The claim
A baby was born with three-foot-long hair at Peradeniya Hospital.
Original review summary
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that Peradeniya Teaching Hospital said no baby with three-foot-long hair was born there. The review also says the image shared with the claim was created using artificial intelligence.[S1]
Additional context
The review cites a different hair-length record: it says Nitara Vignesh’s hair measured 16.5 inches on September 24, 2024. [S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026