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Ranil Wickremesinghe: Money printing
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/9/2023)TRUE: We put the Central Bank there [in charge] without meddling in it. Henceforth, according to the law, we won’t be able to print money. We have lost our ability to borrow (obtain loans) from the Bank of Ceylon and the ... -
Mahinda Rajapaksa: economic growth
(factchecklka - Facebook, 12/10/2018)FALSE: In the nine years I was in power, I increased the GDP per capita of this country by a multiple of three. In that period, the economic growth rate was 7.4%. - Mahinda Rajapaksa, 25 November 2018, Derana TV -
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 ... -
Harsha de Silva: Multidimensional poverty
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/14/2023)PARTLY TRUE: The World Bank states that the poverty level which was at 13% in 2019 has by today, increased to at least 25%. The multidimensional Poverty Vulnerability of Oxford University and UNDP (sic) states that when ... -
W.D.J. Seneviratne: Foreign and central government debt
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/16/2021)FALSE: At the time when Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the government, we had only 72% of foreign loans. However, soon after the Yahapalana government, when we came into power that percentage has been increased up to ... -
Ranjith Madduma Bandara: Crime reduction statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/18/2019)PARTLY TRUE: During the last four years, the rates of all forms of crime […] declined drastically […] under this government compared to the previous Rajapaksa regime. The murder rate which was 646 in 2012 has decreased to ... -
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Rajapaksa budget
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/2/2021)FALSE: There are 4 Rajapaksas who represent the cabinet. There is also a state minister as well. How much of funds have been allocated to that family—to the ministries they represent? The total expenditure is 5,200 billion ... -
MA Sumanthiran: Tamil journalists
(factchecklka - Facebook, 12/20/2018)PARTLY TRUE: If I remember correctly, [in the past 20 years] 14 Tamil journalists have been murdered. - MA Sumanthiran, 25 October 2018, Mawbima -
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Women in universities
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/20/2019)TRUE: Today, the percentage of women studying in universities exceeds 50 percent. - Mahinda Rajapaksa, Divaina, 2 October 2019 -
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 -
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.- ... -
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. ... -
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