Monthly Archives: September 2024
Viral Photo of Ballot Paper Shared On Social Media Before Presidential Polls, Not After
Claim: A photo of a ballot paper with the vote cast shared on social media on the day of the presidential electionFact: The claim is false. The photograph shows a ballot paper distributed for postal voting.
Several social media users are sharing an image of...
Did Anura Kumara Dissanayake Justify Killings Of Thevis Guruge and Wijaya Kumaratunga?
Claim: A video clip of an interview of the President elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake where he says that the killings of journalist Thevis Guruge and actor/politician Wijaya Kumaratunga can be justified because they happened during the Civil War.Fact: The video clip is misleading. The...
Viral Image Showing Meththika Vithanage And Sajith Premadasa Is Edited
Claim: Image of Professor Meththika Vithanage and Sajith Premadasa, indicating that the Professor of Sri Jayewardenepura University has endorsed him as the presidential candidate.Fact: The Viral image is edited. The campaign team of Sajith Premadasa has also refuted the claim.
A photograph, purportedly showing Professor...
Did Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Say That Sajith Premadasa Will Not Bring Justice to Victims of 2019 Easter Attacks?
Claim: Letter by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith expressing doubt that victims of the 2019 Easter Attacks will receive justice if Sajith Premadasa becomes presidentFact: The posts are false. The Cardinal has not issued any such statement. A letter written by Rienzie Arsecularatne airing his concerns about...
Did Sajith Premadasa Say Muslims Brought Coronavirus To Sri Lanka?
ClaimMuslims brought Coronavirus to Sri Lanka, claims Sajith Premadasa in address to island nation's parliament.FactThe viral video is edited and leaves out key bits from Sajith Premadasa's Parliament speech, where he can actually be heard condemning the ruling party for vilifying Muslims over the...
Did WION Announce The Results of Sri Lanka Presidential Elections Already?
Claim: International news outlet, WION, has announced the results of the Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka and has reported that SJB candidate Sajith Premadasa has won the elections. Fact The announcement is fabricated. WION has confirmed that they have not announced the results of...
