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Tag: disinformation

Counter narratives and tackling harmful content

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Ove the past year, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) produced a collection of 12 in-depth reports, interviews and...

Deepfakes, democracy and the gendered battle for truth

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Could AI silence women in Sri Lankan politics? Speed read: AI-driven deepfakes and disinformation are emerging as a decisive factor in...

Will AI Disinformation Become a Gendered Tool of Exclusion?

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
By Gagani Weerakoon Sri Lanka’s debate on women’s political representation has long revolved around quotas, party gatekeeping and media bias....

Unpacking misinformation behind PCs and delayed PC Polls

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
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

General CIR Web Editor -
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

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
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

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
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

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
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

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
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

Events CIR Web Editor -
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’

Events CIR Web Editor -
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

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

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