{"id":5142,"date":"2022-12-29T05:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T05:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2023-01-01T16:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T16:28:24","slug":"viral-image-with-irritation-department-is-an-image-manipulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/viral-image-with-irritation-department-is-an-image-manipulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Did \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT\u201d Actually Misspell their Bus Sticker As \u201cIRRITATION DEPARTMENT\u201d? Find out the truth\u2026"},"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\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-01-pavithra-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-01-pavithra-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-01-pavithra-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-01-pavithra-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-01-pavithra-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-01-pavithra-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital photo manipulation has become quite an easy task with many advanced image editing software tools, and sometimes, a carefully edited image can take much work to decipher. Such image creations can not only mislead but individuals or organizations targeted by the photo edits could also be at the receiving end of public outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is our investigation into such a misleading photo edit viral on social media streams, claiming to be a glaring misspelt error by the Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka. As a result, the Sri Lankan state sector was ridiculed as a whole among locals as well as foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Posts:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A photo was circulated on social media showing that a bus belonging to the Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka mistakenly mentioned the name of that department as \u201c<strong>IRRITATION DEPARTMENT<\/strong>\u201d on a sticker displayed at the back of the bus, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-59.png 508w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-59-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0LqPE372768PTDg1j7oFcLxRGhWpDZjAmVQLCkRz6U4n2qKb2RKhHR7RrtaBecMCjl&amp;id=100011855826657\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2nd53jcb\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This photo was published in a satirical manner on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">True that many government departments are an irritation to the general public. \ud83d\ude48 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I6HXZSi1Jk\">pic.twitter.com\/I6HXZSi1Jk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; gayani de alwis (@deagaya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deagaya\/status\/1606549753243787266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2hrt85u2\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These posts were viral on Facebook also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58.png 828w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-768x385.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, this image soon went global and was shared among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pdschandra\/posts\/pfbid0aC7vDbUD71jVTqYCW1wNuSVpZP4QiZkNcdgzu6MUoCh9UarjcpxToMNehfGtfR4al\">Indians<\/a> also in a satirical manner. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/image\/35680295?key=24d6074a07fd7504b111d3cf1f8f8332\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the sarcastic responses given to these posts, it was seen that many believed that the sticker was mistakenly pasted on a bus belonging to the Irrigation Department due to genuine ignorance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57.png 485w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fact Check:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We tried to find other sightings or images of the bus with the sticker \u201cIRRITATION DEPARTMENT\u201d, as shown in viral photos. Yet, we were unable to find any other instances on social media. Therefore, since only one particular angle of this claim was available also, we decided to find out the facts about the authenticity of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this, we inquired about the media section of the Irrigation Department to check whether the bus was incorrectly spelt as IRRITATION DEPARTMENT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An officer of the media division stated that the image viral on social media is a manipulated photo, and the same bus (registration no 63 \u2013 4944) belongs to the irrigation department. He added that both the front and back of this particular bus displayed the correct spellings (IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT) and requested anyone in doubt to visit the Irrigation Department head office to verify the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Mechanical Engineering Office Halpathota\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr S.H.K.N Gunaratne, Mechanical Engineer of the Halpathota Regional Mechanical Engineering Office of the Irrigation Department, stated that this particular bus (63-4944) belongs to the department&#8217;s head office and is used for staff transportation services mainly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that this bus was repaired back in 2021, and since then, there has not been any renovation. \u201c<em>If such a renovation were to happen, it would have been done at RME Halpathota only<\/em>\u201d, Mr Gunaratne added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, RME Halpathota Mechanical Engineer assured us that the bus&#8217;s IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT spellings were correct before and after the renovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To confirm this fact, he directed us to the Facebook photo collection posted by the RME Halpathota office back in August 2021, which contained images of the 63-4944 bus before and after the repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-56.png 508w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-56-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0iTmgvwuULq7DbnB7o4ZEAnmfCSqs8LoF4SzgKLbR5WnwQUmQTnwmZdQstyxk57Rnl&amp;id=1770543629849665&amp;mibextid=Nif5oz\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2glxn5ab\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a photo comparison of the same bus (63-4944) before and after the renovations, which clearly shows the striker at the back of the bus correctly displaying the text as \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"742\" data-id=\"5146\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-7.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-7-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-7-768x594.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Before the renovation<\/mark><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"5145\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-6.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-6-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-6-768x615.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>After the renovation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo of the same bus from May 2022 with \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of the staff of the Irrigation Department posted a few images with the same bus on May 28, 2022. It is clear that \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT\u201d had been correctly spelt on the sticker of the 63-4944 bus, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-55.png 513w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-55-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-55-136x102.png 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=4827755480669559&amp;set=pcb.4827757430669364\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2optl7zq\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos sent from the Department head office today also show the text as \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To confirm the current status of the bus, we got a&nbsp;photo and a video of the bus bearing number&nbsp;63-4944 on December 28<sup>th<\/sup>, parked at the head office of the Irrigation Department. As seen below, \u201cIRRITATION DEPARTMENT\u201d is not shown on the back sticker of the bus at present as well and has the correct spelling of \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-5-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-5-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-5-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-5-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-5-136x102.jpeg 136w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-5.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also did a digital analysis of the font (Neue Aachen font family) used in the sticker of the IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT text and the text spacing options as well and found that letter spacing in the viral image with &#8216;IRRITATION DEPARTMENT&#8217; showed discrepancies as well, indicating an image manipulation.<\/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\/\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\">Google News<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>According to our investigation, we found a photo viral on social media implying that a bus belonging to the Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka had mistakenly displayed the department&#8217;s name as \u201cIRRITATION DEPARTMENT\u201d to be an image manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This bus (63-4944) belongs to the Irrigation Department and is used mainly for staff transportation services from the head office. It was seen that the correct spelling was displayed at the back of the bus seen as \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT.\u201d<\/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\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\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\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\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\/03\/False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Did \u201cIRRIGATION DEPARTMENT\u201d Actually Misspelt their Bus Sticker As \u201cIRRITATION DEPARTMENT\u201d? 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