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Dr. Jasinghe off the mark on fastest ageing country
[There is a] set of countries [including Sri Lanka], in which the population will peak […] between now and 2053…as we all know Sri Lanka is one of the fastest ageing countries in Asia. […] 1/4th of this population by 2041 would be elderly.
NewsFirst Sri Lanka | July 24, 2025
Posted on: 29 September, 2025
Partly True
Partly True
Dr. Jasinghe off the mark on fastest ageing country
[There is a] set of countries [including Sri Lanka], in which the population will peak […] between now and 2053…as we all know Sri Lanka is one of the fastest ageing countries in Asia. […] 1/4th of this population by 2041 would be elderly.
NewsFirst Sri Lanka | July 24, 2025
Posted on: 29 September, 2025
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Wasantha Bandara’s numbers “cleared” for SL-US exports
Under the current situation, 25% of Sri Lanka's export earnings come from trade with the United States, and Sri Lanka has an 88% trade surplus from that trade.
Sunday Lankadeepa | August 17, 2025
Posted on: 15 September, 2025
True
True
Wasantha Bandara’s numbers “cleared” for SL-US exports
Under the current situation, 25% of Sri Lanka's export earnings come from trade with the United States, and Sri Lanka has an 88% trade surplus from that trade.
Sunday Lankadeepa | August 17, 2025
Posted on: 15 September, 2025
T.B. Sarath’s statistics sloppy on economic growth?
This government is economically strong. […..] We have achieved an economic growth rate of 8.3%.
Hiru News | August 3, 2025
Posted on: 1 September, 2025
False
False
T.B. Sarath’s statistics sloppy on economic growth?
This government is economically strong. […..] We have achieved an economic growth rate of 8.3%.
Hiru News | August 3, 2025
Posted on: 1 September, 2025
Professor Perera chokes on change in food prices
…compared to last month [June 2025], the prices of food items have fallen while at the same time, the prices of non-food items–that is, items such as water tariffs, electricity tariffs and gas – have risen…
Lankadeepa | July 6, 2025
Posted on: 16 August, 2025
False
Professor Perera chokes on change in food prices
…compared to last month [June 2025], the prices of food items have fallen while at the same time, the prices of non-food items–that is, items such as water tariffs, electricity tariffs and gas – have risen…
Lankadeepa | July 6, 2025
Posted on: 16 August, 2025
Premadasa’s migrant workers’ claim holds up in thin air
In 2024, Sri Lanka received USD 6.57 billion in remittances from foreign workers. Of these workers, 80% are employed in the Middle East.
Parliament of Sri Lanka | June 19, 2025
Posted on: 7 August, 2025
True
True
Premadasa’s migrant workers’ claim holds up in thin air
In 2024, Sri Lanka received USD 6.57 billion in remittances from foreign workers. Of these workers, 80% are employed in the Middle East.
Parliament of Sri Lanka | June 19, 2025
Posted on: 7 August, 2025
Weerawansa short-circuits himself on the electricity hike and meal reduction
This 15% hike in the electricity bill is happening in a country where 24.5% [of the population], that is one-fourth, are mired in poverty, and where 51% satisfy themselves by eating just two meals per day. [...] When this hike in the electricity bill has that kind of an impact […] The 51% who have two meals per day will turn into 51% who have just one meal per day.
Wimal Weerawansa YouTube Page | June 26, 2025
Posted on: 31 July, 2025
Blatantly False
Blatantly False
Weerawansa short-circuits himself on the electricity hike and meal reduction
This 15% hike in the electricity bill is happening in a country where 24.5% [of the population], that is one-fourth, are mired in poverty, and where 51% satisfy themselves by eating just two meals per day. [...] When this hike in the electricity bill has that kind of an impact […] The 51% who have two meals per day will turn into 51% who have just one meal per day.
Wimal Weerawansa YouTube Page | June 26, 2025
Posted on: 31 July, 2025
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