Ad agency pledging to help Sri Lankan party in the election campaign
Occurred in Sri Lanka on Oct. 18, 2021 at 1 p.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on Oct. 20, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on Oct. 20, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.
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This report is Impossible to verify but probably false
and is of
Medium Priority.
Here is why -
Facebook posts in Sri Lanka purport to show a letter from advertising firm Ogilvy offering its services to a political party ahead of the presidential election due in 2024. However, the posts are missing context; both the party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and Ogilvy said the letter was a hoax.
The company said it neither made the proposal outlined in the fabricated letter, nor had it worked with the JVP in the past. "The letterhead is not ours," Sumanasiri added.
Ogilvy Sri Lanka also posted a statement on Facebook on October 18 dismissing the "false and malicioucampaign".https://www.facebook.com/OgilvyDigital/posts/4668856546540110