“Video of Sri Lankan demonstrators dumping their Ex-Minister along with his car into a lake”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 May 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post does show a recent incident of Sri Lankan demonstrators dumping their former minister Johnston Fernando’s car into the Beira lake. But Johnston Fernando was not inside the car during the incident
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 May 2022, 13 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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