{"id":10202,"date":"2024-01-26T07:23:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T07:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=10202"},"modified":"2024-01-27T05:06:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T05:06:18","slug":"false-claims-state-that-galagoda-aththe-gnanasara-thera-is-critically-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/false-claims-state-that-galagoda-aththe-gnanasara-thera-is-critically-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnanasara Thera Is NOT Critically ill: Misleading Claims Go Viral, Alongside a 2018 Photo of Thero!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shrilanka_20240126_124553_0000-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shrilanka_20240126_124553_0000-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shrilanka_20240126_124553_0000-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shrilanka_20240126_124553_0000-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shrilanka_20240126_124553_0000-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shrilanka_20240126_124553_0000.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"style=\"background-color:#b6babf91\"><strong>\u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1\u0db4\u0dad\u0dcf <strong>\u0dc3\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4<\/strong> \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d85\u0db4\u0d9c\u0dda WhatsApp \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dba\u0da7<a href=\" https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/K4r6Egv9ZhC221z1bD3jn0\">\u0db8\u0dd9\u0dad\u0db1\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca<\/a> \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent concerning trend in Sri Lanka has witnessed several prominent Buddhist monks increasingly becoming victims of misinformation and disinformation campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Posts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A social media post claimed that two famous Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera and Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera, are critically ill, with their health conditions deteriorating. The post includes images of the monks lying in sick beds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-57.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-57.png 450w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-57-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02LJomSRzGzouf2i33ALxYSEowZKfw59pyhQG9yBEjm6Th6DES9FBszbofrawpKzkpl&amp;id=100091778896494\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ykuv9m2v\">Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users commented on it like below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-58.png 435w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-58-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to do a fact-check on this.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fact Check\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The image posted on social media was traced back to the post published by the admin of Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera&#8217;s official Facebook account a few days ago. According to their account, Sumanarathana Thera is indeed critically ill due to an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmadakalapuwehamuduruwo%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02EjKua8TqAdK9mFcm9bhTQQ5d2NKtEwuGEg5sYPTqPtjXu5WZWjhMiZ4TaxLWf8bMl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, this part of the social media post is accurate, and Sumanarathana Thera is facing health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>However, mainstream media reports did not confirm any severe illness of Gnanasara Thera, and a representative from Bodu Bala Sena confirmed that Thero is in good health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further evidence indicates that Gnanasara Thera attended a religious sermon yesterday, 25<sup>th<\/sup> January, on Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day at Palliyagodella Viharaya, broadcast live on Facebook as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100064457843211%2Fvideos%2F1418693089063634%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The reverse image search showed that the image of Gnanasara Thera in a hospital bed is from 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-96.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31601\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankadeepa.lk\/latest_news\/%E0%B6%A5%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%92-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%A9%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%AB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9D%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%A7\/1-534183\">Lankadeepa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\"><strong>Google News<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the social media post is partly false. While Ampitiye Rathana Thera is indeed facing health issues due to a recent accident, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera is not facing any serious health issues, as claimed in the post. Verifying information before sharing it is essential to prevent the spread of misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Partly-False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Gnanasara Thera Is NOT Critically ill : Posts Viral Alongside a 2018 Photos of Thero Being Hospitalized<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong>Written By:&nbsp;<a href=\"info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalana Krishantha<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> Partly False<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=94771514696&#038;text=Please%20send%20your%20query:%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-app-sri-lanka-new.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1\u0db4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d85\u0db4\u0d9c\u0dda WhatsApp \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dba\u0da7\u0db8\u0dd9\u0dad\u0db1\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1. 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