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    • Eran Wickramaratne: Reserves 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/24/2022)
      TRUE: Compared to 2019 and 2021, the decrease in foreign reserves is 80% in Sri Lanka. But other countries in the [South Asian] region have seen an escalation of their reserves. - Eran Wickramaratne, Daily FT, 25 January 2022

    • Eran Wickramaratne: Foreign investment 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/25/2021)
      TRUE: There has been a big outflow of foreign investment from the stock exchange. In terms of rupee value, Rs. 51 billion outflows was registered in the year 2020… - Eran Wickramaratne, Lanka Business Online, 18 January 2021

    • Sagala Ratnayaka: Health and Education Budget Allocation 

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      FactCheck       (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

    • Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Child disability statistics 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/27/2020)
      FALSE: In Sri Lanka, 20 percent of children are having a mental or physical disability. - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President's Official Twitter Page, 25 January 2020

    • Bandula Gunawardane: Total Exports 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/3/2022)
      PARTLY TRUE: Sri Lanka increased exports by 23% amidst challenging environment faced both locally and globally. Total exports are USD 12.3 billion in 2020 and USD15.12 billion in 2021. - Bandula Gunawardane, Official ...

    • Anura Priyadharshana Yapa: Forest Cover 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/5/2021)
      TRUE: Sri Lanka's forest cover is only 29.2 percent. - Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Lankadeepa, 9 December 2020

    • Patali Champika Ranawaka: Mihin and Sri Lankan Airlines debt 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2/6/2020)
      FALSE: Through SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka, every person in the country has been made a debtor to the value of LKR 12,500. - Patali Champika Ranawaka, Divaina, 28 August 2019

    • MFC01 - Monitoring Database - January 2019 - English 

      Shamana, Amjah (Verite Research, 2019-01)

    • MFC01 - Monitoring Database - February 2019 - English 

      Amjah, Shamana (2019-02)

    • MFC01 - Monitoring Database - March 2019 - English 

      Amjah, Shamana (2019-03)

    • J.C Alawathuwala: Food expenses 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-01-18)
      PARTLY TRUE: In 2019, the expenditure on the food of an individual living in Colombo or elsewhere in Sri Lanka was between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 6,500. By 2023, this has increased to between Rs.16,000 to Rs.17,000. That is, ...

    • Eran Wickramaratne - Ministry of Defence Expenditure 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-01-26)
      TRUE: When considering the Ministry of Defence, we spent 7% of the total budget for 2022 on it [Ministry of Defence] ... 60% of that goes to pay wages…Sri Lanka is one out of ten countries that has the greatest number of ...

    • Mahinda Rajapaksa: Debt-to-GDP 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-01)
      PARTLY TRUE: My government reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio from 90% at the end of 2005 to 69% at the end of 2014. Mahinda Rajapaksa, NewsFirst.lk, 8 December 2023

    • Ranjith Siyambalapitiya: Pensions and Aswesuma 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-08)
      TRUE: [A group of] 4 million are watching the government expectantly. 2 million out of that are government employees and pensioners who are expecting an increase in salaries and the other 2 million are those who have been ...

    • Udaya Gammanpila: Presidential Election Date 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-15)
      TRUE: According to the constitution of our country, [the] presidential election must be held for certain between 18th September and 18th October 2024. Udaya Gammanpila, Udaya Gammanpila’s YouTube Channel, 8 January 2024

    • Eran Wickramaratne - Passport Ranking 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-22)
      PARTLY TRUE: [The] Sri Lankan passport [is] …97th among global passports…What does it mean? It means that…you have access to 40 countries without a visa. Sri Lanka has very little access to other countries to get a visa ...

    • Dr. P.K.G Harishchandra: Reserves 

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      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 ...

    • Wimal Weerawansa: Income and Wealth Inequality 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-03-07)
      PARTLY TRUE: The wealthiest 1% in Sri Lanka enjoy 31% of the national income. Similarly, the 10% at the highest stratum of society, inclusive of that 1%, enjoy 64% of the national income […]. After that, the 50% at the ...

    • Ashok Abeysinghe: Foreign Departures 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-03-14)
      PARTLY TRUE: 500 individuals from our country go abroad on a daily basis. In the recent past, between 180,000 and 200,000 individuals per month have gone abroad. The reason why they go abroad is because it’s difficult to ...

    • Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel price 

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      FactCheck       (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 ...