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Unpacking misinformation behind PCs and delayed PC Polls

By Ayodhya Kiriella The postponed Provincial Council Elections can be treated as a serious challenge to Sri Lanka’s democratic credentials. The failure to hold Provincial...

AI, InfoWars and Storm 1516: New frontiers in election misinformation and disinformation

By Niresh Eliatamby With one more election expected in 2026 for the nine provincial councils, to complete the quarter of national elections of Sri Lanka,...
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The Role of AI-Generated Disinformation in Elections

By Manjula Gajanayake The 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, a keenly contested election, were expected to yield a predictable electoral outcome....

How meme pages, anonymous accounts shape polls

19 Nov 2025 | BY Buddhika Samaraweera When Sri Lankans scroll through Facebook, TikTok, or Instagram during an election campaign, their feeds rarely show party...

Deepfakes, disinformation, and defiance

How women in politics are pushing back against AI and honour-based attacks Online harassment of women is rising, amplified by...

Rising Representation, Rising Abuse: The Digital Battle Faced by Sri Lanka’s Women Politicians

By Shreen Abdul Saroor and Nabeela Iqbal The 2024 parliamentary and local authority elections in Sri Lanka marked a notable shift...

In The Shadows: The Shahtoosh Story

In the bustling streets of Srinagar’s Old City, in India’s Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the mention of...

From War to Weather: Tamil Women in Sri Lanka Confront a New Crisis

The island nation's north saw the last phase of a brutal civil war. As war widows and mothers of...