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Sorting out supply delivery

One of the most persistent fears we're seeing at Team Watchdog is about supplies. Curfew hours are tight, and a lot of people are afraid that spending time in rush hours at shops

  • Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
    Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
1 min read
The Curve of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: A Data Story

The Curve of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: A Data Story

What does the COVID-19 curve for Sri Lanka look like, and why? A friend asked, so we dig into the data to find out.

  • Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
    Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
7 min read

Misattributed images circulating related to the Coronavirus outbreak

FAKE: This picture shows Coronavirus patients collapsing on the streets in ChinaSource: https://factcheck.afp.com/2014-photo-people-participating-art-project-frankfurt-germany FAKE: This video shows a Coronavirus patient that was shot by the Chinese policeSource: https://observers.

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
1 min read

List of COVID-19 web resources for Sri Lankans

In this time of COVID-19, it's best to keep an eye on official Sri Lankan government sources - particularly those related to the Ministry of Health. Without further ado, here's the list of sources we track (so you can do this too).

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
5 min read

Coronavirus Updates (Last updated 26th Jan, 1 PM)

Sri LankaJan 26thFour patients were admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) on January 25th under the SUSPICION of been contaminated with the Coronavirus. ALL TEST NEGATIVE. https://watchdog.team/post?id=3462Steps

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
1 min read

2019 Presidential Election Propaganda — Fact-Check (Updating)

We are updating this page as we go. The updates will be arranged in the reverse chronological order.MISLEADING: M. L. A. M. Hizbullah tells his supporters to vote for Sajith Premadasa (UNF)

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
1 min read
Millennium Challenge Corporation — Overview (Part 2/3)

Millennium Challenge Corporation — Overview (Part 2/3)

Part 1 (Fact-check): https://blog.watchdog.paladinanalytics.com/mcc-fact-check/ Part 3 (Questions): https://blog.watchdog.paladinanalytics.com/mcc-questions/ Resources: MCC Sri Lanka Agreement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/120Qi_8tNapsT-B97ss9YXIgdXV5MD0Am/viewConstraint Analysis:

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
11 min read
Millennium Challenge Corporation — Questions (Part 3/3)

Millennium Challenge Corporation — Questions (Part 3/3)

Part 1 (Fact-check): https://blog.watchdog.paladinanalytics.com/mcc-fact-check/ Part 2 (Overview): https://blog.watchdog.paladinanalytics.com/mcc-overview We raised the questions our users and ourselves had about the MCC agreement to the

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
5 min read
Millennium Challenge Corporation — Fact Check (Part 1/3)

Millennium Challenge Corporation — Fact Check (Part 1/3)

THIS IS PART ONE OF OUR SERIES ON THE MCC — the complete fact check. Part two will explain the agreement in details and clarify questions sent in by our readers. Part 2 (Overview)

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
7 min read
POSTMORTEM
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POSTMORTEM

On September 15th 2019, at 7:04:41 pm, we published a news update titled “Accident on Southern Expressway - so far 16 people dead on the spot and 1 dead in Colombo.

  • Team WatchDog
    Team WatchDog
3 min read
Everything we know about the Kurunegala Dr. Shafi Case
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Everything we know about the Kurunegala Dr. Shafi Case

Dr. Shafi of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital was arrested on the May 23 for suspicious financial dealings. On May 23, Divaina newspaper ran a cover story accusing the doctor of committing illegal sterilisations on 4000 Sinhalese women.

  • Team Watchdog
    Team Watchdog
6 min read
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