{"id":13339,"date":"2024-09-20T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=13339"},"modified":"2024-10-29T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:11:40","slug":"presidential-election-2024-did-anura-kumara-avoid-a-foreign-journalist-due-to-poor-english-skills-618964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/presidential-election-2024\/did-anura-kumara-avoid-a-foreign-journalist-due-to-poor-english-skills-618964\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Anura Kumara Avoid a Foreign Journalist Due to Poor English Skills?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"style=\"background-color:#b6babf91\"><a href=\" https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va5pj8o4IBh5WxNhlE0I \"> Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the presidential election approaches, the presidential candidate from National People\u2019s Power (NPP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has increasingly become a target of misinformation and disinformation campaigns. These efforts to spread falsehoods appear to intensify as the election draws near, aiming to undermine Dissanayake&#8217;s reputation and mislead the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Media Posts&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A viral video circulating on social media claims that Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the National People\u2019s Power (NPP) presidential candidate, avoided a foreign female journalist at a political rally because he could not respond to her question in English. The video suggests Dissanayake&#8217;s reluctance to engage with the journalist highlights his poor English proficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameBorder='0' width='640' height='360' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=31726267&#038;shareKey=e313f7b79d6061a97ae59f432cbf224d\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colombotribune\/videos\/533935145690529\/\">FB<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/video\/31726267?key=e313f7b79d6061a97ae59f432cbf224d\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the widespread nature of this claim, we decided to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact Check&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investigating the Video Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To verify the authenticity of this claim, we conducted a reverse image search of the video footage. Our search revealed that the background setting of the viral video closely matches a clip uploaded by the BBC on its official YouTube channel titled \u201cWhy Sri Lanka\u2019s election is so pivotal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video features Samira Hussain, the BBC&#8217;s South Asia correspondent, covering the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential election. In the BBC clip, Samira reports on all the major presidential candidates, including Anura Kumara Dissanayake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video shows a brief interaction between the journalist and Dissanayake just moments before a political rally. She asks the NPP presidential candidate, \u201c<em>Are you gonna win<\/em>?\u201d to which Anura Kumara responds confidently, \u201cYes&#8230; 100% sure, okay<em>.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Why Sri Lanka&#039;s election is so pivotal | BBC News\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rxm6eSNRLjs?start=144&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No Evidence of Avoidance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrary to the viral claim that Dissanayake avoided the journalist\u2019s question due to his inability to speak English, the BBC video clearly shows that he engaged with the journalist and answered her question.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral video shows a few more exchanges between the BBC&#8217;s South Asia correspondent and Anura Kumara before addressing a particular gathering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We contacted NPP media regarding the incident, and they stated that Anura Kumara briefly answered the journalist as he was in a hurry to go to the meeting stage to address the gathering and added that the viral video appears to have been selectively edited to mislead viewers into believing Dissanayake intentionally avoided the journalist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\"><strong>Google News<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral video claiming Anura Kumara Dissanayake avoided a foreign female journalist\u2019s question due to poor English proficiency is misleading. The BBC footage shows that Dissanayake did engage with the BBC journalist and confidently responded to her question about his chances of winning the election. 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