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Economy & business fact checks

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Fact Crescendo Sri LankaEconomy & business

Sri Lanka has gone from bankruptcy to the world's fourth-ranked country in two years, behind only the United States, China and Canada.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the viral post conflated unrelated indices and presented a limited ranking as a global one. Sri Lanka ranked fourth among 57 emerging and developing economies for improvement in investor relations and debt transparency—not fourth worldwide behind the countries named in the claim.

Maharat NewsEconomy & business

هل سيبدأ صرف الرواتب والمستحقات المتأخرة (الـ ٦ رواتب) لموظفي القطاع العام، بمن فيهم العسكريون المتقاعدون قريبًا؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا

The review reports that the Finance Ministry’s proposed plan would begin payments from September 1, 2026, with accumulated retroactive entitlements paid in installments over about a year. The start remains conditional on the Council of Ministers approving the decree and completing the required procedures.