MP Kiriella overreaches on recovery of bond transactions losses
The allegation is that the UNP caused a loss of LKR 10 billion through bonds. The country has not experienced a loss because the CBSL froze/impounded LKR 12 billion from Perpetual Treasuries.
Lankadeepa | February 2, 2020
Posted on: 11 March, 2020
Partly True
MP Kanchana Wijesekera misidentifies beneficiaries of bond transaction losses
In this statement made on 30 January 2020, UPFA MP Kanchana Wijesekara claims that 96% of the losses caused to the government treasury, through bond transactions from 2002-2015
Daily News | January 30, 2020
Posted on: 4 March, 2020
False
President is misinformed on disability data
In Sri Lanka, 20 percent of children are having a mental or physical disability.
President's Official Twitter Page | January 25, 2020
Posted on: 26 February, 2020
False
MP Ranawaka on airline debt: flying too high
Through SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka, every person in the country has been made a debtor to the value of LKR 12,500.
Divaina | August 28, 2019
Posted on: 4 February, 2020
False
MP Gammanpila out of tune on national anthem
[According to Article 7 of the constitution] Sri Lanka's national anthem is "Sri Lanka Maatha"… if anything other than the words of "Sri Lanka Maatha"
Ada | January 1, 2020
Posted on: 30 January, 2020
False
MP Premadasa correct on his representation of women in politics
…[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%.
Mawbima | October 22, 2019
Posted on: 21 January, 2020
True
Minister Rambukwella on past GDP growth: Correct but also misleading
When President Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the country in 2005, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was USD 20 billion. In ten years, we increased the GDP to USD 80 billion.
Dinamina | December 4, 2019
Posted on: 15 January, 2020
True
MP Dissanayaka on public transport: riding on Western Province data
Only 52% of our country uses public transport... 48% of the people use private transport.
Divaina | November 1, 2019
Posted on: 1 January, 2020
Partly True
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa correct on the higher education of women.
Today, the percentage of women studying in universities exceeds 50 percent.
Divaina | September 2, 2019
Posted on: 20 December, 2019
True
MP Bandara partly overstates the reduction in crime
During the last four years, the rates of all forms of crime […] declined drastically […] under this government compared to the previous Rajapaksa regime.
Daily News | October 30, 2019
Posted on: 18 December, 2019
Partly True