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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....

Public panic, mass displacement and criminal culpability

A wave of social media posts hamper Ditwah disaster response while police prepares for combative action  CCID investigating online disinformation...

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...

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...

CIR launches new reporting initiative to strengthen resilience against disinformation and hate speech

COLOMBO - The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) rolled out its latest investigative reporting initiative on counter-narratives to electoral...

Panel discussion on ‘Election Disinformation, Online Hate & Women’s Political Representation’

The Center for Investigative reporting (CIR) will host a panel discussion titled ‘Election Disinformation, Online Hate & Women’s Political...

Factchecking and News Literacy in the Age of Disinformation

A webinar titled ‘Factchecking and News Literacy in the Age of Disinformation’ was held on October 20, 2022. This was...

Factchecking & News Literacy in the Age of Disinformation

Meet the speakers! The Center for Investigative Reporting Sri Lanka (CIR) together with Media Unlimited (MU) will host their next...