Motorcyclist mocking Sri Lankan President
Occurred in Sri Lanka on Oct. 23, 2021 at 9:43 p.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on Oct. 24, 2021 at 4 a.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on Oct. 24, 2021 at 4 a.m.
# President
# Economic crisis
This report is Confirmed false
and is of
Low Priority.
Here is why -
Picture of a motorcyclist at a petrol station expressing gratitude to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The image has been doctored. The original photo shows the motorcyclist making an apparently sarcastic gesture of thanks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a fuel price hike.A reverse image search of the photo on Google found this article published on July 20 by Indian news website Gulte headlined, "#ThankYouModiJIChallenge: A Satirical Protest Against Petrol Prices".
https://www.ndtv.com/business/petrol-and-diesel-price-today-10-july-2021-petrol-diesel-prices-hikes-across-metros-on-saturday-check-latest-rates-here-2483475
Resolution added by - Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan