THE EVIDENCE HUB
Claims are easy. Evidence is harder.
No guilt by association. No anonymous accusation presented as fact. No political side receives a different evidentiary standard. Where a claim cannot be verified, we say so.
Five promises. One measurable standard.
The first Promise Audit records major published commitments and separates the original pledge from evidence of implementation. We start with five governing-party promises and will expand the audit where clear, attributable and measurable commitments exist.
OPEN THE PROMISE AUDIT →Online Safety Act: What the Public Record Shows
Our first Document Vault and Rhetoric vs Evidence record traces the Act from the Human Rights Commission’s concerns to the 2026 parliamentary repeal process — and clearly separates what the documents prove from what they do not.
OPEN THE EVIDENCE RECORD →Promise Audit
A documentary report card for major public commitments. We record the promise, responsible institution, stated deadline, measurable outcome and the best available primary evidence.
- Promise and date made
- Responsible ministry or institution
- Deadline or measurable target
- Status: pending, in progress, delivered, changed or unverified
- Primary source and update history
Witness Timeline
Living chronologies for unresolved public-interest cases. Timelines separate established events, official findings, allegations and unanswered questions so that time does not erase the record.
- Key event chronology
- Court and investigative milestones
- Official findings and public statements
- Outstanding questions
- Latest verified development
Document Vault
A searchable editorial gateway to public records used in Lanka Witness reporting. The aim is simple: readers should be able to inspect the evidence behind important claims.
- Court judgments and filings published lawfully
- Gazettes and legislation
- Auditor-General and parliamentary material
- UN and OHCHR documents
- Official statistics, reports and public records
Rhetoric vs Evidence
Government and opposition claims are tested by the same standard. We identify exactly what was said, what evidence is available and what remains uncertain.
- Exact attributable claim
- Relevant official data or record
- Context omitted or disputed
- Evidence assessment
- Corrections and later developments
What comes next
The Hub will grow through sourced Lanka Witness reporting: live promise records, unresolved-case chronologies, public documents and visual data explainers. Entries will link back to the underlying source wherever publication and access rights allow.
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