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Lakshman Kiriella: Bond scandal assets freeze
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/11/2020)
PARTLY TRUE: The allegation is that the UNP caused a loss of LKR 10 billion through bonds. The country has not experienced a loss because the CBSL froze/impounded LKR 12 billion from Perpetual Treasuries. However, the ...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: GDP growth
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/2/2020)
PARTLY TRUE: Prior to 2015, the economic growth rate was between 7% and 8%, but by 2019, it fell below 2%.
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Divaina, 16 June 2020
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Electricity access
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/16/2020)
TRUE: We provided electricity to 99.9% of the country.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, Divaina, 24 June 2020
Sajith Premadasa: Women in politics
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/24/2020)
TRUE: …[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%. Our government was able to increase representation of women ...
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
Udaya Gammanpila: National anthem in Tamil
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/30/2020)
FALSE: [According to Article 7 of the constitution] Sri Lanka's national anthem is "Sri Lanka Maatha"… if anything other than the words of "Sri Lanka Maatha" contained in the third schedule is considered to be the national ...
Dinesh Gunawardena: IDP Resettlement
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/25/2020)
PARTLY TRUE: “Sri Lanka also made significant progress in the resettlement of over 440,000 IDPs … presently it has risen to 93.76%.”
- Dinesh Gunawardena, Daily FT, 28 February 2020
Rajitha Senaratne: COVID-19 testing statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/20/2020)
PARTLY TRUE: [The number in Sri Lanka considered to have contracted Covid-19] is determined only by the number of people that have been tested for the virus. Symptoms of Covid-19 appear only in 15% [of the infected]. Others ...
Rajitha Senaratne: Malaria Elimination
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/12/2020)
In 2016, I eliminated Malaria from Sri Lanka.
- Rajitha Senaratne, Divaina, 24 June 2020
Bandula Gunawardana: Central Bank Liability
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/25/2020)
TRUE: When money is deposited in a financial institution, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is only responsible for up to LKR 600,000.
- Bandula Gunawardana, Department of Government Information Facebook Page, 4 June 2020