“During an IPL 2024 match, Sri Lankan cricketer Matheesha Pathirana sought blessings from MS Dhoni by touching his feet before bowling”
Social media posts
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
A different angle of the same incident reveals that Pathirana did not touch Dhoni’s feet but instead bent down to pick up the bowling marker which was placed near MS Dhoni feet
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 April 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/375232972049045
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.