Sri Lankan minister joining opposition protest in 2021
Occurred in Sri Lanka on Nov. 16, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on Nov. 16, 2021 at 4 p.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on Nov. 16, 2021 at 4 p.m.
This report is Confirmed false
and is of
Medium Priority.
Here is why -
A photo of a Sri Lankan minister is circulating in Facebook posts claiming he joined a protest by Sri Lankan opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in November 2021.However, the claim is false; the photo does not show Abegunawardhana taking part in the November 16 marches.A keyword search on Facebook led to a video published on August 18, 2017 by local television channel Hiru TV about a protest organised by then-opposition leaders to highlight what they saw as government failures two years after taking office.Photos from another Facebook post published on August 18, 2017 feature similar scenes of then-MP Abegunawardhana taking part in the march.
Resolution added by - Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan