{"id":6408,"date":"2023-03-31T17:33:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2023-04-01T15:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:24:44","slug":"false-claims-viral-claiming-that-mr-is-going-to-hold-an-anti-government-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/false-claims-viral-claiming-that-mr-is-going-to-hold-an-anti-government-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Mahinda Rajapaksa planning to stage a public rally against the current regime?"},"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\/2023\/03\/Shrilanka-2_20230331_223440_0002-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shrilanka-2_20230331_223440_0002-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shrilanka-2_20230331_223440_0002-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shrilanka-2_20230331_223440_0002-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shrilanka-2_20230331_223440_0002-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shrilanka-2_20230331_223440_0002.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Posts are widely circulated on social media stating that a public meeting would be held against the current coalition government under the leadership of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Posts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Viral posts tried to convince the public that former president Mahinda Rajapaksa would hold a public meeting against the current government.&nbsp; Accordingly, the purported meeting to be held on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of April at S. De S Jayasinghe Hall in Dehiwala municipality is being organized by the \u2018Rajya Sampath Surakimu movement\u2019 and the &#8216;Joint Trade Union Council.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-52.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6409\" width=\"482\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-52.png 578w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-52-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-52-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/pahalayagoda\/posts\/6373445509354165?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/image\/38535568?key=d8c5e6a5d0112c68d621cbb2b5600666\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some of the viral FB posts in Sinhala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-53-1024x339.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-53-1024x339.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-53-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-53-768x254.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-53.png 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to do a fact-check on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fact Check\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, we observed whether any mainstream media had reported such a purported meeting to be held recently under the patronage of Mahinda Rajapaksa. Yet we did not come across any such reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, we performed a keyword check to determine whether the said event organizers, the \u2018Rajya Sampath Surakimu\u2019 movement, and the Joint Trade Union Council had issued any notice of this kind. However, this also did not yield any results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, on the backdrop of these viral messages, the official Facebook page of Mahinda Rajapaksa published a statement declaring that the social media posts were false and that such a public meeting would not be held on April 02, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPresidentRajapaksa%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02aDbJ7jCTtYZPSaweBSgo8FCvNHsxdxooHGyFBByHtQnLChvLPutDnK6w2zRj2Uxal&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"523\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/PresidentRajapaksa\/posts\/pfbid02aPkJQsUCi6JrD1PisQvcRB8qwc2kobpp4ngpRTdChcuGmnJnbhfi3niCQJEzMihDl\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2nf5o6px\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Mr. Rohan Welivita, former media director to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, confirmed that such a rally would not occur, and the viral claims are totally baseless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To investigate whether such a public meeting was scheduled at Dehiwala SDS Jayasinghe Hall, we also inquired with the Dehiwala-Galkissa Municipal Council officials, which control the hall premises. They, too, confirmed that the hall had yet to be allocated to hold such a meeting on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of April.<\/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><strong> | <\/strong><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>Our investigation shows that a public rally will not be held on April 2nd at SDS Jayasinghe Hall in Dehiwala under the leadership of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa with the theme &#8220;Let&#8217;s rally against the current coalition government to stop the sale of national resources.\u201dThe Official Facebook page of Mahinda Rajapaksa confirms that there would not be any public rally on April 2<sup>nd<\/sup> against the current regime and that the viral posts were false and fabricated.<\/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\/03\/False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Is Mahinda Rajapaksa planning to stage a public rally against the current regime? 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