Video of child swept up by kite was filmed in Taiwan, not India

Published on 03/02/2023 at 10:19

A video showing a child swept into the air by a kite has been viewed hundreds of times in social media posts falsely claiming the accident happened in India. But the clip was filmed at a kite festival in Taiwan in 2020. Similar videos of the accident were included in coverage by local and international news outlets.

Old Sri Lankan departure levy misleadingly shared as new rule in 2023

Updated on 27/01/2023 at 08:38

Massage therapists in Sri Lanka not 'banned from taking clients of opposite sex'

Published on 26/01/2023 at 07:30

Fabricated 'UN warning' rehashes misleading claims about Covid XBB subvariant

Updated on 20/01/2023 at 10:50

Old video shows flash mob at Sri Lankan airport in 2019, not IMF officials being welcomed to country

Published on 18/01/2023 at 07:52

Woman seen hugging Messi after World Cup win is chef for Argentinian football team, not his mum

Published on 30/12/2022 at 10:13

Purported NASA warning about 'world being plunged into darkness' is old hoax

Published on 26/12/2022 at 10:18

France's free condom initiative misleadingly shared as Sri Lankan policy

Updated on 18/12/2022 at 08:54

Myanmar barbed wire image misleadingly shared as 'Sri Lankan president's reinforced home'

Published on 09/12/2022 at 08:33

Video does not show Korean tourist 'overcharged' at Sri Lankan railway station

Published on 05/12/2022 at 10:47

Old photo of smuggled beer in Saudi Arabia resurfaces in posts about Qatar World Cup

Published on 30/11/2022 at 10:09

Posts falsely claim no iron was used to construct Sri Lanka's Victoria Dam

Published on 16/11/2022 at 05:13

Old kidney donation hoax resurfaces on social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Published on 14/11/2022 at 04:57

Sri Lankan social media users share false posts about retirement age for public sector workers

Updated on 04/11/2022 at 08:52

CNN article about Asian street food did not 'rank Sri Lankan snack first'

Published on 01/11/2022 at 10:01