1. WatchDog is Sri Lanka’s one of the most popular fact checkers.
2. WatchDog’s CEO Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, has played an active role in Sri Lanka’s regime change protests through his online presence
(2/5) 3. Watchdog lists the following organizations as their partners/funders. Some of them are NATO, OCCRP and IREX. Let’s find out who’s behind OCCRP and IREX
(3/5) 4. IREX lists USAID as their partner for their local media training program (MEND). IREX is also supported by Open Society Foundation, Ford Foundation and several other key organizations
(4/5) 5. OCCRP is funded by the following organizations including US State Department, NED, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Borthers Fund
(5/5) 6. Almost two months after the first unrest, Watchdog’s CEO Yudhanjaya met US ambassador.
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