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    • Kanchana Wijesekara: Fuel prices 

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      (www.factcheck.lk , 5/24/2022)
      TRUE: Fuel Price will be revised from 3am today. Fuel pricing formula that was approved by the cabinet was applied to revise the prices. Price revision includes all costs incurred in importing, unloading, distribution to ...
    • Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi: CEB profits and electricity access 

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      (www.factcheck.lk , 5/19/2022)
      PARTLY TRUE: In 2014… we did so much work and reduced the electricity bill by 25 percent. – Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, DailyNews, 14 March 2022.
    • Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Remittances 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 5/5/2022)
      TRUE: Foreign remittances increased during the first 5 months of 2021. It increased by USD 450Mn. However, it started to drop from the sixth month onwards… This January, it [remittances] reduced by 62%.– Anura Kumara ...
    • Namal Rajapaksa: Chief Government Whip 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 5/4/2022)
      BLATANTLY FALSE: If we are to convene parliament, the chief government whip and other key positions must be sworn in as cabinet ministers, if they are to remain in those positions. It was due to this that Hon. Johnston ...
    • Ajith Nivard Cabraal: All Party Convention statement 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 4/28/2022)
      FALSE: During 2015-2019, Sri Lanka’s economic growth had collapsed gradually from 7% to 2%. Although foreign debt increased by USD 15 billion, foreign reserves had reduced by USD 1 billion. – Ajith Nivard Cabraal, News19.lk, ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel price 

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      (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 ...
    • Ajith Nivard Cabraal: CBSL plan 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 4/7/2022)
      BLATANTLY FALSE: The Six-Month Road Map announced by Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) last year has proven to be a resounding success with expected inflows materialising. …..the envisaged inflows under the “Six-Month Road ...
    • Dayasiri Jayasekara: Industrial GDP 

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      (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.
    • Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Tourism earnings 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 3/16/2022)
      FALSE: Tourism is a 10-billion-dollar industry, and for the last two years we have not been able to enjoy the fruits of that. – Ajith Nivad Cabraal, Bloomberg, 18 February 2022.
    • Sarath Weerasekera: National Flag 

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      (www.factcheck.lk , 3/24/2022)
      FALSE: No one will be allowed to distort & disrespect the national flag of our Motherland. Anyone found so shall be thoroughly investigated and charged accordingly under the provisions of our Penal Code.– Official twitter ...
    • Bandula Gunawardana: Debt 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 1/20/2022)
      FALSE: The debt stood at 2 trillion when Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the country. It stood at 7 trillion at the time he handed over the country. The debt only rose by 5 trillion in [those] 10 years. [But] The debt stood ...
    • Eran Wickramaratne: Reserves 

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      (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
    • Harsha de Silva: Inflation in Asia 

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      (www.factcheck.lk  , 3/3/2022)
      TRUE: We [Sri Lanka] have the highest inflation in Asia as of now. - Harsha de Silva, Ada Derana, 1 February 2022 
    • Dullas Alahapperuma: IMF 

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      (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 ...
    • Nihal Thalduwa: Criticism of the President 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 1/5/2022)
      FALSE: It is prohibited to publish and exchange statements that insult the president on social media or any other media. The police is vested with the authority to take legal action against those who do so. – SSP Nihal ...
    • Keheliya Rambukwella: Vaccination ranking 

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      (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.- ...
    • Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Foreign Loans 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 1/27/2022)
      FALSE: I have not taken a cent in foreign loans during my two years in office. - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Newswire, 7 January 2022,
    • Bandula Gunawardane: Total Exports 

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      (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 ...
    • Lasantha Alagiyawanna: LPG Standards 

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      (www.factcheck.lk, 1/13/2022)
      FALSE: This [LP gas] problem arose - especially this problem of the butane and propane composition - [because] the composition is not mentioned in the standards that have been formulated by the SLSI. - Lasantha Alagiyawanna, ...
    • W.D.J. Seneviratne: Foreign and central government debt 

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      (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 ...