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This @LIRNEasia panel on #DisinformationLK that I moderated a few wks ago was both insightful & entertaining - thanks to my great panel including @NirmalRDewasiri, @Mandana_IA & @milindarj. We proved we can strongly disagree yet remain civil! Watch video https://t.co/b8VUxNpP4q
The second session of the day started with the panel “Journalists as Gatekeepers of Truth and Media Business Models”, featured Prof. Nirmal Dewasiri (Professor, Department of History, University of Colombo), Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema (Senior Journalist and Media Consultant), Milinda Rajapaksha (Former Additional Director General, Department of Government Information), Suroshana Iranga (Assistant Press Commissioner, Sri Lanka Press Council) & Shan Wijetunge (Former Communications Director, Parliament of Sri Lanka), moderated by Nalaka Gunawardena (Communication Consultant).
Full discussion now available to watch: https://t.co/4ADwdW98UO
@NirmalRDewasiri | @Mandana_IA | @milindarj | @suroiranga | @Shan196Shan | @NalakaG
Key takeaways from @LIRNEasia’s latest survey on #DisinformationLK:
▪️ Many Sinhala news consumers admitted to knowingly sharing false info, claiming intent to debunk it.
▪️ Their top method of verifying? Asking friends/family, followed closely by legacy media.
(Findings based on sample outlined in infographic; similar survey for Tamil news audiences shared in Jaffna.)
Kicking off a day of dialogue and insight at @LIRNEasia’s forum on
#InformationDisorder. Delighted to see cross-sector voices represented, from policymakers to media to tech. Solutions must be collective, calibrated, and contextual. #DisinformationLK @helanigalpaya
Powerful session on the intersection of AI, media, and democracy. While AI can amplify disinformation, it can also help detect and counter it, if used ethically and transparently. Guardrails are non-negotiable. #AI #Democracy #DisinformationLK @LIRNEasia
📢 @LIRNEasia විසින් ශ්‍රීලංකිකයින් අසත්‍ය/විකෘත තොරතුරු වලට සම්බන්ධ වන්නේ කෙසේද? ඒ පිළිබද තත්ත්වයන් කවරේද? සහ #DisinformationLK ව්‍යාප්තියට ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වන්න හැකි ක්‍රියාමාර්ග මොනවාදැයි විමසා සකස් කළ නව අධ්‍යයන වාර්තාවක් අද නිකුත් විය. 🔍🇱🇰 #lka #EngageSMinSL
Kicking off a day of dialogue and insight at @LIRNEasia’s forum on
#InformationDisorder. Delighted to see cross-sector voices represented, from policymakers to media to tech. Solutions must be collective, calibrated, and contextual. #DisinformationLK @helanigalpaya
At @LIRNEasia event to release new study on how Lankans relate to information & dis/misinformation, and what can be done to tackle scourge of #DisinformationLK, @helanigalpaya sets context by listing options available - glad emphasis is placed on non-legal interventions…#lka
“Million dollar luxury vehicles used by #lka govt” #NPP shouted in opposition. Now in govt, eating their own words has become staple diet for garrulous NPPers! When gross exaggerations & distortions are used to get elected, this is an inevitable consequence! 🤣#DisinformationLK
As #ElectionsLK draw closer, there will be many more attempts to mislead #lka voters & media with elaborate fakes. #DisinformationLK at election times is not new but this scale & speed of spreading challenge @ECSriLanka and old fashioned election monitoring groups. Be vigilant!
A fraudulent report regarding electoral issues, falsely attributed to UNHCR, is circulating online.
Anyone with doubts about the authenticity of a message purportedly from or on behalf of the UN in Sri Lanka or its agencies is encouraged to reach out to [email protected].
@samarajiva මේ වියවුලට එක හේතුවක් නම් @dialoglk පවතින බදු හා වැඩිවන බද්ද ගැන නිරවුල්ව ග්‍රාහකයන්ට සන්නිවේදනය නොකිරීමයි. සමාගම එවූ sms පණිවුඩය කලබලෙන් කියෙව්වා නම් හිතන්නේ අලුතින් 42% වැඩි වෙන බවක්. කී දෙනාද https://t.co/IKjlZSXG53 ගිහින් බලන්නෙ! #DisinformationLk begins with careless notices
#ElectionsLK2024 #DisinformationLK
Spox for #lka billionaire says newspaper ads promoting his presidential candidacy had "no affiliation with him" & urges media to verify "authenticity before publishing ads to prevent potential public misinformation". 😅
https://t.co/6TE7pcPczg
#DisinformationLK #FakeNewsLK #FakePolitics #lka
When satire offers the best political commentary...
'Fake News Is Being Used Against My Family,': Namal, Whose Family Paraded Fake Sirisena. #lka #NewsCurry
පත්තර ලක් ජනමතයට කරන බලපෑම් හීන වෙමින් තිබෙන අද කාලේ, පත්තර පච නොතකා සිටීම වඩාත් උචිතයි. පිටපත් පන් දාහක්වත් නොවිකිණෙන පච පත්තර deny කළාම පන් ලක්ෂයක් ඒ පච ගැන දැන ගනීවි! #DisinformationLk
පත්තරේ යන බොරු තොරතුරු නිවැරදි කරන්න පුළුවන් හොඳම ක්‍රමය මොකක්ද?
#CounterDisinformation #Disinformation #misinformation #FactsMatter
@aruni_t @USAmbSL Thx @aruni_t for highlighting this! During #Gota’s election campaign, Seetha A spread so much disinformation about proposed @MCCgov grant to #Lka. @USAmbSL would be amused to hear her warning about US land-grabbing and military intervention thru MCC! #DisinformationLk #Hypocrisy
Beware of #DisinformationLk!
#IMFBashing is a popular sport among some #lka politicians and activists. @IMFNews is their latest bogey or billa!
This guy is now 100% deliberately spreading false information 🤦🏽♀️ nowhere has IMF asked for health expenditure cuts, infact they have recommended to increase social spending.
#SriLanka #EconomicCrisisLK #ReformSriLanka
#ToxicMedia: Truth Behind ‘Secret Sterilisations’ of Dr Shafi documentary is now available in a Sinhala version: දොස්තර සාෆි ඇත්තටම ගැහැණුන් වඳ කළාද? අශීලාචාර මාධ්‍යයේ සළුව ගැලවුණු කතාව
If you value #GoodJournalism, watch & share link!
#DisinformationLK
https://t.co/TOayeA8BgB
6/ I've been sent full press release by @PMDNewsGov which clearly debunks #DisinformationLK carried by 2 newspapers. It says Min of Trade will complain to CID of @SL_PoliceMedia. Let's watch what (if anything) happens coz @mawbimaonline owned by #lka Minister in charge of police!
5/ In such context, commendable to see #lka journalist @Sajeewa_Wijewee questioning @AgriTwitt (despite weekend) & publishing a fact-based, balanced story quickly debunking #DisinformationLK: "No such study done" Registrar of Pesticides told #RataDotLK https://t.co/QbJMczeNSQ
4/ While @PMDNewsGov SMSed denial Sep 17 night, other #lka state info outlets yet to react. Nothing on @infodprtsl website/SM. Whether officials work or not, #DisinformationLK spreads 24/7, weekends too! Result: misplaced consumer fears on "toxic imported rice". Quick #FB search:
@PMDNewsGov @AgriTwitt 3/ Whoever wrote #DisinformationLK story on "imported toxic rice" carried as "news" by @arunapuwath & @mawbimaonline was overzealous: so-called toxic levels given in percentages add up to 136% w/out any grain element! How far this gets shared shows how low #lka #MediaLiteracy is!
2/ @PMDNewsGov says #lka state Registrar of Pesticide - part of @AgriTwitt, cited by both newspapers as their source - denies these reports as "completely false & baseless". But official clarification hasn't gained traction while original #DisinformationLK is still being shared
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