Fake News and Misinformation

Posts discussing false or misleading information circulating on social media platforms in Sri Lanka. Users are identifying and calling out fabricated claims and disinformation campaigns.

Dr. Suneth saw a Facebook post and decided to play telephone with it—except the game is now called "Telephone but everyone's on fire, literally." Nothing says "I verified this" like screenshot-sharing something that reads like a fever dream written by a garbage disposal.