It is common on social media to misrepresent statements made by politicians, as well as to attribute statements that were not made by them. Here, we looked at one such instance targeting an SLPP member.
Social Media Posts:
A post was shared, citing a statement made by a member of the SLPP, saying, “When Namal steps down in 2039 after serving two presidential terms, Limini (Namal’s wife) will take over the country for the next 10 years and then, Kesara (son of Namal and Limini) will be a mature leader to take over the country after Limini.”
This series of notes was also shared on social media from a satirical angle, as follows.
Fact Check:
First, we checked to see if a person named Pasan Kasthuri, a member of the SLPP, had made the above-mentioned statement on the SLPP’s political platforms or elsewhere; we were unable to find any such news.
We took steps to verify whether such a post had been published on the “News Lab” Facebook page, as indicated in the above social media posts. However, there is no statement on that page either.
It was seen that another statement made by the SLPP member, which states, “Even if aliens come and invade, Anura will not be allowed to step down from his chair without proving the allegations made against the Rajapaksa family”. This statement had been altered to make a false attribution targeting Pasan.
Pasan Kasthuri made these remarks during an interview, as seen here.
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