Secretary Jayasundara lands on the fence on industrial land
The Secretary also stated that, according to international concepts, generally 3% of a country’s land area should be allocated for industries, whereas in Sri Lanka this figure stands at only 0.01%
Parliament Website | September 2, 2025
Posted on: 29 October, 2025
Partly True
PM on female MPs: A record high in SL, but a regional low
Even though that number is 22 today, this is a parliament that has one of the lowest representations of female MPs in all of South Asia.
YouTube Channel of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | September 11, 2025
Posted on: 13 October, 2025
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
Partly 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
True
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
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
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
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
Harsha limited on cause of 13% limit on expenditure
It [medium-term fiscal framework] requires that we limit our primary expenditure [..] to 13% of the GDP. Even if it [revenue] increases, we cannot use that revenue for expenses. This is because, as per this IMF agreement that Hon. Anil Jayantha signed as the acting minister of finance, he acknowledges that the government expects to spend only 13%.
Parliament YouTube channel | June 30, 2025
Posted on: 21 July, 2025
Partly True
Reservations on President Dissanayake’s Reserve Figures
Today, after 5,6 years, our country has the largest dollar reserve.
NPP YouTube channel | April 17, 2025
Posted on: 6 July, 2025
False