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Many people are criticizing President Anura Kumara and his government based on the statements made by him before he came to power, and some people are paying close attention to those. As a result, false and misleading information are circulating on social media. Below is a fact check we conducted to find the truth about a video which was published in such a misleading manner.
Social media posts
A video was circulated on social media stating that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake went to Jaffna on 31st January by three helicopters.
A TikTok video was also circulated in the same manner.
As it is impossible to say who are in the helicopters, whether it is the president or not, and based on the requests made by many people to find the accuracy of this, we have taken steps to find the truth about these claims.
Fact Check
We directed this video in to a reverse image search but we couldn’t find the original video. As the video contains a clip of only three helicopters, we have inquired about this from several relevant parties.
Defense Ministry
We inquired the Defense Ministry about this, and they mentioned that President did not use a single helicopter to go to Jaffna on the 31st and that he went on a car.
Below is a statement released by them
Air Force Spokesman
Air Force Media Spokesman Group Captain Eranda Geeganage also confirmed during our inquiry that the President did not use any aircraft for his trip to Jaffna. He pointed out that the MI 17 and 412 aircrafts shown in the above video are not used for the National Independence Day. During our inquiry, he mentioned that it is difficult to confirm that such planes fly in Sri Lanka and whether this video is a Sri Lanakan video or not.
President’s Media Division
We also inquired the President’s Media Division, and they mentioned that the President did not use helicopters and that he used only 3 vehicles for his trip to Jaffna.
Jaffna Police
The Jaffna Police confirmed that the President came on a car on the 31st.
Also, it was further confirmed by the journalists of the area.
President Anura Kumara had also posted a video on his official Facebook account regarding the trip to Jaffna.
Here is a video of the instance where President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his last respect to the late former member of the Parliament Mavei Senadhiraja at his house in Kankasanthure.
Also, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake participated in the Jaffna District Coordination Committee meeting and two alliance meetings held at the Jaffna District Secretariat.
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Conclusion
The video published on social media stating that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake used 3 helicopters for his journey to Jaffna on 31st is false, and relevant departments confirmed that he only used cars for that journey.
Title: How did President Anura Kumara go to Jaffna?
Fact Check By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: Misleading
