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The photos and videos of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s mother has attracted attention on social media since the presidential election. Meanwhile, there are many talks in social media regarding his mother being admitted to the hospital and president visiting her. Regarding this, a video was shared showing that his mother was brought to the Lanka Hospital by a plane. Below is a fact check we did regarding that.
Social Media Posts:
A video was circulated on social media stating, “who was in the helicopter that brought a patient from Anuradhapura to Narahenpita?”
Also below is another post which includes the video and how President Anura Kumara’s mother was brought from Anuradhapura Hospital to Lanka Hospital in Narahenpita.
We decided to do a fact check regarding this.
Fact Check
Recently, the mother of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was admitted to the Anuradhapura Hospital due to an illness, and a photo of the President visiting his mother’s well being was circulated in social media.
Meanwhile, when analyzing the video posted on social media showing how the President’s mother was brought to Lanka Hospital, it is clear that a patient is not taken out of the plane. A group of people in emergency rescue suits and a team with cameras are also seen here. According to the investigation, it was found that this video shows a rehearsal conducted by the Sri Lanka Air Force Fire and Rescue Service in the Lanka Hospital building.
Below is the video posted in this regard on the official Facebook page of the Fire Rescue Team.
The Sri Lanka Air Force Fire and Rescue Service conducted the SLAF joint exercise for the first time on December 16 at Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC in Narahenpita with a demonstration of Ariel Ladder Platform Operations, Rope Rescue Operations, Breathing Apparatus Operations and High-Rise Building Rescue (HRBR).
According to the Air Force news, the primary objective of the emergency evacuation exercise was to evaluate and improve the response capabilities of the Ari Force Fire and Rescue Team and the Lanka Hospital staff in the event of an emergency.
The mainstream media has also reported on this.
Here, and here you can refer to some other videos of this training program posted on social media.
Sri Lanka Air Force Fire and Rescue Service
We inquired the Sri Lanka Air Force Fire and Rescue Service regarding this.
They mentioned that a training program was conducted in order to save lived in case of any emergency in Sri Lanka, and that the last practical training of the course was carried out by the air force on the 16th of December, training the staff to take patient to the hospital using airplanes and to take patients from the hospital to a safe place.
Defense Ministry
Director of the Ministry of Defense, Media and Media Spokesman Colonel M. B. B. Mr. Nalin Herath also confirmed that the video shows a training exercise carried out by the Air Force Fire and Rescue Service team.
However, we inquired the director of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, Dr. Dulan Samaraweera regarding whether the mother of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently receiving treatment at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and he stated that she is still receiving treatment at the hospital.
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Conclusion
Our investigation shows that the video circulating on social media showing how President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s mother was brought from Anuradhapura Hospital to Narahenpita Lanka Hospital is a misleading video. The video shows an air force training exercise.
Title:Did President’s Anura Kumara’s mother arrive at the hospital by a plane?
Fact Check By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: Misleading
