MP Wickramaratne travels with some trouble on the SL passport
[The] Sri Lankan passport [is] …97th among global passports…What does it mean? It means that…you have access to 40 countries without a visa. Sri Lanka has very little access to other countries to get a visa on arrival. Among those countries are Pakistan, Singapore, and Dominica…
Eran Wickramaratne’s YouTube Page | December 8, 2023
Posted on: 22 February, 2024
Partly True
MP Gammanpila constitutionally correct on presidential polls
According to the constitution of our country, [the] presidential election must be held for certain between 18th September and 18th October 2024.
Udaya Gammanpila’s YouTube Channel | January 8, 2024
Posted on: 15 February, 2024
True
State minister Siyambalapitiya on 4 Mn people paid monthly by govt.
[A group of] 4 million are watching the government expectantly. 2 million out of that are government employees and pensioners who are expecting an increase in salaries and the other 2 million are those who have been admitted to the social welfare process through Aswesuma.
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya’s Facebook Page | November 8, 2023
Posted on: 8 February, 2024
True
MP Rajapaksa misrepresents past reduction of debt burden
My government reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio from 90% at the end of 2005 to 69% at the end of 2014.
NewsFirst.lk | December 20, 2023
Posted on: 1 February, 2024
Partly True
Data defends MP Wickramaratne on defence budget
When considering the Ministry of Defence, we spent 7% of the total budget for 2022 on it [Ministry of Defence] ... 60% of that goes to pay wages…Sri Lanka is one out of ten countries that has the greatest number of soldiers per 100 citizens. If we take 200 countries, we are in the first 10. Sri Lanka is a country that has around 1.5 soldiers for every 100 citizens.
Parliament YouTube page | November 14, 2023
Posted on: 26 January, 2024
True
MP Alawathuwala sheds light on the plight of food expenses
In 2019, the expenditure on the food of an individual living in Colombo or elsewhere in Sri Lanka was between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 6,500. By 2023, this has increased to between Rs.16,000 to Rs.17,000. That is, the expenditure has tripled.
NewsFirst | November 7, 2023
Posted on: 18 January, 2024
Partly True
MP Wickramaratne falls short on example of revenue falling short
The government, despite taking the path of revenue-based stabilisation, has fallen significantly short of its targets. For instance, excise revenues have fallen short by approximately 43%, with collection at Rs.125 billion as of September [2023], compared to the required Rs. 214 billion.
Sunday Observer | November 5, 2023
Posted on: 12 January, 2024
Partly True
MP de Silva poor on the interpretation of the poor
The World Bank states that the poverty level which was at 13% in 2019 has by today, increased to at least 25%. The multidimensional Poverty Vulnerability of Oxford University and UNDP (sic) states that when considering education, health, and the economy altogether, 12.5 million out of the 21 million in our country, [that is] more than 56%, can be categorised as poor.
Parliament of Sri Lanka | November 15, 2023
Posted on: 14 December, 2023
Partly True
AKD overblows RW’s yahapalanaya debt
When Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power in 2015, our debt was LKR 8.5 trillion […] In 2020, the country’s debt […] stood at LKR 15 trillion […] Approximately, Ranil’s five years put the country more in debt by LKR 6.5 trillion.
JVP Sri Lanka Facebook page | October 22, 2023
Posted on: 7 December, 2023
False
MP Karunatilleke fails test on student-to-staff ratios
Although the number of academic staff is dwindling [in recent months], the annual intake of students at universities has doubled since 2017
NewsFirst | October 19, 2023
Posted on: 30 November, 2023
False