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NPP Will Produce Sulfuric Acid Using Sea Water At Paranthan - AKD

Original publisher’s rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Factcrescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

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Original review summary

Fact Crescendo says Dissanayake did not say sulfuric acid would be made using seawater at Paranthan; it reports that he spoke of restarting the factory and producing sulfuric acid. The review concludes that the claim misrepresented his speech.[S1]

Additional context

The review says Paranthan Chemical Factory was non-operational at the time of its inquiries. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Factcrescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: Factcrescendo Sri Lanka. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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