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S2395_WimalW_NetExportEarnings
No full textContains FactCheck write-ups in English, Sinhala and TamilFALSE: For the first time since the open economy was introduced in 1977 by J.R. Jayawardena, the country’s export earnings exceeded import expenditure. - Wimal Weerawansa, Mawbima,13/07/202
Fact checking the budget speech
No full textFor the very first time in Sri Lanka, the FactCheck team at Verité Research conducted the inaugural #BudgetCheck2021. The team carried out live fact checking on claims made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his 2021 Budget Speech on 17 November 2020.
The team fact checked a total of eight statements from the Budget Speech. Of these, five statements were graded True, one Partly True, one Misleading, and one False
S2933_Nalaka G_Agriculture
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.FALSE: Although the contribution by the agriculture sector to the country’s economy is less than 10%, the segment of the population that is dependent on the sector for income is one-third of this country’s population, [that is,] more than 30%.
- Nalaka Godahewa, Mawbima, 1 July 202
P0051_Kanchana W_Fuel prices
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.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 the stations and taxes. Profits not calculated and included. Kanchana Wijesekara, Official Twitter Page of Kanchana Wijesekara, 24 May 2022
E1369_Eran W_Reserves
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact checkTRUE: 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 202
P0033_Bandula G_Debt
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.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 at 13 trillion when the country was handed over to us. Your [Yahapalanaya] government obtained 6 trillion in loans in 5 years. - Bandula Gunawardana, Hansard, p.30, 13 November 202
P0010_HarshaDeS_GovernmentDebt
No full textTRUE: …the government made a hue and cry [those days] saying that the debt rose by Rs. 5,700 billion in five years, didn’t they? However, during their time, it has risen by [approximately] Rs. 1,000 billion in just four months… What this means is that the monthly increase in debt has risen by a factor of 2.5 as compared to the time of the previous government.
_Harsha De Silva, Samagi Jana Balawegaya Press Briefing,7 July 202
P0034_AnuraD_RajapaksaBudget
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.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 or 5.2 trillion. However, when 5,200 million (sic) is being spent, 3,470 million (sic) is being spent within one group—within one family. That is 64% of total government expenditure. - Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Newfirst.lk, 20 November 202
S3271_Anura Kumara D_Remittances
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.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 Dissanayake, Lankadeepa, 07 March 2022
P0030_AnuraKD_Kerawalapitiya_English
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE:…Basil Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented a cabinet paper and handed over these constructions [to convert the Yugadhanawi Power Plant into an LNG plant] to a US company [New Fortress Energy] that was not involved in the tender process in anyway.
-Anura Kumara Dissanayake, JVP Official Facebook Page, 19 September 202
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