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Mahindananda Aluthgamage: Credit cards and tax files
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/25/2021)
BLATANTLY FALSE: There are nearly 1,000 tax files in our country. There are over 10 million credit cards in our country. Each credit card holder does transactions of nearly Rs. 1 million to 1.5 million. - Mahindananda ...
Bandula Gunawardana: Debt
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/20/2022)
FALSE: The debt stood at 2 trillion when Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the country. It stood at 7 trillion at the time he handed over the country. The debt only rose by 5 trillion in [those] 10 years. [But] The debt stood ...
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Foreign Reserves
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/28/2021)
TRUE: We had USD 8.2 billion in reserves… When the good governance government handed us the government, there was only USD 7.6 billion in reserves.
- Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Mawbima, 7 January 2021
Ashok Abeysinghe: Passenger transport
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/7/2019)
TRUE: As of now, the number of passengers travelling by train is about 400,000… In [bus] passenger transport, the private sector does about 75%, and SLTB buses do 25%.
- Ashok Abeysinghe, Divaina, June 24
Sudath Samaraweera: Community transmission
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/11/2020)
FALSE: “If positive cases are reported without the origin, then it can be identified as a community transmission. In other words, community transmission takes place when cases are reported with no connection to the existing ...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Child disability statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/27/2020)
FALSE: In Sri Lanka, 20 percent of children are having a mental or physical disability.
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President's Official Twitter Page, 25 January 2020
Namal Rajapaksa: Chief Government Whip
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/4/2022)
BLATANTLY FALSE: If we are to convene parliament, the chief government whip and other key positions must be sworn in as cabinet ministers, if they are to remain in those positions. It was due to this that Hon. Johnston ...
Basil Rajapaksa: 2021 Government Revenue
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/11/2021)
BLATANTLY FALSE: Especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rs. 1500-1600 billion has reduced from the revenue that we should have generated during this year alone. That is even higher than the amount we estimated to be the ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Foreign debt payment
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/26/2020)
TRUE: We have to pay close to USD 400 million a month in [foreign] debt.
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Lankadeepa, 12 October 2020
Sarath Weerasekera: National Flag
(www.factcheck.lk , 3/24/2022)
FALSE: No one will be allowed to distort & disrespect the national flag of our Motherland. Anyone found so shall be thoroughly investigated and charged accordingly under the provisions of our Penal Code.– Official twitter ...