRUE: The CPC incurs a loss of Rs. 19 from each 92-Octane Petrol litre…and a loss from a litre of diesel is Rs. 52…. The government levies Rs. 42 on a 92-Octane petrol litre…and Rs. 17 on a diesel litre. [The CPC’s loss ... -
Udaya Gammanpila: Increase in electricity bill
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/22/2023)PARTLY TRUE: From the very short period between last year's August and this year's March…the [electricity] bill increase [was]…1,138% for the poor man [a consumer who uses 30 units] and 160% for the rich man [a person using ...