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රාජ්‍ය සේවයේ ලක්ෂ 5කට වැඩි සේවක කප්පාදුවකට, ජනාධිපති අනුර උපදෙස් දුන්නා ද?

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

Fact Crescendo reports that the post attributed a proposed public-service reduction to President Anura, but the cited remarks were made by senior presidential adviser Duminda Hulangamuwa. The review says the President’s Media Division confirmed there was no decision to remove public employees, describing the government’s approach instead as restructuring and improving productivity.[S1]

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  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026