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    • COVID-19 and Prejudiced Points 

      Ethics Eye Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04-02)
      On 01 April 2020, Aruna ran an article quoting a vague source which claimed that hiding correct information is a trait of an individual's religion (which was also the religion of a COVID-19 patient)
    • COVID-19: Is ethnicity relevant? 

      Ethics Eye Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-03-20)
      On 19 March 2020 Mawbima published a news item on COVID-19 that emphasised irrelevant details including the ethnicity of a patient and (negative) details about patients
    • Creation of improved media governance and enabling environment for media sector - FINAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REPORT – YEAR 01 

      Media Team (Veritè Research, 2019-06)
      Verité Research (VR), in partnership with the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), commenced work in May 2018 on the role played by the Sinhala ...
    • Dayasiri Jayasekara: Industrial GDP 

      FactCheck;P0041
      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk , 3/31/2022)
      FALSE: Industrial sector is in a huge crisis at present, every government after 77’ is responsible for this.... The industrial sector which was at all times 54%, reduced to 27%. – Dayasiri Jayasekara, Ada Derana, 04 February 2022.
    • Dayasiri Jayasekara: Tourism earnings 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 7/29/2021)
      TRUE: The tourism industry has collapsed completely following the Easter Sunday attacks and following this COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the collapse of the tourism industry, we have lost USD 5 billion per year that the country ...
    • Difference in press headlines on 05 July 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/5/2019)
      Difference between headlines of SInhala and Tamil press on 05 July 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Father who attempted to enter school without authorisation shot dead by soldier (Lankadeepa, Ada, Mawbima, Divaina) Main story ...
    • Difference in press headlines on 09 August 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 8/9/2019)
      Difference in headlines between Sinhala and Tamil press on 09 August 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Gamini Senarath acquitted and released on alleged misappropriation of Rs. 500 million (Lankadeepa. Ada, Divaina) Mainstory ...
    • Difference in press headlines on 12 July 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/12/2019)
      Difference between headlines in Sinhala and Tamil press on 12 July, 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Dr. Shafi remanded till July 25, Main story - Tamil - Government wins No Confidence Motion
    • Difference in press headlines on 19 July 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/19/2019)
      Difference between headlines in the Sinhala and Tamil press on 19 July 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Rs. 17.57 billion given to Hizbullah to build the Batticaloa University (Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Dinamina) Main story - ...
    • Difference in press headlines on 21 June 2019 

      Divide;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/21/2019)
      Difference between headlines of Sinhala and Tamil press Main headline - Sinhala - Action against nine heads of police for failing to prevent Easter attacks (Lankadeepa, Ada, Mawbima) Main headline - Tamil - Upgrading of ...
    • Difference in Sinhala and Tamil press headlines on 05 June 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/5/2019)
      Difference between headlines in the Sinhala and Tamil press. Main story - Sinhala - Three-member committee to accept complaints against Hizbullah, Salley and Bathiudeen (Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Ada, Divaina) Main story - ...
    • Dinesh Gunawardena: Foreign Remittances 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 6/18/2020)
      TRUE: In 2018 the income the country received from overseas workers was about USD 7 billion. That was 7.9% of that year’s GDP. - Dinesh Gunawardena, Divaina, 9 June 2020
    • Dinesh Gunawardena: IDP Resettlement 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 3/25/2020)
      PARTLY TRUE: “Sri Lanka also made significant progress in the resettlement of over 440,000 IDPs … presently it has risen to 93.76%.” - Dinesh Gunawardena, Daily FT, 28 February 2020
    • The Divide (Public Senti-meter Analysis) Measuring Impact: Quarterly Report: February - May 2019 

      Media Team (Veritè Research, 2019-06)
      The manner in which the SInhala and Tamil press are divided in their reportage on several issues pertaining to Sri Lanka.
    • Divide - Sinhala Headings - May 09, 2019 

      Divide;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 5/9/2019)
      Infographic of the headlines published in the Sinhala press on 2019 May 09. Featured newspapers - Divaina, Lankadeepa, Ada
    • The divide between the Sinhala and Tamil press headlines on 09 May 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 5/9/2019)
      Difference between headlines in Sinhala and Tamil press. Main story - Sinhala - Swords recovered in Maligawatte Main story - Tamil - President Maithripala Sirisena in Sainthamaruthu says he will not allow terrorism
    • Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe: IMF 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk , 6/16/2022)
      TRUE: An Extended Fund Facility (EFF) - which allows longer repayment periods - may be best suited to the country, it typically requires deeper structural reforms. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Daily News, 19 April 2022.
    • Dr. P.K.G Harishchandra: Reserves 

      FactCheck.lk;P0099
      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-29)
      PARTLY TRUE: “[…] We've been able to build up reserves to 4.4 billion by the end of last year.” Assistant Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) P. K. G. Harischandra, CBSL Monetary Policy Review No. 01 of 2024, 23 ...
    • Dullas Alahapperuma: Forex Earnings 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 5/7/2021)
      PARTLY TRUE: The largest foreign exchange earners contributing USD 7 billion to the economy of this country are the women of our country who perform drudgery in the Middle East. Number two is the apparel industry. USD 5.6 ...
    • Dullas Alahapperuma: IMF 

      FactCheck; E1372
      FactCheck
      (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 ...